• Fedizen@lemmy.world
        9·
        1 year ago

        US gov: Spend 10 trillion dollars on the world’s biggest military operation to prevent retaliatory attacks caused by 3 trillion in oil investments after an attack kills 3k people in NY.

        Also US Gov.: Spend 2 trillion to fighting a disease that kills millions of people, give up after 2 years. Most the money actually went to business bailouts.

          • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works
            2·
            1 year ago

            Interesting question, I know I was like 7-8 when we invaded Iraq, living in the south and definitely propagandized (I remember they played “Proud to be an American” in the cafeteria for weeks after 9/11)

            I didn’t know any better, afraid of/hated Muslims and remember asking a teacher why we didn’t just nuke all of the Middle East 🤦‍♂️

            I don’t remember getting a rebuke at all.

            Now I see how we were all played by the propaganda machine

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
      71·
      1 year ago

      Masks only protect other people from your own germs

      They offer some protection to you too.

      • Rambi@lemm.ee
        31·
        1 year ago

        Yeah I’m pretty sure fffp3/N95 masks should leave you almost completely protected in normal circumstances, outside of working in a hospital or whatever.

        • merc@sh.itjust.works
          2·
          1 year ago

          If worn properly, which is actually pretty hard to do. Getting a proper seal on them is pretty uncomfortable, at least for me.