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MacIntyre: Solving the ‘conspiracy theory’ crisis caused by our corrupted institutions
The Blaze ^ | February 21, 2023 | Auron MacIntyre

Posted on 02/22/2023 8:05:32 AM PST by Twotone

The mainstream media was finally forced to admit the truth last week after research published in the Lancet revealed that natural immunity acquired from COVID infection provided protection either equal to or superior to that granted by two doses of mRNA vaccine. Outlets like NBC News ran headlines prominently displaying a medical fact that was dismissed as a “right-wing conspiracy theory” for years by those same media outlets.

Conservative commentators, politicians, and even prominent physicians were regularly deplatformed from social media for stating simple medical facts that have been later proven scientifically, but no apology will be coming from the cult of COVID. Due to the constant stream of propaganda coming from both the media and government, trust in American institutions is cratering, especially among conservatives.

We are all seeking truth, but average people do not have time to sift every piece of data or read every study — they need reliable authorities that can be trusted to help evaluate and understand information. When the authorities charged with this task prove completely corrupt, individuals will speculate and grasp for narratives that help them make sense of the world around them. Many of those narratives will prove true, but just as many will prove false, which allows the left to smear all opposing narratives as “conspiracy theories” that can be easily dismissed.

The right lacks a network of parallel sense-making institutions to offer credible alternatives to the lies of the progressive left, and this puts conservatives at a distinct disadvantage in the battle for truth.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: conspiracytheory; corruptinstitutions; letsgobrandon; progressivelies; theliesoftheleft
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To: DugwayDuke; Twotone
Now, as for his ‘grift’. Malone has a newsletter charging $5/month. He claims over 8000 paid subscribers. That’s about $31,000 per month. Then there are his book deals. I’m sure he’s at least reimbursed for his travel costs, maybe more.

Wait. Dr. Fauci is the highest paid employee in the entire government. Pfizer is making record profit, and they don't have overhead of legal liability for some of their products.

By your definition you should think Fauci and Pfizer are con artists, but you think they are infallible instead. Where is the logic?

21 posted on 02/22/2023 10:12:25 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: DugwayDuke
Mercola has one of the largest websites for homeopathic medicine

Do you know what homeopathy is? I have looked in a couple years, but I don't think Mercola does homeopathy.

22 posted on 02/22/2023 10:14:17 AM PST by nickcarraway
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To: DugwayDuke

You’re ignoring the fact that in order to have natural immunity, you must be infected and survive the virus.

Nope I am not, for most getting covid was never anything close to a death sentence, it was massively overhyped to push this crap on us. Now please answer, why did vaxxers and the CDC state quite emphatically natural immunity was not effective for covid?

DugwayDuke wrote: Please explain how one tests for the prevention of COVID?

Please explain why the pro vaxxers said it was needed to stop transmission and get back to normal, pro vaxxers like you made the claim, asking me how it is tested is dishonest, you need to explain why vaxxers supported what was false, not me explain how to test the falsehood vaxxers propagated.
Please explain why Pfizer did not refute that obvious lie that the jab would stop transmission which no other than the CDC themselves propagated AND knew was a lie!

Lastly are you not aware Pfizer was found guilty of the largest health fraud in history (literally at the felony level) and fined 2.3 BILLION as a result, but now they are pure as the driven snow?

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-largest-health-care-fraud-settlement-its-history


23 posted on 02/22/2023 10:19:48 AM PST by Skwor
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To: nickcarraway

He doesn’t. His posts on this subject amount to sycophancy and ignorance.

All you get are the parroted main stream propaganda responses, ad hominem and baseless assertions laden with weak sophistry.


24 posted on 02/22/2023 10:23:06 AM PST by Skwor
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To: Skwor

Skwor wrote: “Nope I am not, for most getting covid was never anything close to a death sentence, it was massively overhyped to push this crap on us. Now please answer, why did vaxxers and the CDC state quite emphatically natural immunity was not effective for covid?”

They said the vaccines prevented COVID without the need to become sick from COVID. You are forgetting the millions of deaths when COVID first appeared on the scene.

Skwor wrote: “Please explain why the pro vaxxers said it was needed to stop transmission and get back to normal, pro vaxxers like you made the claim, asking me how it is tested is dishonest, you need to explain why vaxxers supported what was false, not me explain how to test the falsehood vaxxers propagated.”

When the vaccines prevent COVID infections, they have stopped transmissions. Now explain how you test for stopping infections.


25 posted on 02/22/2023 10:35:46 AM PST by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: DugwayDuke

“Those most frequently quoted here on FR, Mercola, Malone, Kennedy, etc., are grifters seeking to increase their fortunes by pushing anti-vaxxer propaganda.”

You’ve been brainwashed.


26 posted on 02/22/2023 10:58:38 AM PST by enumerated ( )
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To: enumerated

enumerated wrote: “You’ve been brainwashed.”

No, I’ve been educated on the anti-vaxxer grifters who spew their fraudulent propaganda to make themselves rich at your expense.

Amazing that some are so eager to accuse ignore the fraudulent profits made by those accusing ‘Big Pharma’ of fraud.


27 posted on 02/22/2023 11:05:58 AM PST by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: DugwayDuke

Still shilling after all these years!


28 posted on 02/22/2023 11:20:02 AM PST by BlackbirdSST (Trump WON!!! He will win 2024!)
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To: DugwayDuke

I don’t consider it ‘grift’ when I willingly sign up for a newsletter or website offering. I subscribe to Mark Steyn & The Blaze among others. It’s just a snotty way to demean someone.


29 posted on 02/22/2023 11:21:22 AM PST by Twotone
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To: DugwayDuke

“No, I’ve been educated on the anti-vaxxer grifters who spew their fraudulent propaganda to make themselves rich at your expense.”

LOL! I hope you didn’t have to pay anyone for that “education”.


30 posted on 02/22/2023 11:44:14 AM PST by enumerated ( )
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To: Twotone

You are correct but Dugway is one of the ones who just believes the Government propaganda. Not sure if he is paid to do it or just refuses to actually investigate the lies we have been told by Fauci, Walensky and CDC.


31 posted on 02/22/2023 11:51:08 AM PST by Metrobank
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To: Twotone

Twotone wrote: “I don’t consider it ‘grift’ when I willingly sign up for a newsletter or website offering. I subscribe to Mark Steyn & The Blaze among others. It’s just a snotty way to demean someone.”

Grift is a form of swindling someone like when they sell you a product which is mostly misinformation or otherwise fraudulent. Malone’s newletter is misinformation designed to appeal to the anti-vaxxer fringe. Mercola’s website is devoted to homeopathic, alternative, medicines with no proven value. So, yes, they are grifters.


32 posted on 02/22/2023 12:19:11 PM PST by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: enumerated

enumerated wrote: “LOL! I hope you didn’t have to pay anyone for that “education”.”

Haven’t you heard, the best things in life are free?


33 posted on 02/22/2023 12:20:32 PM PST by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: BlackbirdSST

BlackbirdSST wrote: “Still shilling after all these years!”

I’m surprised your still getting paid after all these years.


34 posted on 02/22/2023 12:21:20 PM PST by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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To: DugwayDuke

You are wrong. Period. Malone, & the others, are trying to protect people by giving them information the gov’t is hiding. I’m happily unvaccinated. There was no reason for a vaccine that 99+% of people would’ve survived. And the ones already in ill health could’ve been saved with immediate & appropriate use of ivermectin & other simple remedies.

I assume you’re vaxxed. I hope you survive it.


35 posted on 02/22/2023 12:29:19 PM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

Twotone wrote: “You are wrong. Period. Malone, & the others, are trying to protect people by giving them information the gov’t is hiding. I’m happily unvaccinated. There was no reason for a vaccine that 99+% of people would’ve survived. And the ones already in ill health could’ve been saved with immediate & appropriate use of ivermectin & other simple remedies.”

First of all, the survival rate for polio was 99+% so you must believe there was no reason to develop that vaccine either.

Malone and others are making millions exploiting those who believe in conspiracy theories about the government hiding information.

And, no “ivermectin & other simple remedies” do not save lives.

BTW, I have a far, far, better chance surviving the vaccines than you do surviving COVID.


36 posted on 02/22/2023 1:00:44 PM PST by DugwayDuke (Most pick the expert who says the things they agree with.)
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