• village604@adultswim.fan
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    1 day ago

    That’s like saying that guns don’t kill people, bullets do.

    If mosquitoes are a major vector for the disease, then they should definitely share the responsibility for the death toll.

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      23 hours ago

      I’m not entirely sure how accurate that comparison would be, the mosquito isn’t designed to spread disease, it’s just a byproduct. Contrary to the bullet which is designed to kill and isn’t just coincidentally deadly

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        16 hours ago

        The mosquito is the gun in that analogy, the disease is the bullet. Bullets are completely safe until fired from a gun, diseases are completely safe until you are exposed to them.