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> So why is there such disparity in the US between Biden voters and Trump voters when it comes to Covid-denialism, pseudo-cures, and antivaxxing? And creationi

• unclebucknasty 5y ago
  Despite the downvotes, you're not wrong. And, it's not anti-science for the sake of anti-science. It's part of an overall anti-establishment theme. The point of it is to sell people on the idea that they are under attack and only one party (man) is their savior. To do that, they have to cleave people away from reality. So, it's all mistrust built primarily on misinformation and conspiracy theories, whether it's Q or COVID. And, voilà: with these grievances and fears so viciously stoked, you now have an army of programmed drones under your command who believe they're fighting an existential war for their freedom vs simply being asked to be a responsible member of society. That's how you end up with people like this woman, who are closer to the center of the party than many people want to admit: https://mobile.twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1447211987717574658 https://mobile.twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1447211987717... I will now have some of your downvotes.