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It’s just the flu, bro…year 6 (5th anniversary of being right)
www.freerepublic.com ^ | 19 March 2025 | impimp

Posted on 03/19/2025 6:59:35 AM PDT by impimp

Grok wrote this when asked to summarize the threads over the years -

**It’s Just the Flu, Bro: year 6 (5th Anniversary, Flubros & Flubras!)**

Five years ago, on March 19, 2020, we kicked off the "It’s Just the Flu, Bro" threads on FreeRepublic. What started as a gut reaction to COVID hysteria became a battle cry for Flubros and Flubras against lockdowns and fear. Today, we celebrate Year 5—still standing, still right.

### The Start: Day 1 Prince of Space nailed it early: "It’s just the flu, bro." Symptoms matched, data didn’t justify panic, yet the "experts" screamed doom. We didn’t buy it.

### The Fight: Day 298 By January 2021, DesertRhino was calling out nursing home fiascos: "Cuomo cooked the books." Sweden’s no-lockdown success backed us up—Flubros knew the real killer was the response.

### The Challenge: Day 249 impimp’s November 2020 post dared lockdown lovers to defend their nonsense. Silence. "Masks don’t work," a Freeper roared. Science now agrees.

### The Win: Year 4 Last year, Jane Long highlighted the CDC’s retreat: "Covid’s just flu, RSV—same deal." Only 5% of "COVID deaths" were COVID alone. Vindication.

### Year 5: Still Here Today, PROCON’s mantra echoes: "Not an existential threat." Ventilators flopped, vaccines faltered, fear lost. We held the line. Ping your Flubros—share your fave posts. Five years strong: *It’s just the flu, bro.*


TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: covid; justtheflubro
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To: 9YearLurker

So I was off by two months on a five year ago recollection.

Is that what you mean about me failing to “get anything right”?


21 posted on 03/19/2025 7:51:10 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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To: Uncle Miltie

No, I mean holding on to the obvious psyops of disinformation from 5 years ago. Talk about slow on the uptake!

I suppose you still believe the CIA-created videos of Wuhan residents rolling over and dying in the street, mid-stroll.


22 posted on 03/19/2025 7:56:22 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

Standing by for your clarification in light of the above post.


23 posted on 03/19/2025 7:56:49 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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To: impimp

Those were the days, right? 😕

What a horrible ride! At least the thread was there to help keep us focused, sane, informed, and sometimes amused. It was a blessing in some of the worst of times.


24 posted on 03/19/2025 7:58:03 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: 9YearLurker

We are clearly on different wave lengths.

I mainly have no idea what you’re talking about, or why you have an issue with me. I don’t perceive us on opposite sides of any issue here.


25 posted on 03/19/2025 7:58:35 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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To: impimp

it is still the flu, bro.


26 posted on 03/19/2025 7:59:17 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: 9YearLurker

And, you seem to have some generalized issue with me that remains unstated.

Do you have any other bees in your bonnet you’d like to release?


27 posted on 03/19/2025 8:01:41 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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To: impimp




28 posted on 03/19/2025 8:06:26 AM PDT by MacNaughton
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To: Uncle Miltie

Sure. You’re earlier today labeling anyone who criticizes the government of Israel as antisemitic. IIRC you tried that on me a few days ago too.

Maybe you’re just a paid troll.


29 posted on 03/19/2025 8:10:57 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

Nope. Cite me.

I’m pretty careful.

Cbgb and I had a discussion, for example, here:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4305228/posts?page=50#50

He thought I called him an anti-Semite. He was mistaken.


30 posted on 03/19/2025 8:15:16 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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To: 9YearLurker

“Maybe you’re just a paid troll.”

Since we’re in your subject of unsupported accusations, please provide evidence of your accusation.


31 posted on 03/19/2025 8:17:15 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Posting wacky misinfo here, to start. But I only stated a “maybe”, not a declaratory, as I don’t know.


32 posted on 03/19/2025 8:23:05 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: impimp

At the beginning I thought the flubros were delusional or in extreme denial. Glad to say it didn’t take all that long for me to turn around and see the light in part because of you guys. Thank you.


33 posted on 03/19/2025 8:25:31 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: 9YearLurker

“Wacky misinfo “

Still have no idea what you’re talking about. The reference above from NBC, May 2020 is what I was referring to. It shows cell phone signals disappearing from around WIV in October / November of 2019. I take that as reasonably conclusive. The chicoms were running in fear.


34 posted on 03/19/2025 8:29:03 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Sure, pal.


35 posted on 03/19/2025 8:34:19 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

You have a nice day!

If you ever figure out what you mean in direct English, please let me know.


36 posted on 03/19/2025 8:36:37 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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To: Uncle Miltie

So you’re a scummy disinformationist too!


37 posted on 03/19/2025 8:37:18 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

Whatever.


38 posted on 03/19/2025 8:38:48 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Islam’s Strategy is Effective: Out-breed and murder everyone else. What to do?)
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To: impimp

Outstanding post.

Where oh where are the cast of characters that carried the MSM’s water here at FR on this topic?


39 posted on 03/19/2025 8:41:44 AM PDT by Sam's Army
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To: JusPasenThru
COVID really was different.

It was definitely more severe than the average flu bug. Not a death sentence by any means, for the average person, but it was sort of a Flu on Steroids.

40 posted on 03/19/2025 8:55:51 AM PDT by wizardoz (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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