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Current Events => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ralph Wiggum on October 03, 2021, 03:41:45 PM
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Most people think of COVID-19 as a respiratory virus, although some scientists argue that it is a disease of the cardiovascular system. I maintain that it’s primarily a neurological disorder.
In short, Covid has broken our brains.
Or perhaps I should say, irrational fear of the virus has broken our brains.
The main super-spreaders are the corporate media, aka Fake News. Honestly, I never understood why so many people were panicking over something that, for most, is basically like a bad flu (and for many, not even that). Then I got stuck in an airport and had to listen to CNN for a couple of hours.
The sheer volume of fear-mongering disinformation--“panic porn,” as it has so aptly been labeled—was almost overwhelming. If I listened to nothing but that all day, I’d probably be hysterical, too. I also wouldn’t have any idea what is actually going on.
Case in point: In a recent survey, 41% of Democrats said a person who contracts Covid has a 50% chance of winding up in the hospital, while another 12% think the risk is 20% or higher.
The actual number? Less than 1%.
Republicans didn’t fare too well in the survey, either. But at least they’re significantly better informed than their “progressive” neighbors—which no doubt explains why they’re less fearful.
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Years of government school, followed by Marxist indoctrination in college, have rendered most people incapable of applying logic. The few relatively unimpaired brains that still existed, prior to March 2020, have now mostly been broken by the Covid panic.
https://townhall.com/columnists/robjenkins/2021/10/03/covid-has-broken-our-brains-n2596856
Further analysis at the link. Have never heard of the writer, but I like the cut of his jib based on this commentary.