gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agoWhy the right still embraces Ivermectinwww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1196arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1193arrow-down1external-linkWhy the right still embraces Ivermectinwww.nytimes.comgravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-22 months agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefutatorius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 months agoThat doesn’t explain why Americans bought into it.
minus-squareGoodmorningsunshine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoAmericans have education levels of the developing world. Probably worse, since many worship ignorance.
minus-squareCarmakazi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoSocial media circus got a hold of the “results,” doctors said “No, that’s dumb,” and then the terminally contrarian went off the deep end with “what are they hiding from us!?!?” As they do every single time a quick and cheap “cure” is debunked.
That doesn’t explain why Americans bought into it.
Americans have education levels of the developing world. Probably worse, since many worship ignorance.
Social media circus got a hold of the “results,” doctors said “No, that’s dumb,” and then the terminally contrarian went off the deep end with “what are they hiding from us!?!?” As they do every single time a quick and cheap “cure” is debunked.