The Guardian reports a new survey finding that "dangerous conspiracy theories" about COVID-19 are surging, virus-like.
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/26/survey-uncovers-widespread-belief-dangerous-covid-conspiracy-theories This, of course, makes me a major vector: Wikipedia has now sharpened up its entry on myself to make it nastier. >From Steve Bhaerman: Hi Mark: > > I was just referencing your Wikipedia page. Not even Pravda could have > slanted this final paragraph more: > > "Miller is a 9/11 truther.[5][6] and is a signatory to the 9/11 Truth > Statement.[7] Interviewed by the New York Observer website, Miller said > anyone using the conspiracy theory description "in a pejorative sense is a > witting or unwitting CIA asset".[8] Following a "truthers" symposium on > 9/11, "Justice in Focus", Miller told Vice the official explanations for > 9/11 and the assassination of John F. Kennedy "are just as unscientific as > the ones that everybody feels comfortable ridiculing", referring to > conservatives dismissal of global warming.[9] Miller has shown his students > the anti-vaccination film Vaxxed made by the disgraced physician Andrew > Wakefield.[5] He has defended the false claims made in Vaxxed of a link > between the MMR vaccine and autism, and the assertion that the Centers for > Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been involved in a cover-up.[8]" > > You could use it in your class as a classic example of propaganda ... > "disgraced physician" (does that mean Bill Gates is "graced"?) ... > "defended his false claims". Conveniently enough, college kids are now so > thoroughly brainwashed with PC hogwash that they have no sense of > discernment. I wonder how many would recognize the bias of this > "fact-checking" site. [At least my own students learn to see through such > jive---MCM.] > > Steve > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Crispin_Miller > > --- Support News from Underground: https://bit.ly/NFUSupport Visit News from Underground: https://markcrispinmiller.com You received this email because you are subscribed to News from Underground. To unsubscribe from this email list, please go to: http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=pIdjNUgiG2h8yxbhC54SSy4SEskAoEMs For archives, please go to: https://archives.simplelists.com/nfu
