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I’m reading @Stephen King’s THE STAND as a part of #thestandpodcast & and I’m close to the end, where the Free Zone characters (the Good Side) are meeting the fear-motivated followers of Randall Flagg (the Bad Side)…and I'm again struck by parallels in our true-life plague 1/ 
Covid isn't Captain Trips. We lucked out. But this "shambling zombie" virus is having a devastating impact in the U.S. because of Covid denial and Tr*mp's epic failure to lead.
This week, one of my RTs drew a bunch of trolls & I visited denier profiles as I was blocking them...
This week, one of my RTs drew a bunch of trolls & I visited denier profiles as I was blocking them...
One thing King makes clear in THE STAND is that Flagg's followers aren't all a bunch of murderers and freaks: many feel very ordinary. As Larry Underwood and his group observe upon meeting them, "They're just like us."
Reading denier profiles, I often had the same thought...
Reading denier profiles, I often had the same thought...
