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Why Defund PBS?

A message given by socks
A lie directed at children. If it is your position that sesame Street is not educational and it's just trash sock puppets why are you fighting so hard to defend it?
Man that is a real reach.
That brainwashing children to be immune to truth like they did you is detrimental to you? Without this very simple knowledge you can get vaccinated for something like measles and think that your magically a super antivirus fortress and infect someone who can't be vaccinated.

You being brainwashed isn't just dangerous to you.
 
A lie directed at children. If it is your position that sesame Street is not educational and it's just trash sock puppets why are you fighting so hard to defend it?
The public service message was a father talking to his pediatrician about getting a Covid vaccine.

It’s damn near Communism.
 
"COVID-19 primarily spreads through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, talks, or breathes. These droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people nearby or be inhaled into their lungs, especially when individuals are in close contact (within about 6 feet).

The virus can also spread through aerosols, which are smaller particles that can linger in the air for minutes to hours, particularly in enclosed spaces with poor ventilation. This airborne transmission has been observed in certain situations, such as crowded indoor settings where people are singing, talking loudly, or exercising.

Another mode of transmission involves contact with contaminated surfaces or objects. If someone touches a surface that has the virus on it and then touches their mouth, nose, or eyes, they may become infected. However, this is not considered the main way the virus spreads.

Importantly, individuals can spread the virus even if they do not show symptoms (asymptomatic) or before symptoms appear (pre-symptomatic), which contributes to the difficulty in controlling its spread.

There is no strong evidence that the virus spreads through goods manufactured in affected areas, insects, or pets, although limited transmission between humans and animals has been reported in rare cases.

To reduce the risk of infection, measures such as wearing masks, maintaining social distance, practicing good hand hygiene, and ensuring proper ventilation in indoor spaces are recommended."


If you're vaccinated and NOT coughing up a lung on an immune compromised person, you're NOT ****ING SPREADING IT.

You got it now?
 
PBS is an important source of science programming and long form investigative journalism, both sorely lacking in MSM.

PBS is ALSO the source of constant left wing nagging about the burning LGBTQIAPOC issues of transgender rights, Black century old grievances, and the plight of Palestinian terrorist supporters, among other things that are of interest to about 10% of the public. For the rest of us, it's like being force fed Brussels sprouts.

If PBS were fixated on MAGA's favorite issues, it would have probably more people interested, but I doubt that liberals would think it deserved public funding.
Maga has no issues. Maga has lies. PBS is going to cover lies as lies. Maga doesn't want to hear the truth. Maga can't handle the truth.
 
No, I mean how is it spread.
A carrier carries it.
Do you understand how COVID is spread?
Like any other respiratory illness by breathing the same air as an infected person.
Do you know how contagion works?
Depends on the virus. And this is like rhinovirus influenza and coronavirus are spread through proximity with others. There are also bloodborne pathogens that can only be spread through exchange of bodily fluids.
I swear to god, this could be the thread that gets me permanently banned.
Maybe consider you are emotional because you feel personally attacked. FYI this isn't personal from my end. I have no animus toward you just because you don't know things. I had to learn this too.
It's taking everything I have not to burst out into insults at the sheer level of this smug ignorance.
It's because you're wrong. People burst into insults because they feel attacked you are feeling attacked by truth. I'm not the truth I'm just the messenger. And something me from my perspective over it will just be seen as catharsis.

You are angry because you were lied to and you fell for it I understand that. I've been there myself.
 
The public service message was a father talking to his pediatrician about getting a Covid vaccine.
No it was lying about that. Any pediatrician that wasn't completely owned by the drug industry would have told the parents that kids don't really need to be vaccinated against coed unless they have some sort of autoimmune or respiratory issue.
It’s damn near Communism.
No it's not just communism there's all sorts of governments that tried to propagandize people.
 
Maybe consider you are emotional because you feel personally attacked.

I don't feel personally attacked. I am just repulsed that you can sit there and calmly spew mass ignorance with confidence. I should be used to it by now, but every day brings surprises.
 
The people need to know what's going on.

The people need PBS and NPR
 
I see you've abandoned the argument.
Wait.

There is an argument?

I just see a denial of a source and realized that no matter what it isn’t going to pierce the veil of ignorance.

So I am shifting to ridicule.
 
I don't feel personally attacked.
You are lying. You said you wanted to insult me that's defensive. I invite you to do your worst.
I am just repulsed that you can sit there and calmly spew mass ignorance with confidence.
Because you feel personally attacked by it you have been led to believe a certain thing on you feel like I'm saying you're dumb for believing it I don't think that. People even smart people are easy to manipulate have you ever seen an advertisement I've been victim of it myself.
I should be used to it by now, but every day brings surprises.
You should examine your impulses and get to the bottom of why you're having them.
 
Wait.

There is an argument?
Yeah you abandoned it read the title of the thread
I just see a denial of a source and realized that no matter what it isn’t going to pierce the veil of ignorance.
The source was a tabloid.
So I am shifting to ridicule.
Because you can't find a better source I called you out on it and you feel personally attacked.

When you can't find a better source than absolute trash, you should consider the idea that maybe you are being manipulated.
 
They don't.

Deny reality all you wish

You consider not being scientifically illiterate brain rot.

Your boos don't matter I've seen what you cheer for.

Yes, you believe literally every Virologist and Epidemiologist on the planet is wrong and "scientifically illiterate".

Where did you get your PhD in the field from?
 
That's the sad part you don't need expertise in virology to know that sesame Street was wrong. You could be a rather studious teenager and know it.

But because you were brainwashed by something you don't believe was propaganda your immune to the truth.

When you are contradicting the consensus of literally every virologist on the planet, yes you do need expertise in virology.
 
No it was lying about that. Any pediatrician that wasn't completely owned by the drug industry would have told the parents that kids don't really need to be vaccinated against coed unless they have some sort of autoimmune or respiratory issue.

No it's not just communism there's all sorts of governments that tried to propagandize people.
giving kids Covid vaccines is much much much less dangerous than them being exposed to the virus.

This is why this is so frustrating… the entire thing isn’t black and white… it is about probabilities.

A person who is vaccinated against Covid has a lower chance of becoming infected when exposed.

If they do become infected they tend to become less sick than unvaccinated people. They also tend to clear the virus in a shorter time frame and thus spend less time as a vector to spread it to other people.

Multiply that across the population means that the more people who are vaccinated against Covid means that there are fewer people over all contracting covid and fewer people getting really sick from it.

It is all about probabilities… but here we are having to pretend bumper sticker argument level nonsense like “it only protects the people who are vaccinated” and other tripe.

Rigid black and white thinking where something has to be a certainty or it isn’t worth doing is killing this country.
 
PBS is an important source of science programming and long form investigative journalism, both sorely lacking in MSM.

PBS is ALSO the source of constant left wing nagging about the burning LGBTQIAPOC issues of transgender rights, Black century old grievances, and the plight of Palestinian terrorist supporters, among other things that are of interest to about 10% of the public.
So, you think only 10% of the voting public is intelligent?
I think it's probably a tad higher than that.

For the rest of us, it's like being force fed Brussels sprouts.

If PBS were fixated on MAGA's favorite issues, it would have probably more people interested, but I doubt that liberals would think it deserved public funding.
I love Brussel Sprouts.
 
giving kids Covid vaccines is much much much less dangerous than them being exposed to the virus.
That's scientifically illiterate. You only believe this because you were told to buy people in your political tribe.

The virus hardly affects children. They were the demographics that had the least effects of anyone else.
This is why this is so frustrating… the entire thing isn’t black and white… it is about probabilities.
Because people are more informed than you and you don't want that to be the case I'm sorry. The way you quit being frustrated by this is close your mouth and open your ears
A person who is vaccinated against Covid has a lower chance of becoming infected when exposed.
No they don't. That's not what vaccines do. Hey give your body antibodies to fight off infection and reduce or eliminate the symptoms.
If they do become infected they tend to become less sick than unvaccinated people.
Because of the antibodies you also get that by being infected by the virus. And with coronavirus in particular getting infected by the virus gives you much better antibodies than the gene therapy.
They also tend to clear the virus in a shorter time frame and thus spend less time as a vector to spread it to other people.
They get infected and their body fights It off.
Multiply that across the population means that the more people who are vaccinated against Covid means that there are fewer people over all contracting covid and fewer people getting really sick from it.
Well the same thing can be achieved with more people being infected. Because your body fighting off the virus also gives it antibodies. And they're a lot more long lived than the ones you get from the gene therapy.
It is all about probabilities… but here we are having to pretend bumper sticker argument level nonsense like “it only protects the people who are vaccinated” and other tripe.
So reality is bumper sticker arguments I guess that's why people like bumper stickers.
Rigid black and white thinking where something has to be a certainty or it isn’t worth doing is killing this country.
Well I would say also the conform or be ostracized thinking is detrimental to the country too.

If you can't be around on vaccinated people because they're in the tribe you don't like maybe that's a you problem.
 
That's scientifically illiterate. You only believe this because you were told to buy people in your political tribe.

The virus hardly affects children. They were the demographics that had the least effects of anyone else.

Because people are more informed than you and you don't want that to be the case I'm sorry. The way you quit being frustrated by this is close your mouth and open your ears

No they don't. That's not what vaccines do. Hey give your body antibodies to fight off infection and reduce or eliminate the symptoms.

Because of the antibodies you also get that by being infected by the virus. And with coronavirus in particular getting infected by the virus gives you much better antibodies than the gene therapy.

They get infected and their body fights It off.

Well the same thing can be achieved with more people being infected. Because your body fighting off the virus also gives it antibodies. And they're a lot more long lived than the ones you get from the gene therapy.

So reality is bumper sticker arguments I guess that's why people like bumper stickers.

Well I would say also the conform or be ostracized thinking is detrimental to the country too.

If you can't be around on vaccinated people because they're in the tribe you don't like maybe that's a you problem.

Where did you get your PhDs in Virology and Epidemiology?
 
@CLAX1911 position on vaccines is akin to a Flat Earther’s position on the shape of the planet.
 
That's scientifically illiterate. You only believe this because you were told to buy people in your political tribe.

The virus hardly affects children. They were the demographics that had the least effects of anyone else.

Because people are more informed than you and you don't want that to be the case I'm sorry. The way you quit being frustrated by this is close your mouth and open your ears

No they don't. That's not what vaccines do. Hey give your body antibodies to fight off infection and reduce or eliminate the symptoms.

Because of the antibodies you also get that by being infected by the virus. And with coronavirus in particular getting infected by the virus gives you much better antibodies than the gene therapy.

They get infected and their body fights It off.

Well the same thing can be achieved with more people being infected. Because your body fighting off the virus also gives it antibodies. And they're a lot more long lived than the ones you get from the gene therapy.

So reality is bumper sticker arguments I guess that's why people like bumper stickers.

Well I would say also the conform or be ostracized thinking is detrimental to the country too.

If you can't be around on vaccinated people because they're in the tribe you don't like maybe that's a you problem.
This is why this is frustrating.

Nothing you wrote contradicts what I wrote.

You wrote things that ar basically in agreement with me but with an air of “Nuh uh” to it.
 
I don’t know what PBS these people have been watching but it sounds a lot more exciting than Maine Public Television.
NHPT loves covered bridges and Caillou. Why the **** all the covered bridges when, apparently, the rest of PBS is deviant pr0n and subversive agitprop?
 
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