Unfortunately, the only folks willing to stick out their necks publicly on this issue are the ones who’re already running around headless. Not sure what fixes this. I can’t imagine anyone reputable with a platform wanting to be the first one to jump into the side of the pool currently filled with schizo posting about how Russia is actually saving the world by blowing up US backed biological weapons labs in Ukraine.

We seem to be sorely lacking in elder statesmen/graybeard type figures who are willing to step into a muddied discourse and create a reasoned discussion from the insanity. There’s obviously a huge demand for such figures (see: the early days of Fauci) but we’re only getting grifters, blatantly political operatives, and those with huge conflicts of interest.