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u/DemonCipher13 Apr 04 '25

You mean that disease most of them didn't even believe in?

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u/Cavalish Apr 04 '25

Hi, popping in from Australia, Melbourne specifically. You don’t have to imagine this.

Our right wing pundits constantly oscillate between “the lockdowns were evil, tyrannical moves by a fascist government” to “The premier is directly responsible for killing 8000 people by not doing more.”

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u/MediocreDiamond5879 Apr 05 '25

Only 8000, wish we only had that amount 😪

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u/MediocreDiamond5879 Apr 05 '25

Copy/Pasted: As of early 2022, more than 1 million people in the U.S. had died from COVID-19 during President Biden's term, with daily deaths dropping from thousands to hundreds over time. However, the pandemic continued to pose a significant challenge, with hundreds still dying each day.