▲ 273 ▼ Flu vaccine no longer mandated for US troops, Hegseth says (apnews.com) submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/politics@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments Note: He's a guy who refuses to so much as wash his hands Modern influenza originated in Kansas, and was spread significantly by US troop deployments in WWI. It also killed tens of thousands of US soliders Edit: now points to AP and not CBS.
[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (1 child) The guy must be terminally stupid. I think the preferred term is "Proudly Ignorant" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) Wilful ignorance was a key element in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theory of stupidity. It was the aggressive resistance to learning that he thought made the stupid person especially dangerous. And we see this characteristic in Trump, his sycophants like Hegseth, and his followers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago 100% permalink fedilink source parent
[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago (1 child) Wilful ignorance was a key element in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theory of stupidity. It was the aggressive resistance to learning that he thought made the stupid person especially dangerous. And we see this characteristic in Trump, his sycophants like Hegseth, and his followers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jhex@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago 100% permalink fedilink source parent