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Re:Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific m... by whatshisface on Sunday January 30, 2022 @05:45PM (#30142024)
Even if you're wrong, I think it's interesting that the only lever they think they have to change your mind is "force you." The idea of having a serious dialogue is so far from their minds (maybe because of decades of training in PR disaster scenarios - chemical spills, manufacturing accidents, drugs that kill - where the establishment is unambiguously in the wrong?) that even when they're right, they act like they're wrong.

If the CEO of CNN wanted to convince their toddler to go to the bathroom, they'd start by compiling dossiers to discredit anyone with large bladders.

('They', in this, refers to the media/corporate PR/press release system that is used to determine public opinion.)

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Re:Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific m... by tempnow987 on Sunday January 30, 2022 @05:51PM (#30142074)
Yep, this is the real indicator.

What I'm a bit confused about is why they put so much focus on lecturing folks, demanding things, and so little focus on things that would help.

I wore a mask before anyone except folks in Chinatown where I am. I was told not to believe "misinformation" way back then. This was when they were telling us masks did nothing, only wear if you are symptomatic etc.

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Re:Royal Society cautions against censorship of scientific m... by faeriechangling on Sunday January 30, 2022 @06:04PM (#30142179)
Hahaha I was the same way. I rebelled against scientific authority and wore a mask. It was only months later I was called a sheeple doing whatever the globalists wanted for wearing a mask.
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