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Slavoj Zizek[0] a few months ago correctly predicted it'll get much worse with anti vax conspiracies, once the first person (in good public standing[1]) publicl
by DyslexicAtheist 6y ago
Slavoj Zizek[0] a few months ago correctly predicted it'll get much worse with anti vax conspiracies, once the first person (in good public standing[1]) publicly faints or has some other bad reaction (fake or not) and that it will cause lots of conspiracies.
[0] sadly I can't find the video/source
[1] last case of somebody fainting was a nurse. probably doesn't matter what "public standing", but it gives people not understanding cause-effect further validation of their insane-hypothesis
- jacquesm 6y agoShe apparently had that reaction before and it's quite common.
- jdminhbg 6y agoI believe this is both true and irrelevant. The claim is that conspiracies will be birthed, not that the vaccine is actually dangerous.
- jacquesm 6y agoThey will be regardless. But that's no reason to increase that.
- endgame 6y agoWhy on earth would you put a fainting-prone nurse on TV when you're trying to convince everyone the vaccine is safe?
- jacquesm 6y agoYes, that wasn't the smartest thing. Also not of her to not raise this point beforehand.
- tomatocracy 6y agoI can well believe that. When I was in my early 20s, I fainted when I was given a tetanus booster in hospital after getting a relatively nasty cut which needed stitches. I'm not in the slightest bit scared of needles/etc, hadn't lost much blood or skipped meals and was a fit and healthy young man. The nurse at the time told me it was very common and why they stayed for 5 minutes or so after giving me the injection. I've had a fair few other injections since then and not had it happen again.