This describes many antivaxxers, #COVID19 deniers, #antimaskers, anti-“lockdown” protesters perfectly. 1/https://twitter.com/kareem_carr/status/1355582423891902478 …
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Indeed, I’ve argued that what antivaxxers and
#COVID19 deniers share in common is an unrelenting hostility to public health. 2/https://respectfulinsolence.com/2020/12/02/antivaxxers-anti-public-health/ …1 reply 8 retweets 26 likesShow this thread -
And why is this? It’s because bother groups, antivaxxers and
#COVID19 deniers/#antimaskers share the trait that Kareem describes. 3/2 replies 3 retweets 19 likesShow this thread -
David Gorski, MD, PhD Retweeted 🔥 Kareem Carr 🔥
They also do this, disguising their tribal identity as allegiance to “freedom” or “parental rights.” 4/4https://twitter.com/kareem_carr/status/1355582425783558146 …
David Gorski, MD, PhD added,
🔥 Kareem Carr 🔥 @kareem_carrSince many individualists claim not to be part of groups, they often substitute group identity with pledges of allegiance to ideas. They might say "I believe in logic and reason". They will say this even when they've long since abandoned logic and reason.Show this thread2 replies 8 retweets 26 likesShow this thread -
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I think it is a long-term strategy to obfuscate by a manipulative use of words we normally care about to some extent.
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True, but it’s also unconscious and true belief.
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