The incongruity, the cognitive dissonance that Trump-loving anti-vaxxers necessarily harbor is simply mind-boggling. He said the virus was a hoax, and they bought it. He bragged about how great and successful his “Warp Speed” vaccine development program was, and they bought it. Then he caught it, got seriously ill, was saved by sophisticated medical technology not available to the average citizen, and they hailed him as a conquering hero. He got vaccinated, quietly, while he and his political and media supporters railed against vaccination, decrying it as unsafe and an assault on personal liberty, and they bought that, too.
How long can they continue to concurrently harbor such diametrically opposed beliefs before their heads explode? And how long can they continue to believe what the orange menace says while ignoring what he does?
Amen, so true, I thank g d everyday for those such as you speaking truth, especially truth to power. Yours and others insiteful much needed historical perspectives also are so important and valuable. Warning us of the dangers as a lighthouse leading to safe port and signaling those aspects of history that should never be repeated. I also believe as with the power of learning from history that justice and accountability needs and must be truthfully admonished and administered, without consequences these behaviors as with history will also continue and repeat. Learning nothing from this abject untruthworthy part of history.
The media and other people who are disseminating false and harmful lies need to be stopped and held to account. If not by the law, by karma. Imagine what they have to be telling themselves when they look in the mirror. What an ugly, deadly game they are playing.
The lies, the anger & the selfishness are all a result of many years of psychological manipulation by people (Vlad Putin, his operatives and a bunch of morally bankrupt Americans) who want to pit Americans against each other as a strategy to divide & conquer us. I think it’s important for people to understand that this is the context in which it’s being done. Otherwise it’s just plain bewildering, confusing & disorienting.
Fox News commentators are dangerous hypocritical beings regarding the vaccine and other issues. They are speaking to (mostly) pathetic people who are just happy to belong to a group. Any group.
I actually agree with you on this point, repeating a big lie over and over gets millions of people to believe it. It happened for the last five years with Russiagate and collusion. Read anything by Taibbi https://taibbi.substack.com/
I can’t help thinking about the health care workers who are having to deal with this again. Pray for them.
The incongruity, the cognitive dissonance that Trump-loving anti-vaxxers necessarily harbor is simply mind-boggling. He said the virus was a hoax, and they bought it. He bragged about how great and successful his “Warp Speed” vaccine development program was, and they bought it. Then he caught it, got seriously ill, was saved by sophisticated medical technology not available to the average citizen, and they hailed him as a conquering hero. He got vaccinated, quietly, while he and his political and media supporters railed against vaccination, decrying it as unsafe and an assault on personal liberty, and they bought that, too.
How long can they continue to concurrently harbor such diametrically opposed beliefs before their heads explode? And how long can they continue to believe what the orange menace says while ignoring what he does?
Amen, so true, I thank g d everyday for those such as you speaking truth, especially truth to power. Yours and others insiteful much needed historical perspectives also are so important and valuable. Warning us of the dangers as a lighthouse leading to safe port and signaling those aspects of history that should never be repeated. I also believe as with the power of learning from history that justice and accountability needs and must be truthfully admonished and administered, without consequences these behaviors as with history will also continue and repeat. Learning nothing from this abject untruthworthy part of history.
Your columns never fail to move me. Your humanity is awe-inspiring. I will try to add more kindness to my life.
The media and other people who are disseminating false and harmful lies need to be stopped and held to account. If not by the law, by karma. Imagine what they have to be telling themselves when they look in the mirror. What an ugly, deadly game they are playing.
The lies, the anger & the selfishness are all a result of many years of psychological manipulation by people (Vlad Putin, his operatives and a bunch of morally bankrupt Americans) who want to pit Americans against each other as a strategy to divide & conquer us. I think it’s important for people to understand that this is the context in which it’s being done. Otherwise it’s just plain bewildering, confusing & disorienting.
Fox News commentators are dangerous hypocritical beings regarding the vaccine and other issues. They are speaking to (mostly) pathetic people who are just happy to belong to a group. Any group.
I actually agree with you on this point, repeating a big lie over and over gets millions of people to believe it. It happened for the last five years with Russiagate and collusion. Read anything by Taibbi https://taibbi.substack.com/
I write about a lot of the same things at riclexel.substack.com
I will comment on you banning me at a later time