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The accuse-other-people-of-denialism playbook: 1. Tell people there is a problem with 'doubting the science' and say 'the science is settled,' as if any skepti
by insickness 6y ago
The accuse-other-people-of-denialism playbook:
1. Tell people there is a problem with 'doubting the science' and say 'the science is settled,' as if any skepticism of established or not-so-established science is unacceptable.
2. Use shame words like 'denialist' and 'conspiracy theory' to gaslight anyone who questions the common narrative.
3. Assume a single solution is the best way forward based on scientific studies of the problem.
- mistermann 6y ago- Set up a strawman caricature of your opponent's (well, so it is claimed that CT's are opponents) argument, and then demolish it. - In the name of Science (which is supposed to be based on pure evidence and logic) I imagine this is part of a campaign to increase the public's psychological buy-in to a COVID vaccine, so perhaps the ends justify the means in fact....but still, it seems like this propaganda disguised as science technique is starting to get used a bit too frequently, to the long term detriment of science's reputation. The CP world is a hivemind, and there are some weaponized autists in there who have compiled information and articles for years, and certainly know the actual science behind vaccines & their historic risks far beyond what your typical self-proclaimed scientific-thinker thinks they know. So when propaganda hit pieces like this come out in that world, and someone drops a bomb of 50+ contradicting factual articles into the thread, opinions are formed and solidified. It's a shame so many adults seem to have forgotten what their parents told them about lying.