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In reply to the discussion: This was from a Twitter thread about Bill Maher and it turned into one of saddest things ever [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(106,682 posts)45. He feels like he does because he's a dumb, self-obsessed case of Dunning-Kruger
He's stated he's never going to get the booster. He's said it's "useless" (that proves he's dumb). He's says that people just need "a healthy lifestyle" to avoid the problems.
Its not a rarefied or weird point of view to say that if people would up their vitamin D levels, up their zinc levels, stop eating sugar, get a proper amount of sleep, stop overeating and day drinking, which is what went on during this pandemic, they would have a much better chance. The people who didnt do that have blood on their hands. Theres no other way to put it.
I understand that the Western medical establishment is rather cozy with the pharmaceutical industry, so I understand that their only idea about solving this is a pharmaceutical response. And Im glad there is a vaccine because many people need a vaccine. It does stop you from dying. But shouldnt we also have at least mentioned this other way to deal with it?
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Its not only useless, but this is a very, very new vaccine. Okay, I didnt want the first vaccine. We should not treat people unfairly who want to allow their own immune system to take care of the situation. But okay, I took one for the team.
https://deadline.com/2022/01/bill-maher-donald-trump-covid-warning-interview-real-time-hbo-1234916953/
I understand that the Western medical establishment is rather cozy with the pharmaceutical industry, so I understand that their only idea about solving this is a pharmaceutical response. And Im glad there is a vaccine because many people need a vaccine. It does stop you from dying. But shouldnt we also have at least mentioned this other way to deal with it?
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Its not only useless, but this is a very, very new vaccine. Okay, I didnt want the first vaccine. We should not treat people unfairly who want to allow their own immune system to take care of the situation. But okay, I took one for the team.
https://deadline.com/2022/01/bill-maher-donald-trump-covid-warning-interview-real-time-hbo-1234916953/
In reality, using the figures Deadline put in the article, and the CDC figures for overweight/obese in the general population, the merely overweight had (before vaccines) a 15% high chance of hospitalization than the OK/underweight. The obese had a 50% higher chance. But vaccines cut the chance of hospitalization by far, far more than that. But, because he's ignorant and self-obsessed, he thinks it was his previous good health that pulled him through, and he's spreading anti-vax propaganda now. It is indeed time for everyone to say "Fuck Bill Maher".
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This was from a Twitter thread about Bill Maher and it turned into one of saddest things ever [View all]
YorkRd
Jan 2022
OP
Some people will force it into a weather discussion. Its a "thing", dontcha know!
oldsoftie
Jan 2022
#8
They are, when it comes to people in media who are more able to say stupid things without
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2022
#26
Shorthand for entitlement on top of entitlement. Twitter (a medium I despise) requires shorthand--
Hekate
Jan 2022
#63
Disagree. Loved his political humour for years. AND he is not a fascist, And don't like to
Alexander Of Assyria
Jan 2022
#24
He feels like he does because he's a dumb, self-obsessed case of Dunning-Kruger
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2022
#45
If your not a scientific moron, get the fucking vaccine. It 's simple.
johnthewoodworker
Jan 2022
#12
Almost as if he feels completely emotionally deprived, if he doesn't have a
bullwinkle428
Jan 2022
#42