I wonder why,” linking to a New York Times op-ed about patients suffering from other ailments, such as heart attacks, appearing at hospitals in smaller numbers than usual. This theory has been propagated by everyone from conspiracy theorist David Icke (who is most notable for his endorsement of the idea that the world is controlled by a cabal of “reptilian elites,” or lizard people) to far-right figure Candace Owens, who tweeted on April 6th: “Turns out everyone is only dying of Coronavirus now. One such theory making the rounds on social media is the idea that death certificates have been knowingly manipulated by medical examiners to inflate the number of COVID-19 deaths, part of a larger right-wing talking point that the government is using the pandemic as an excuse to infringe on American rights. In this context, the proliferation of conspiracy theories downplaying the dangers of the virus is sadly unsurprising, though disheartening and dangerous nonetheless. His next book is “ Hero’s Dose: The Case For Psychedelics in Ritual and Therapy.In the midst of an unprecedented global coronavirus pandemic that has killed hundreds of thousands of people worldwide, it can be hard to make sense of the destruction COVID-19 has wrought. Stay in touch with Derek on Twitter, Facebook and Substack. “What are you going to do? I already have autism.” “It builds immunity it’s called microdosing. Following that statement, she stares out into the crowd to ask if they understand why she would eat the bluster of haters. Gadsby is ready for the vitriol certain to come her way for exposing the public to basic science. “Douglas” is a masterful piece of common sense propaganda. One group is Informed Consent Action Network, an anti-vax organization run by a former television producer that specifically targets Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn and Rockland County. The funding for this effort was provided by a wealthy Manhattan couple that has donated over $3 million to anti-vax organizations. In March, 2019 over 275 cases of measles were confirmed in New York state. The situation was so bad, the Samoan government declared a state of emergency and banned children under the age of 17 from gathering publicly.Īnti-vax rhetoric also hit Orthodox Jewish communities hard last year. An anti-vax advocate promoted the use of papaya leaf for treating measles he was later arrested. The result: over 4,000 children were infected with measles last fall. Recently anti-vax rhetoric has rooted in Samoa. Two case studies: Samoa and Orthodox Judaism. As Gadsby says, anti-vaxxers are coordinated. Her book was published by a house whose sole focus is promoting anti-vaccination rhetoric. Then there’s Judy Mikovits, the subject of the discredited film, “ Plandemic,” whose book became a bestseller after the film’s release. Osteopath Joseph Mercola’s net worth has grown to over $100 million as he promotes his products to anti-vaxxers. His objective appears to have been financial from day one. Discredited physician Andrew Wakefield, who was paid to falsify data in his infamous measles vaccine-autism study, filed a patent for a single-jab measles vaccine as the same time he was decrying vaccines. Far from being a posture on Twitter, this mindset has real-world consequences.įirst, there’s the economic angle. You’ve wrapped yourself up so tightly in a belief system that self-righteousness has become your creed. Believing your child is more important than all other children means you’re not playing for the team. “I would rather have autism than be a sociopath like you.” Text on a screen will never compare to Gadsby’s delivery: the crescendo of “polio,” the playful yet serious expression on her face when delivering this information. Polio is bad, and that is a fact, not a feeling.” And it’s particularly nice to have this life in a world without polio. “As difficult as this life is, it’s nice to have a life. That said, Gadsby brilliantly advocates for autism. It’s difficult to always be the odd one out. That doesn’t mean having autism is easy quite the contrary. She then pretends vaccines cause autism, although “pretending is not science.” She’s not upset about being on the spectrum.
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