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Mike 03

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11. It could be more than that. Fauci is a unifying figure for the most part.

Reply to Norbert (Original post)

Wed Oct 27, 2021, 03:25 PM

Oct 2021

He's liked and trusted. The real reason Trump hated Fauci is because his approval ratings were so much higher. But in a larger sense, destroying a figure of endearment and trust is right out of the Russia/Authoritarian playbook, where you want to destroy the ability of citizens to trust any one or anything. It's the flip side of the "fire hose of falsehood" strategy, where you inundate people with alternate explanations for an event (except for the honest one) and try to burn people out so they stop believing it's possible to know the truth. But in the case of destroying a trusted figure, they are trying to destroy trust in anything. They've also done this with government institutions as well.

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Why the extreme right wants to destroy Dr. Fauci. [View all] Norbert Oct 2021 OP

Medical testing on puppies. PETA is pissed to. jimfields33 Oct 2021 #1

I have suspicions about PETA. Just sayin Walleye Oct 2021 #3

They do some good work, but I admit go overboard. jimfields33 Oct 2021 #4

They lost me when they wrote to the city council of Fishkill, NY demanding they change their name Walleye Oct 2021 #7

Ugh! There are a few town names in upstate NY, particularly around the Hudson River that were smirkymonkey Oct 2021 #16

There's a stream in Delaware called the Murderkill Walleye Oct 2021 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Oct 2021 #9

Yea on the surface the appear to be a good org ForgedCrank Oct 2021 #24

Thank you. You're not the only one who feels that way. NurseJackie Oct 2021 #17

Boeing has now said all employees must be vaccinated. A lot of RWNJs work there. Coventina Oct 2021 #2

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts also just instituted an employee mandate. GoCubsGo Oct 2021 #6

They still are offering free donuts to the fully vaccinated nitpicker Oct 2021 #15

The workers aren't necessarily the one having this hissy fit, though. GoCubsGo Oct 2021 #19

In Major Shift, NIH Admits Funding Risky Virus Research in Wuhan womanofthehills Oct 2021 #5

Aw Jeez... PSPS Oct 2021 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Oct 2021 #8

It costs companies a lot of money having people off sick or Bev54 Oct 2021 #10

It could be more than that. Fauci is a unifying figure for the most part. Mike 03 Oct 2021 #11

That explains it far more than the OP did. maxsolomon Oct 2021 #22

They've hated him since he opted not to go along with Dump's bullshit ravings. Birx went along kysrsoze Oct 2021 #12

IF YOU DON'T GET VACCINATED, you. are. out. FIRED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Oct 2021 #14

There's a huge far-right religious piece, too. They're "persecuted by Fauci." lindysalsagal Oct 2021 #18

Company I work for is allowing people to return to certain offices... Xolodno Oct 2021 #20

they are trying to get trump off the hook by blaming fauci IcyPeas Oct 2021 #23