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ChicagoTeamster

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6. Before organic chemistry, medicines were herbal. Native Americans and Euro colonists had herbalists. They still died.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sun Nov 16, 2025, 03:04 PM

Nov 2025

George Washington ordered the colonial Army vaccinated against smallpox. Native Americans died from diseases that were brought to the New World by the colonists. They all had immune systems. They all had primitive medicines. People still died.

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Send this one to the vaccine deniers in your life [View all] True Dough Nov 2025 OP

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Smart move to steer clear of the "Darwin Zone" Blue Owl Nov 2025 #2

tRUMP got covid shots and boosters. THIS bluestarone Nov 2025 #3

Is that a wall clock on his wrist? twodogsbarking Nov 2025 #4

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Awww look at him - so proud of his ignorant self. Marie Marie Nov 2025 #5

Before organic chemistry, medicines were herbal. Native Americans and Euro colonists had herbalists. They still died. ChicagoTeamster Nov 2025 #6

These Idiots ProfessorGAC Nov 2025 #7

My sister insists that elderberry syrup or some crap COL Mustard Nov 2025 #14

I've studied herbalism for 50 years. There's no "preventative.... haele Nov 2025 #18

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There's a website dedicated to these...umm... people progressoid Nov 2025 #23

"That's different," they say 100% of the time Orrex Nov 2025 #11

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Please die. progressoid Nov 2025 #15

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It is a shame he turned into such a hateful, ignorant, reichwing asshole. I niyad Nov 2025 #17

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Laurence Fox. Wednesdays Nov 2025 #20

Yes, an actor. He played James Hathaway on "Lewis', which was a spinoff niyad Nov 2025 #21

I made a similar comment to an acquaintance who was a cancer survivor boyedav1969 Nov 2025 #22