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GM Canada To Require All Personnel To Be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19

GM Canada will require all of its personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of December 12th, 2021, the automaker said in a statement released Thursday.

“Since the beginning of the pandemic, GM Canada has followed public-health guidance to help protect our employees, their families, and the communities where we operate,” the statement said. “Today, GM Canada announced that effective December 12, 2021 all personnel including visitors to our facilities will be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.”

“We are joining many other companies, from multiple sectors, supporting public-health initiatives to increase vaccination rates and further reduce the impact of COVID-19 across Canada.,” it added. “Vaccination has been shown to be effective in reducing the transmission of the virus as well as reducing the health impacts if a vaccinated person does contract the virus.”

GM Canada also went on to say that “exemptions and accommodations,” for those who are not fully vaccinated “will be rare and will be evaluated on an individual basis.” The company’s headquarters are located in Oshawa, Ontario, although it also operates a technical center in Markham, Ontario, along with an innovation lab in Waterloo, Ontario and a cold weather testing facility in Kapuskasing, Ontario.

GM Canada production plants include the GM Oshawa Assembly plant, as well as the GM CAMI Assembly in Woodstock, Ontario and the St. Catharines engine plant. The company also operates parts distribution centers located in Woodstock, Edmonton, Vancouver and Montreal.

General Motors, GM Canada’s parent company, has not issued a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for its American workforce, however, GM corporate medical director Dr. Jeffrey Hess confirmed in August that it would be asking salaried employees to disclose their vaccination status to help it enact the appropriate safety protocols at its offices.

“The level of immunity is an important factor in determining when GM may need to increase or be able to relax or rescind certain COVID-19 safety protocols,” Hess said in a statement.

GM CEO Mary Barra also said in August that the automaker was still assessing whether or not to mandate vaccinations for its U.S. salaried workforce.

“Right now, we’re evaluating it and we’re in deep conversations with our stakeholders to look at what’s the right thing to do from a General Motors perspective,” Barra said.

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  1. Communism 101. Welcome to Canada. Formerly known as the True North Strong and Free.

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  2. Too bad the “Vaccine” doesn’t work.

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    1. The “vaccine” has kept just about everyone it’s been injected into from hospitalization. If that were everyone, the “vaccine” would relegate covid-19 to flu status, so we’d be done with this whole lets-see-how-many-ICU-beds-we-can-fill-up-at-once crap.

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  3. Comrade Trudeau is very serious about the COVID shots, and want people to disregard his height and know he’s truly tough and a strong leader though he wouldn’t dream about sendigg by a flight of marine f18’s to Taiwan, but with companies he can bully, yeah he’s tough.

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  4. Good. Anyone (who doesn’t have a medical exemption) that isn’t smart enough to get vaccinated shouldn’t be working for GM. A good way to weed out some bad apples.

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    1. Yeah because freedom to do what you choose you your own body is over rated right? Why do you care if you are vax’d yourself anyway? Your logic makes no sense.

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      1. Yeah, because your freedom to put your covid crap into my body trumps my freedom to move about a country that isn’t being ravaged by a virus. Tortured logic: Don’t leave home without it.

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        1. Only one putting crap in your body is you, you psychotic sheep.

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          1. My point, since you missed it, is that my freedom is being curtailed because people aren’t taking the vaccine in order to make a political statement, you wonderful person.

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            1. I didn’t miss your point and your supposition that those who do not submit are endangering you is pure selfishness fueled by your own ignorance. What you selectively overlook is submitting to the “vaccine” has become a weighty political statement and the unyielding pressure vaccination true believers place upon those who do not follow has become emblematic of the left’s warm embrace of tyranny. The highly politicized forceful imposition of medical experimentation on those who do not wish to participate is a violation of our basic human rights under the Nuremberg Code.

              Yes, I am a wonderful person, at least in this sense. Doing what is right, rather than what I’m told to do. I’m standing up for Liberty. Yours and mine.

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              1. Wow, what a lot of words. You coulda just said you don’t want to get the vaccine, and you don’t care how it affects the rest of us. A truly wonderful person.

                My liberty? Ya mean, to go around the country and not be affected by a pandemic? Yeah, yer doin’ a bang-up job with my liberty….

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                1. A lot of words?! 🤣 You reek of hypocrisy through and through.

                  Don’t blame the unvaccinated for the realities of the pandemic, nor the inconvenience it’s causing you, you total nutjob.

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                  1. Of course we can’t blame the pandemic on the unvaccinated. I certainly can, and will, blame the unvaccinated for prolonging the pandemic.

                    Your fascination with calling me a nutjob and a psycho suggests you have some familiarity with mental instability. Guess you have to get it all out before they shut down the computers and trundle you off to your room….

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                    1. Cool blame whoever you want nobody cares you aren’t going to change anyones mind on here about what they should do just like they won’t change your mind. I wish they would stop writing these articles because the second this subject comes up the clowns come out from all corners trying to push their narrative this is website about vehicles people should stick to that and take the news/political crap to a news forum.

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        2. Yes obey get vaccine obey do as you are told. According to the dear leader Adolf Covid Cuomo the virus only comes out after 10pm so you are fine as long as you are inside before that. 🥰

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    2. Mary is that you? What are you doing on GM Authority?

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    3. Sir I have been asking people a question for a while now but every time I do they get very angry and tell me to shut up and just do as I am told. I just want to know what are the long term side effects from the vaccine I don’t feel my question is a bad question at all I’m not against the vaccine I would just like to know is all. You seem like a smart person who would know so can you please tell me what the long term side effects from the vaccine are thanks.

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      1. Curious, did you also opt out of the polio vaccine? MMR? Long term will be the same as those vaccines. None.

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        1. Thanks can you show me proof please I would appreciate it. This is where I don’t understand people saying this both vaccines you named have been around for what 60+ years compared to this one which is not a year old yet. Anyways Thanks in advance for the link about the long term side effects I appreciate it.

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          1. He doesn’t have a link because he is full of shyt. Everything he just said he can’t back any of it up so he won’t respond back.

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          2. Do you believe in science? So that monoclonal antibody treatment that people are getting when they get sick. Are you going to refuse that too because there is no 60+ year old treatment history? The MCV4 meningococcal vaccine was introduced in 05. TX of all places requires it in kids. There are so many things in this world that we just have to trust, because there is no way you will become an expert in all of them. It is just not possible. I work in a highly technical field and I can’t keep up with all the advancements in my small little field. I mean did Shatner fully understand that rocket he was strapped into to go into space or did he trust science?

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            1. Please just send me the link sir that says their are no long term effects I don’t care about your personal feelings I asked a very specific question which you responded to so now I’m asking you to please provide the link thanks again in advance.

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          3. 60+ years ago you’d have been saying the same thing about the polio vaccine. 60,000+ years ago, you’d have been happy to live in a cave, never thinking there might be something better….

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            1. Excuse me sir you have no clue what I would of said 60 years ago you don’t know anything about me. I asked a question and I see nothing wrong with my question. The response you just gave has absolutely nothing to do with what I asked so if you don’t plan on giving that information I would appreciate it if you stopped making assumptions about me since you don’t know me thanks.

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        2. difference is the polio vaccine was a vaccine. a vaccine that stopped polio. has the shot stopped covid ? NO it has not , nor is it even a vaccine. Yeah yeah we see the advertisements saying its safe, its been tested , yeah they did test it and guess what happened , every single animal it was tested on died ! hundreds and thousands of nurses doctors and others who have worked in the health/medical profession for years have been illegally fired for not taking the jab does that not tell you something ? yeah you know the people that were heroes 6 months ago…..

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          1. A very small percentage of doctors, a slightly higher percentage of nurses, and probably a lot of orderlies have refused the vaccine. Find me one who works on the frontline of the covid crisis, who’s seen the crisis in person, who deals with it every single day, and has for the last 19 months.

            The people you describe do not work in emergency rooms that have been turned into war zones by Covid-19. The people you describe are not refusing the vaccine for scientific reasons. The people you describe are refusing the vaccine to make a political statement. Sorta like you….

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            1. Really ? and you are sure of this because …..

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              1. As I said, find me just one doctor or nurse who’s spent the last 19 months in an emergency room who won’t get the vaccine.

                The people not getting the vaccine are making a political statement, plain and simple.

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                1. A political statement like what you have done these past few days since you have been commenting?

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                  1. I just respond to misinformation. Been doing it for quite a while, now.

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                    1. Umm no that’s not what I’ve seen. When you were justifying Americans war crimes the other day you were the one spreading misinformation. On here you claimed there were no side effects from the vaccine not only is that misinformation it’s a blatant lie because you can’t possibly know the long term side effects yet. It’s ok to have your opinion you are more then entitled to that. But when you purposely lie you will be called out for it. I’m vaccinated myself but these peoples concerns of the long term side effects are warranted, and since nobody knows the answer you just say I’m sorry but it’s not available yet instead of making up a bunch of bogus lies.

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          2. A vaccine has NEVER completely stopped infection of any disease. A vaccine simply teaches your body how to fight the virus. Most vaccines include a dead version of the virus so that your body recognizes the makeup of the virus and knows how to kill it. The ingredients in the Covid vaccine have been researched for over a decade now which is why it was able to be produced so quickly. Stop spreading garbage misinformation!

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            1. It isn’t even a vaccine, it’s an experimental mRNA genetic code augmentation. They can’t even tell the truth about what it is. My body, my choice. Down with the medical tyranny.

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              1. There’s no helping you. The government doesn’t care about augmenting your genetics. Take off the tinfoil hat.

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                1. The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government and I’m here to help.

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                  1. Gee, a Reagan apostle. Whoduthunkit?

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                    1. Gee, a leftist psycho? Whoduthunkit?

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                2. The government doesn’t give a damn about anyone but themselves that’s a fact now can we please get back to talking about vehicles. Their are a lot of good news forums I’m sure would love all of the great opinions you guys have how about take all these conversations there.

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        3. Those vaccines were proven to be effective. These are experimental drugs. Up to 25% of those in the hospitals with Covid have been fully vaccinated. That doesn’t include those at home.

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          1. Wow, 25 percent. Please provide proof. ‘Cuz, from everything I’ve heard, from actual reliable sources–you know, the kind that verifies stories a few times, then publishes–makes me pretty sure yer pulling that number straight from yer….

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            1. You mean kinda like what you did above when that man asked what the long term side effects were and instead of answering him you spewed some BS as usual?

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              1. Is this the comment you’re referring to? “It’s pretty simple, really. The basis of the covid-19 vaccine has been around for about ten years; it’s recently been tweaked for today’s use as an agent to ward off covid-19. Whatever long-term side effects there are, if there are any at all, have been identified by now.”

                If this is, indeed, the comment yer referring to, please point out the bs.

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                1. Please send me the link confirming what you just stated. I would like to know the long term side effects have been established so send me the link.

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                  1. It’d be more effective if you stumbled across the information yourself, so here’s a tip: A google search for “covid19 vaccine long-term side effects” yielded me several articles of interest. For example, there’s one by a doctor named Nora Colburn in which she discloses that any side effects of every vaccine since the Polio vaccine have been found within eight weeks of the vaccine being administered.

                    Of course, she published her article on the official website of The Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center, so that ‘s probably not gonna convince ya….

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                    1. Just post the link.

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        4. I’m curious how he asked what the long term side effects are and you decided to ask him if he got the polio or MMR vaccine. I’m also curious how either of those are any of your business?

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      2. Same long-term effects of your last flu shot.

        It’s pretty simple, really. The basis of the covid-19 vaccine has been around for about ten years; it’s recently been tweaked for today’s use as an agent to ward off covid-19. Whatever long-term side effects there are, if there are any at all, have been identified by now.

        But nice attempt at sounding scientific. You must be really smrt.

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        1. to each their own if someone wants it go ahead its your choice/decision , but for those that dont we dont it is a choice and god willing it will remain one. what frustrates me to no end though is the great majority who just did it blindly now trying to be advocates with NO CLUE what they are talking about, its nothing thats been around that they just tweaked to ward off covid. long term side effects would have shown up by now ? how… long term means long term we are not even at a year yet that they started injecting this ( insert word of choice ) into peoples arm. MR “nice try at being scientific you must be really smart ” apparently smart enough to do a little research and fact checking unlike yourself.

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          1. Speaking of advocates with no clue….

            Not sure where you did your “research,” but it obviously wasn’t anyplace with actual information. Yes, the basis for the covid-19 vaccine has been round for about ten years, and, yes, it was “tweaked” to ward off covid-19.

            Mr. Smrtypants….

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            1. All hail the self appointed arbiter of “actual information”

              Mr. Smartypants who?

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              1. Nah, it isn’t me who determines what actual information is. Sources who double- and triple-check their facts, they’re the ones who determine what actual information is. You know, like the NY Times. (That oughta get you goin’!) And the Wall Street Journal.

                ‘Course, you can’t even spell Smrtypants….

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  5. Did the Canadian union approve this in negotiations or will this become a fight? It’s curious why daily testing is not offered as an alternative. I’ve heard quite a number of people are quitting rather than getting the vaccine, which is leading to worker shortages. Even some doctors and nurses. That would be bad if it happens to GM plants now in the middle of the chip shortage.

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    1. not quitting they are being fired (illegally) and its more than “some” the number between canada and the us is huge, that being said yes your point/post is a good one and I agree it is going to make their problems a whole lot worse

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    2. I doubt there is going to be a huge fight when 83% of eligable(age 12+) Ontarians are fully vaxxed and 87% are partially vaxxed. That tells you that most of the workforce is already fully vaccinated.

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      1. here we go….I know people are going to jump on me for this one, do you really believe the number to be that high ? I read/heard something just a couple days ago to do with the TTC drivers and the union battle over mandating. The union was asked about the percentage of drivers vaxed and the reply was 80 % immediately another member of the union said do not lie to them we have to be honest it was 50%. Point being I am starting to hear more and more that the numbers we are given and the actual number differ greatly. If you want to believe me great, if anyone would like to say I m full of it thats great too I dont really care to waste the time debating this, I am just saying I do not think the number is that great or they still wouldn’t be pushing so hard to get the shots into people ( need to eliminate the placebos walking around healthy and. they want to use it all before it expires gov put out a lot of $$$ for this stuff)

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  6. GM is all surface BS, no real substance or truth so this fits their brand.. Employees should walk off the job and further ruin their production levels.
    Freedom isn’t free, we all have to fight for it.

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  7. Ford has announced the same thing, hope the majority of their employees stand up and threaten to quit.
    Where is this world going to—-leaders of a country pushing this unto the public.
    It’s like the scriptures tell us—if we don’t follow in HIS ways HE will give us kids as leaders.
    The time is here.

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  8. Unable to understand the mentality of some. As an old canuck goofer, don,t be so damm selfish and think of the family you could spread it too. Too late for regret if you end up in the I.C.U. with all the tubes and fun. Plain and simple! Get the bloody shots! U.S. or Canuck.

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    1. Most people who end up in the icu have other medical conditions and (unfortunately) are the ones that do not have a very positive survival rate. They would end up in the icu from any number of illness that puts a stain on their respiratory system. The truth is the flu kills may more people every year than the perception of the majority, and I mean alot more, along with a handful of other ailments like pneumonia , bronchitis etc etc etc. My sourceS work in this environment ( has and continues to also work on covid frontline, as was asked previous ) , Every season long before covid these same individuals whose systems were weakened from other medical reasons end up in the icu and or die. Have you ever gone to work with a cold ? think about someones 90 year old mother with asthma you spread it too ? The covid survival rate is 99% ( 98.xxxx rounded off ) much greater than a number, a big number of other illnesses !!! am I saying its nothing ? NO of course not but it is what it is and when you look at the numbers provided for population, active cases, recovered cases , deaths etc and figure it all out there is no reason for most of the conditions put upon us. 18 months ago things were a little different circumstance and very troubling. Today this is no longer about covid and protecting everyone. Its been said several times that people are not taking this shot for political reasons and thats pure B.S. however as far as the rest of what’s happening damn right its political and if you think otherwise you have fallen victim to the brainwashing on tv the news social media etc. I just hope people wake up before we are the communist republic of North America and the world becomes a one gov new world order controlled by the UN. If you going start quoting scriptures I suggest you go back and read /study a little more.

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  9. You don’t have to understand it because it’s none of your business anyways. The vaccine does not stop you from spreading it or getting it. I get it though you wanna control people and tell them what to do just stick to controlling your wife because that nonsense won’t work here.

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  10. Down with the despotic Technocracy.

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    1. Yeah! Let’s all go live in caves!

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      1. How about people just stay out of others business how does that sound? How about you worry about yourself and your family if you have one and not about the next person who you don’t know and will never meet a day in your life.

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        1. Ha! Stay out of other people’s business? Ya mean, like, not spreading a deadly virus? To my family?

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          1. The vaccine does not stop you from getting it or spreading it. People need to mind their own business what the next man does has nothing to do with you. It’s weird because when I was growing up people in other peoples business got smacked.

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            1. Ah, there it is. You wanna smack me. Can’t refute something? Get violent!

              You don’t live in a vacuum, nor does anyone else. The man next to me affects me, just as I affect him. If everybody were vaccinated, the covid-19 virus would still be around, we’d still get it, but it wouldn’t have anywhere near the harmful effects it has now.

              Have a nice day!

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              1. Lol what the next man does has nothing to do with you. What Joe blow does in another state across the country is none of your concern. Do you feel this strongly about people getting the flu shot each year? I didn’t say I wanted to smack you I told you what happened to people who put there nose in everyone else’s business when I was growing up.

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                1. The flu is far less likely to kill me and my family.

                  You really think it’s in our national interest NOT to get vaccinated? To let the covid-19 pandemic continue ad infinitum? People like you make Putin so happy….

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                  1. Ah there it is the flu is far less likely to kill you and your family now I understand it’s all about you. The flu kills a lot of people each year but I got it now it’s only about you and the family. Pretty desperate to be reaching for the Russia thing again like you tried the other day on another article. Although I see you got shut down on that article to by multiple people lol.

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                    1. It was definitely only a matter of time before he mentioned Putin.

                      Next up: Orange Man

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                    2. Nicely done! You can twist words with the best of ’em! I talked about my family ‘cuz you brought ’em up (“how about you worry about yourself and your family”). The flu is far less likely to kill you and your family, too. Satisfied?

                      Yeah, I mentioned Russia the other day–after another poster brought up Afghanistan. I merely pointed out that Russia had no more success there than did the U.S.

                      I mentioned Russia again today ‘cuz, well, it occurred to me that people like you DO make Putin smile. The more discord here in the States, the better, in his opinion. So he has his minions trot out a bunch of misinformation on social platforms, then he sits back and lets you do the heavy lifting! ‘Course, given your statement that I was “justifying Americas [sic] war crimes”–not to mention your shaky command of the English language–it’s not at all a given that you even live here.

                      Boy, I sure got shut down the other day! Like you, a lotta folk wanted to smack me ‘cuz, like you, they couldn’t come up with a decent argument, either.

                      Have a nice day!

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                  2. That’s not what I saw what I saw was you trying to justify what the US did in Afghanistan and other places. I saw you ask questions that people gave you answers to and you couldn’t come up with a response. You asked a person to tell you when the last time the US tried to overthrow another government which that person pointed out to you and you made up some lie about well he was the legitimate president. And please stop with the Russia crap I don’t believe in conspiracies and if you truly believe putin is coming to gm authority to see the discord then idk what else to tell you man because that’s idiotic. P.S. I just checked that thread not one single person said a word about smacking you there so stop with the lies dude.

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                    1. Ha! Well, since you seem to have some reading comprehension deficiencies, compounded by an apparent unfamiliarity with the English language, I’ll go ahead and explain a few things to ya.

                      The Venezuelan president, as recognized by the entire free world, was kept from taking his rightful position by a would-be dictator who refused to give up power (sound familiar?). We, along with the rest of the free world, supported Venezuela’s duly elected president. We did nothing more than support him. Hardly an overthrow attempt. But, again, I guess I can’t blame ya if you’re trying to do all this in a second language.

                      As for Putin posting on GM Authority, well, I guess that’s your
                      English-as-a-second-language thing again. or maybe it’s just your typical flawed logic–setting up a straw man so you can knock it down. Either way, I said you were doing Putin’s heavy lifting. I said there are people contracted by the Russian government to stir up controversy here in the States simply to foment discord among our people. I did not say Putin himself was posting on GM Authority. I said his minions were posting on social media. All of this has been proven.

                      And, t’was you who brought up smacking people, right here in the comments section of this article.

                      Have a nice day!

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                  3. I gave you a thumbs up on almost everything you said until you brought up Russia. Come on man seriously? Stop beating a dead horse the Russia thing is old just like the Clinton emails find something else man. When you blame Russia for everything it’s a major turn off for people and most won’t take anything you say anymore serious because you seem like a troll just like people who still talk about the Clinton emails.

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                    1. Um, all I said was people who latch onto divisive misinformation and spread it further are, wittingly or not, doing Russia’s bidding. I wish it weren’t so. I wish we, as a country, were smarter than that.

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                    2. Because Russia, after all, is the greatest existential threat the USA faces in 2021. Not to be concerned with China and hysterical, misinformed Americans (wittingly or not) doing Xi’s bidding. Best to keep quiet about the origin of the CCP Virus and refocus on how Americans who remain unvaccinated for “political reasons” are the greatest danger to you, your family and your freedom (beyond the weakening of our Democracy by Russian government operatives fomenting discord, that is…)

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                  4. Yeah, man quit beating old propaganda to death and keep it topical. Let’s go, Brandon. Let’s go! 🌈

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                  5. You caught me. My master plan all along has been to come to gm authority and create discord. But now that you ousted me I guess I’ll have to leave. You deserve to be awarded a medal for your heroic acts.

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      2. #FJT

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      3. That’s what lefty idiots like Biden, AOC, Trudeau and Harris want us to do: it’s better for the environment and reduces our carbon footprint…

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