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Mitch Barrie's avatar

I can't help noticing how many of Matt's cancelled folks are getting cancelled for advocating inexpensive potential vaccines and treatments.

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Rather Curmudgeonly's avatar

It is instructive to consider the big themes in advertising over the last 50-60 years. At one time tobacco and alcohol were the largest advertisers. I've noted that of late, pharma and online gambling seem to be the most persistent presence in ad-supported media. I suppose the whole system will crash if someone invents a pill that cancels the thrill of gambling.

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Steve's avatar

We gamble every time we swallow a pharmaceutical.

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Carol Jones's avatar

AmenЁЯШК

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madaboutmd's avatar

And ambulance chasing lawyers!

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Rick Abrams's avatar

The same thing happens with lawyers who bring lawsuits where the facts show that urban densification is harmful. They are blacklisted and then disbarred unless they renounce their evil ways.

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Carol Jones's avatar

Key word inexpensive

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Nate's avatar

This is a world of difference from Bret Weinstein. BretтАЩs claims werenтАЩt backed up by science. JosiahтАЩs were.

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Trollificus's avatar

Which claims are those? The ones where they were hawking "Brett 'n Heathers' Restorative Ivermectin Elixir"??

Coz I missed those "claims". Whenever there isn't sound science, they seem pretty careful to clarify that fact. Whenever they think there SHOULD BE more/better science around an issue, they're pretty clear on that too.

Now, somebody who's a gaslighting cancel culture attack poodle might misrepresent what they're saying, but fortunately not many of that type infest Taibbi's comment threads.

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Beeswax's avatar

You're correct about Bret and Heather. Thank you.

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Carol Jones's avatar

Exactly

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