Thread by @pipermcq

I asked a question here of “anti-Covid Vax” followers as to why they reject sound science (Mayo, Stanford, et al), but readily accept as gospel truly unsupported and demonstrably untrue disinformation (likely pushed by malign state actors).

Never got a reasoned answer…>

Which, in itself was exactly the answer. By mishandling communication, from the outset to now, elected officials and bureaucrats thought they had to treat us like children because we “couldn’t handle the truth.” They thus wrecked their credibility when it was most badly needed.>

When government officials could no longer be believed, and accurate science difficult to research, people have filled the vacuum in information with any dogsh$& that comes their way and offers to “explain it all.” The comfort of conspiracy theories is hard to resist.>

But we must resist it. A huge percentage of the worst vaccine or virus disinformation is not genuine- it is not the result of careful scientific research. Some of it is demagoguery or hawking supplements. But a huge remainder of it is deliberate, strategic disinformation.>

> Those who accept this drivel as Gospel are falling into the hands of our Republic’s enemies who wish to tear us apart.

We need to stop, grow up, and get a grip.