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[-] stumu415@lemmy.zip 196 points 1 month ago

Besides drug approval, which is not a measurement in itself, I can attest to this. A large German pharma, has increased their head count from 7 to 40 within a year. They bought a local pharma for 1 billion US dollar and at the same time closed a US facility. The same goes for many other pharmas. You can say what you want about China, but they are investing heavily in science. Because they believe in science. Unlike the current regime of the US.

[-] birdwing 47 points 1 month ago

I still don't really trust China, it's more reliable than the US regime (minus Democratic areas) rn, but still, that's a low bar.

[-] Elting@piefed.social 26 points 1 month ago

I'm sure they will carry on the world hegemon tradition of being generally contemptible.

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

Xi is no better than Trump.

[-] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 month ago

Adding green energy at 8x the rate of the USA with a total of 3.89 terawatts, which is 3x larger than the entire USA energy grid, and accounting over 30% of the worlds spending towards green energy while the USA has less than 25% of the grid as green energy

Essentially ending homelessness

A notably lower prison population than the USA despite like 6x the population

A minimum wage set by provinces who are heavily encouraged to give increases every few years tied to inflation and cost of living

Actually working to shift a fee for service healthcare system to a socialized model with significant progress occurring

No airstrikes, bombings of another country, or declared wars since 1979. Even in terms of proxy wars post 1979 has been far more about economic support and diplomacy than shipping weapons

Etc etc but yes Xi and Trump are equivalent because they have a social credit score and government surveillance. That’s definitely not like the America, who has just normal credit scores, palantir, and a large chunk of your tax money funding proxy wars (and now actual war) instead of maintaining critical infrastructure or any quality of life improvements for its people.

[-] stumu415@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

China has no social credit score like the western media have you believe. The US has indeed a social credit score, designed to keep the majority of the population poor.

https://www.newsweek.com/how-china-changing-its-social-credit-system-11079499

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[-] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

Xi is more competent than Trump. But just as evil.

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[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Eh, ymmv. Did you know they defunded BioNTech? The developers of what is now the Pfizer Covid vaccine? Covid vaccine research is desperately needed (see vaccine injury) but there is no funding.

Many EU countries are defunding science. Being a researcher is an absolute nightmare. Brussels is receiving tons more applications for funding because researchers aren't getting money from their own government anymore. University departments are being shut down.

People who have been doing scientific and medical research for decades are finding themselves on the streets.

[-] stumu415@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 month ago

BioNTech is definitely not defunded in China. Besides BioNTech, there are more local pharmas working on mRNA. BioNTech have a license / working agreement with BMS worth 2 billion dollars mainly for a mRNA cancer vaccine. Mostly handled in China - again. Because in the US as a scientist you'll be defunded if you use the word mRNA in your documentation.

It is generally fucking nuts to block what could be one of the major cancer treatments of the near future.

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[-] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 104 points 1 month ago
[-] kablez@lemmy.world 69 points 1 month ago

That's so unexpected and weird, did the severed dead raccoon penis not help at all??

[-] Canajan@piefed.ca 10 points 1 month ago

Was about to make a similar comment lol, you beat me to it. So wild, who in there right mind would say to themselves “I’m gonna cut off that dead raccoons penis for research, ya research “

[-] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

It's so so much better when you see the full quote. He thought he was the normal one in his family lol. Keep in mind this is his own words from his diary.

“I was standing in front of my parked car on I-684 cutting the penis out of a road killed raccoon, thinking about how weird some of my family members have turned out to be."

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[-] Soup@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago

Is he not directly responsible for defunding a lot of the research and programs that would have helped here? Weird that Captain All-Natural cares about having less drugs than China.

[-] Ooops@feddit.org 9 points 1 month ago

Yes, but that's entirely missing the point here.

Drug research and development takes decades until final approval. If there is a decrease in the US (or an increase in China), you need to look for cuts (or additional investments) in the early 2000s.

The damage this idiot has done will not be visible for quite some time...

[-] Soup@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Again though, he cut programs that were in motion so as far as we know stuff could have been decently close and is gone now. Also important is the fact that he’s literally a guy who constantly talks and act like prescription drugs are evil and yet is using China having more of them as a good thing for them and a bad thing for his country.

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[-] PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world 41 points 1 month ago

This dude thinks aspirin causes autism but then complains we're not approving enough drugs. That tapeworm really did a number on this guy.

[-] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 month ago

Axchually he said it's acetaminophen what somehow causes autism

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Then he said it didn't.

So much accomplished.

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[-] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 month ago

The regime cannot fail, it can only be failed. Those scientists were supposed to do their job of finding evidence for whatever possibly non-metaphorical bug RFK Jr has up his ass on a given day. 🙄

[-] Maiq@piefed.social 30 points 1 month ago

Cancer mad it's killing the host.

[-] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 26 points 1 month ago

“I want to take this opportunity to encourage our scientists to invest more research into the fascinating field of Raccoon penis. I’ll gladly share my findings.”

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These people have the self awareness of a rock.

[-] zbyte64@awful.systems 9 points 1 month ago

They also believe a rock can think like a human so...

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[-] Reginald_T_Biter@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

When are you going to realise they are completely self aware, completely disingenuous, and speak to gain power or achieve objectives rather than make a coherent point.

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[-] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 22 points 1 month ago

I FIRED all our Scientists and DEFUNDED all our Research because I THOUGHT it would IMPROVE our Research Capabilities!

-NOT DEI hires!

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[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago

LOL. This cunt shut down the NIH and now laments the lack of new drugs, coming from scientists forced by the US to move to China.

The raccoon penis isn't working, Bob.

[-] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 month ago

As one of the people who lost their job, doing important & worthwhile work, directly due to the funding cuts of this current administration, I only have a few words: FUCK YOU okay that's two. So, let's add PEDOPHILES to the end. FUCK YOU PEDOPHILES.

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[-] arc99@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

This cunt is a child killer. Not through negligence, but deliberately and intentionally.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 22 points 1 month ago

I think you can call him a mass murderer at this rate.

China isn't perfect, but they got some good ideas.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/jul/11/china.jonathanwatts

[-] Kellenved@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

Sheesh, these Godless commies, judicially executing someone for corruption? In Maga America they extra judicially execute you for being brown/at a protest as god intended.

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[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

That's what happens when you let everyone know you're not going to eat your lunch, someone else is going to eat it.

[-] Tronn4@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago
[-] fizzle@quokk.au 17 points 1 month ago

Oh man. The US has lost its edge in everything. Its a real shit show.

[-] wewbull@feddit.uk 7 points 1 month ago

You don't need much from a government, but it doesn't work with a bunch of thieving criminals.

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[-] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 month ago

China: Eats lunch

RFK Jr.: "THAT'S MINE!"

[-] fullsquare@awful.systems 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

that's a weird metric to look at because drug approval happens only like, 5-15 years after end of preclinical research, sometimes longer

clinical trials also take fuckton of money but this might be also post-2008 cuts that we only see effects of now

[-] Evotech@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

The lines must go up metric

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[-] Generica@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago
[-] trolololol@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago
  • panik : they got more drugs approved
  • kalm : we don't believe in medicine or drugs, we're antivaxxx
  • naturopathy - raw milk can cure cancer and any other disease known to man
  • tankie : their vaccines cause aids
  • tankie 2 : the drugs are approved but they don't exist
  • murican exceptionalism : our drugs are bigger, better, more expensive and cause more dependency
[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago
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[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

I'm sorry, you have misunderstood his words, he doesn't want better drugs or safer drugs, he wants more drugs approved, fewer hurdles to sell his buddies snake oil

[-] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

This is the point everyone misses. Hes not asking for more medical research to be done, hes asking for the standards for approval to be lowered or eliminated.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Break everything.

Blame others to get elected.

Break everything.

Blame others to get elected.

Break everything.

Blame others to get elected.

Break everything.

Blame others ot get elected.

The Republican way.

[-] whats_a_lemmy@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago

Kinda feels like he's angling to reduce FDA oversight with this one?

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

God I hope China actually does create a virus to wipe out the antivax dumbasses.

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