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Some people believe flat earth theories. It's still unreasonable to paint that as a widely held belief of those who disagree with you.
by moduspol 5y ago
Some people believe flat earth theories. It's still unreasonable to paint that as a widely held belief of those who disagree with you.
- CamperBob2 5y agoFact is, the theories are widely held. And in a democracy, that goes a long way.
- moduspol 5y agoWhat theories? And how widely? Huge groups of people are being generalized as equivalent to people who genuinely believe COVID-19 isn't real. It makes reasoned discourse impossible. Though I don't think I'm letting the cat out of the bag here.
- CamperBob2 5y agoEssentially half of the surveyed Republican voters say they'll refuse the vaccine: https://www.wpr.org/gop-men-are-most-likely-say-theyll-refuse-covid-19-vaccine https://www.wpr.org/gop-men-are-most-likely-say-theyll-refus... That's enough to elect a President and change the direction of the entire Federal government. The time when these people could be ignored, laughed at, or otherwise dismissed is unfortunately over.
- moduspol 5y agoRefusing the vaccine is not the same as believing COVID-19 doesn’t exist. You are proving my point.
- CamperBob2 5y agoFrom the point of view of the rest of society, there is no difference at all. The coronavirus doesn't care if you believe in it or not, it only cares if you're vaccinated.
- moduspol 5y agoSorry--the goalposts are moving too fast for me in this discussion.