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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Michael Shermer

      So Shermer finally Tweeted something correctly reporting that the overwhelming vast majority of political violence is perpetrated by the far right, not the far left, and the first several responses are a shitshow of denial. 1/https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/status/1157688310703087617 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      Michael ShermerVerified account @michaelshermer
      A few reminders that the uptick in hate crimes is fueled by white supremacy & an archaic "blood & soil" fantasy, both deeply rooted in 19th century romanticism & renewed by the recent rise in populism and economic nationalism. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-08-02/domestic-terrorism-white-supremacy …
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    2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted GeneralTHC

      For example, here one of @michaelshermer's fans claims that it's really the left trying to foment a race war. 🤦‍♂️ 2/https://twitter.com/generalthc/status/1157689058035994624 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      GeneralTHC @GeneralTHC
      Replying to @michaelshermer
      More like the Left is trying to get a race war started. A fight they won't have the stomach to fight BTW.
      2 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
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    3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted

      Here, another lovely one of Shermer's fans claim it's all "brown supremacy" and illegal immigrants behind the violence. 🙄🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ 3/ https://twitter.com/therightdefense/status/1157690158365519872 …

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    4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted

      Another Shermer fan is just "skeptical" that white supremacist groups are behind most political violence and terrorism. 🤦‍♂️ 4/ https://twitter.com/babyfacedmoron/status/1157688545424883720 …

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    5. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Steven Walker

      Still another questions Shermer's intelligence for posting Shermer's that doesn't support the narrative that antifa is more violent than fascists. 🤔 5/https://twitter.com/stevesforge/status/1157689364974985216 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      Steven Walker @stevesforge
      Replying to @michaelshermer
      I used to think you were intelligent. I was way off...
      2 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
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    6. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted

      Yet another uses sterling unshakable REASON to argue why the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooter couldn't have been influenced by white supremacist ideology and in fact must have been trying to kill white people. What? Don't brown people like garlic too? 6/ https://twitter.com/shortbus_bully/status/1157689855943598082 …

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    7. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted starell

      Still another decides to engage in some highly racist whataboutism. This was a popular theme in the responses. 🤦‍♂️ 7/https://twitter.com/starell/status/1157693804264271873 …

      David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

      starell @starell
      Replying to @michaelshermer
      The thing that I can’t figure out is why all this attention and outrage on domestic terrorism but black on black crime in the inner cities has been out of control for years!!! Where are all the articles and outrage for these poor people that have to live that life??
      2 replies 0 retweets 11 likes
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    8. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

      David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted

      Still another calls Shermer "racist" for having Tweeted a link to this story. 🙄 8/ https://twitter.com/dflx15/status/1157695855132102656 …

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    9. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

      None of this is to say that all the responses were like this. There are appropriate responses there too. But the earliest responses were all like the ones above. 9/

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    10. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

      Although he's deserved past criticism for having harped on antifa violence far out of proportion to their share of actual political violence, I'm not bringing up these responses to criticize him. He appears to be trying to be more appropriate. Time will tell if he succeeds. 10/

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

      The reason I brought this up is to point out that Shermer's past rhetoric about antifa and his association with @Quillette and the IDW guaranteed that he'd gain a lot of fans like this, who'll be pissed off if he abandons his biased portrayal of the left. 11/

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        2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

          Will Shermer endanger his IDW cred and fan base? Stay tuned... 12/12

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        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

          David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Michael Shermer

          And...we have the answer! Apparently the pushback for actually pointing out that the overwhelming majority of political violence is right wing/fascist/white supremacist led Shermer to add a "but antifa." 12a/12https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/status/1157751168518328320 …

          David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

          Michael ShermerVerified account @michaelshermer
          I do point out ANTIFA violence all the time, and I've thus been accused of being a right winger/conservative. Again, we expect Alt-Right tiki-torch carrying thugs to be violent. Liberals use arguments instead. But the Far-Left has left liberalism and become illiberal.
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        4. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

          He even repeats his mind-numbingly silly reason for attacking antifa more than fascists, adding the obligatory IDW trope about liberals having become "illiberal." He can't identify the main source of political violence without adding false balance about antifa and liberals.12b/12

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        5. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

          David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Michael Shermer

          And then...another swipe at liberals, using a three year old protest in Portland. 12c/12https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/status/1157756592172912641 …

          David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

          Michael ShermerVerified account @michaelshermer
          Would someone explain to me the logic behind violent political protest & how it's suppose accomplish its goals? How is smashing car windows in protest against Trump going to bring about his Presidency end? Or are these just thugs looking for violence? https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/11/10/portland-anti-trump-protest-turns-to-chaos-as-anarchists-smash-cars-and-bus-stops/ …
          2 replies 1 retweet 15 likes
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        6. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 3 Aug 2019

          David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted Michael Shermer

          He finally gets to today's shooter in El Paso, noting that he had a white nationalist manifesto. Apparently he couldn't discuss two mass shootings and right wing political violence without adding a couple instances of "but antifa!" to the mix. 12d/12https://twitter.com/michaelshermer/status/1157756592172912641 …

          David Gorski, MD, PhD added,

          Michael ShermerVerified account @michaelshermer
          Would someone explain to me the logic behind violent political protest & how it's suppose accomplish its goals? How is smashing car windows in protest against Trump going to bring about his Presidency end? Or are these just thugs looking for violence? https://www.wweek.com/news/2016/11/10/portland-anti-trump-protest-turns-to-chaos-as-anarchists-smash-cars-and-bus-stops/ …
          1 reply 0 retweets 23 likes
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