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I remember last year when believing COVID may have come out of a lab made one a crank. It was only on certain news channels or specific papers. Of course, let's
by world_peace42 5y ago
I remember last year when believing COVID may have come out of a lab made one a crank. It was only on certain news channels or specific papers. Of course, let's also assume there are no widespread liberal beliefs (the world is going to end in 12 years) that should label someone as a crank.
- rrose 5y ago"the world is going to end in 12 years" is not a widespread belief, liberal or otherwise
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoI believe that this claim refers to some of the more extreme climate alarmists. Claims that at least sound like this have in fact been made.
- rrose 5y agoyeah, i know that's what it refers to, but it is a straw man. Nobody actually thinks the world is going to literally end in that short of a time frame, and the existence of claims vaguely like this still don't mean its a widely held belief.
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoWell, if it's not widely held, then it shouldn't be as widely said. Saying it when everybody knows it's not true just makes you look like a nut case who's lost touch with reality. People who make such claims do their cause more harm than good.
- bosswipe 5y agoConspiracy theorists were right about so many things last year like hydroxychloroquine and 5g. So we should totally trust them now that Biden and scientists have decided to look more closely into the lab-leak possibility. /s