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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Thu Aug 19, 2021, 01:06 PM Aug 2021

More Americans Have Died In Texas (641) Over Past 7 Days Due to COVID Than Afghanistan

To put things into perspective, California has a far larger population than Texas, yet it has had only 93 deaths over the past seven days, yet the news media, particularly Fox, is going to obsess over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#cases_deathsper100klast7days

Also, we are suddenly going to be concerned about women's rights in Afghanistan? How is Afghanistan worse than Saudi Arabia when it comes to the treatment of women, yet you will never hear a peep from Trump or other Republicans about Saudi Arabia.

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More Americans Have Died In Texas (641) Over Past 7 Days Due to COVID Than Afghanistan (Original Post) TomCADem Aug 2021 OP
I would LOVE IT ... To see this level of concern among the chattering an governing classes, for the FalloutShelter Aug 2021 #1
How's that personal responsibility going, Governor? tanyev Aug 2021 #2

FalloutShelter

(11,897 posts)
1. I would LOVE IT ... To see this level of concern among the chattering an governing classes, for the
Thu Aug 19, 2021, 01:20 PM
Aug 2021

Voting rights and basic rights to not be shot dead by cops for POC here in America.

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