sin_free_for_00_days comments on Not sure if this is a science meme but politicalmemes hated it so I'll try here

submitted 11 months ago by iloveDigit@piefed.social to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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Red pill:

Let people who pretend to know nothing about vaccines decide who can get what vaccines

Blue pill:

Let people who pretend to know nothing about guns decide who can get what guns

Red pill:

Let the weapon industry dictate gun policy

Blue pill:

Let big pharma dictate vaccine policy

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[–] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Seems like it should be red-pill = science based, informed decisions. Blue pill = weird, ignorant, gut responses which deny reality.

[+] iloveDigit@piefed.social [S] -6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

I wish!

Also yes, the meme format is misusing the "red" and "blue" pills as political stand-ins. You're right

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[–] bobo@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago

Also yes, the meme format is misusing the "red" and "blue" pills as political stand-ins. You're right

Excuse me, is you're name Claude? Because you drop that "you're absolutely right" like a bot.

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