r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/Affectionate_Cat293 • Dec 22 '24

Trying to pet a coyote

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u/Various-Ducks Dec 22 '24

No they arent. That was a clickbait headline. Seriously. I got deep into that one.

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u/MoistStub Dec 22 '24

Okay then what's the actual story. And what's your source?

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u/Various-Ducks Dec 22 '24

So there was an article posted on reddit, and the headline was that RFK's lawyer wants to ban the polio vaccine. And it made it to the frontpage. Thats what everyone is referencing.

But if anybody actually read the article, you'd it says right in there that nobody in the administration is trying to ban the polio vaccine. The lawyer actually says straight up, i do not want to ban the polio vaccine, and thats in the article. It was just a clickbait headline.

But nobody reads the article, they just read the headline, and now a bunch of idiots think theyre actually trying to ban the polio vaccine.

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u/MoistStub Dec 22 '24

"I saw it on Reddit" isn't a valid source. Here is a link to a CNN article that sure sounds like that headline you're referring to was accurate.

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u/Various-Ducks Dec 22 '24 edited Dec 22 '24

Thats not the article i was referring to. I assumed you had read it already. That ones even more misleading. Although it does also mention in there that he doesnt want to ban the polio vaccine

The headline is referring to a petition the lawyer submitted on behalf of a different client back in 2022. That client is just a random organization that hired this lawyer. Hes a lawyer that specializes in suing pharmaceutical companies. The lawyer doesnt actually want to ban the polio vaccine and has straight up said that. He was just submitting documents on behalf of a client. Its what lawyers do. Thats just his job.

RFK and the president elect have also both flat out said they dont plan on banning the polio vaccine.

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u/MoistStub Dec 22 '24

Idk how that's what you are taking away. There are several people mentioned that are skeptical of revoking it but RFK jr.'s lawyer isn't one of them.

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u/Various-Ducks Dec 23 '24

No, he literally said it.

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u/AcademicF Dec 24 '24

Well that’s good. Because after Trump repeals the ACA and takes healthcare away from 30 million Americans, it won’t matter if you want the vaccine or not. Probably couldn’t afford it anyways.

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u/Various-Ducks Dec 24 '24

Ya sure remember when he was already president for 4 years and he didnt do that? 🙄

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u/AcademicF Dec 24 '24 edited Dec 24 '24

Remember when he tried to dismantle the ACA through the Senate and failed, thanks to John McCain? Then, as his final act in office, his administration brought a lawsuit against the ACA to the Supreme Court. Fortunately, the Court rejected it and sent it back to the lower courts, but by then, he was already out of office.

Good times. The irony, though—statistically, at least 50% of the people relying on the ACA for healthcare probably voted for him. But that’s Republicans for you: they’ll endure their own misery as long as it makes Democrats “cry lib tears”.