Updated Covid vaccines for the fall may be in jeopardy under Kennedy's new rules

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17. You have a lot more patience than me.

I don't have a PhD either. I have had the privilege of working adjacent to research scientists, so I know a little about how it works.

However, my anger about this goes much deeper - all the way back to being teased in middle school for being a "smart kid."

I look at Trump and his followers and I see the meanest kids from middle school. When I look at pictures of J6 I see a horde of the worst people I've ever known.

And when I read disinformation on DU I see the mealy-mouthed "nice" kids making excuses or getting confused by the bullies. (I note that both Jesus Christ and MLK, Jr. famously spoke out against the mealy mouthed moderates. It must be a human trait to be more enraged by the "nice" people who make excuses for bullies than by the bullies themselves.)

It's definitely my personal issue! I'm guessing that many Americans, feeling the extreme stress of this situation, have regressed a little bit to childhood traumas and poor coping strategies.

Your example is helpful. I'll try to be more patient.