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Never assume you're being cynical enough. Yesterday, I posted about Republicans rushing to embrace antivax nonsense, and I may have thought that was as bad as it could get. Then Sen. Thom Tillis said that businesses shouldn't have to force employees to wash their hands after using the toilet. Hey, germ theory isn't in the Bible, so it can't be that important.

Crossposts: http://supergee.livejournal.com/3486015.html

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onyxlynx

Hi! No need to throw cards! ;-) I am just being politically irritated these days with people who as far as I can tell want me (and mine) dead.

I spent some time 20 years ago in the infection control division of a teaching hospital; I worked on the database. There was actually a tutorial in handwashing. Most people don't do it properly.

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marahmarie

Are you supergee? Because my comment was addressed to him, not to you. And as he is not engaging on it I'd take it he's not interested in doing so, which is fine by me. I wrote my own post about it in response (warning: I throw cards in it - also, I think he's seen the post since he commented on another one I published around the same time) and I'm pretty settled with the whole thing. I just don't like politics being used to discuss normal topics that don't require political leanings being mentioned in order to discuss (ie. - and not that anyone said this, but to wit: "Those darn Republicans now they want it to not be a law for restaurant workers to wash their hands"). Considering it's not done right in this country, anyway (that is, the practice of handwashing - including in most public places that we use the wrong soap!) I must agree with the Senator.

If that means it's time to rip up my Democratic voter reg card because everyone is going to keep this convo flowing along strictly political lines then I would be glad to. I can't believe there are times that Dems come off sounding like such extremists over something that only requires an intelligent conversation and not a partisan war to resolve, that I would be only too glad to disown my membership.

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onyxlynx

Ah. Sorry. I plead pre-existing annoyance and stealth hobbyhorse. I totally agree many people don't do hand washing correctly (did I mention the tutorial?).