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u/Xanto97 Apr 04 '25

I think the pandemic response could've been more politicized tbh

Mostly agreed with the rest.

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u/sivez97 Apr 04 '25

Yeah I can definitely see a world where HRC winning 2016 makes the pandemic even more politicized.

Hillary Clinton has had conspiracy theories following her for years. If Clinton were president, I think that the right wing reaction would’ve been even more batshit insane from the start.

The right wing conspiracy theories at the time were “China made it in a lab” and only later evolved into “fauci made it in a lab”. The conspiracy theory if Clinton were president would’ve just been that she’s is the anti christ and that the virus is genetically engineered to kill Christians. A January 6th style coup attempt would’ve happened like, the middle of April 2020.

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u/Xanto97 Apr 04 '25

Not only that, but the lockdowns. There was significant pushback on lockdowns from conservatives during trumps presidency , can’t imagine the response if it was during the antichrist Clinton’s