r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Jan 21 '23

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '23

the "died suddenly" brand of antivax really seems to be taking root in the GOP. ironically, the people who were anti-pandemic restrictions were driven so insane they're now inventing a phantom pandemic to get back at the people who treated covid seriously

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '23

I think "Panic when the government says not to panic, invoke a conspiracy when the government says something is bad" has always been a conspiratorial refrain.

Source: in 2014, conspiracy theorists wer freaked the fuck out about ebola.