r/politics • u/skl692 • 17d ago

It's OK to blame the unvaccinated — they are robbing the rest of us of our freedoms

https://www.salon.com/2021/08/12/its-ok-to-blame-the-unvaccinated--they-are-robbing-the-rest-of-us-of-our-freedoms/
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u/NerdyNThick 17d ago

balloon that keeps it in place

Wat?

This is something I had no idea of, I assumed it was affixed externally via a mask/strap/etc.

Holy freaking hell.

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u/hellfirecat1 17d ago

Yup. It's just like a bladder catheter only bigger in a different place. The throat is highly muscular. You will try to expel something that your body thinks is blocking your airway. That's why people have to be restrained. They frequently try to yank them out.

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u/NerdyNThick 17d ago

Hahah, the movies have lied to me yet again!