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I can't figure it out. What is the actual reason they knowingly LIED about it? Some personal grievance against Tylenol brand? More graft from a competitor? A
by ourmandave 3mo ago
I can't figure it out. What is the actual reason they knowingly LIED about it?
Some personal grievance against Tylenol brand?
More graft from a competitor?
Appease their conspiracy loving dumbass base?
Destroy the scientific reputation of the US?
Trump is actually that fucking stupid?
All of the above?
- supermdguy 3mo agoThe administration promised they'd find a cause by September 2025. I guess that was the best they had at that point? https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-cause-of-autism-research/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-cause-of-autism-research...
- dofm 3mo agoThey promised to find a reason. My best guess is that they picked a generic drug that is only a painkiller to blame in order to blunt any possible lawsuit. But it’s equally possible that RFK Hr, who is weird, fully evil and profoundly dangerous, actually believes it.
- Bukhmanizer 3mo agoThis is just how authoritarian governments operate. It’s not some Machiavellian set of dominos. It’s more of a test of loyalty to The Administration than anything else.
- kube-system 3mo agoI don’t think they’re lying. They probably honestly think they are correct. They actively reject the values of intellectualism, critical thinking, and expert consensus. They instead embrace empiricism, loyalty, and the great man theory. It’s a recipe for severe Dunning-Kruger.
- wahern 3mo ago> empiricism, loyalty, and the great man theory. One of those things is not like the others. Presumably you had another word in mind.
- kube-system 3mo agoI did in fact mean empiricism... but it is empiricism while rejecting intellectualism. They believe their personal observation and judgement are superior.
- qsera 3mo agoI am not sure, but the claim was that there is some date based correlation when this drug started being used, and rise of some health issues kids...