"Describing [RFK's] views as ‘controversial,’ I think, is dishonest. They’re not controversial. They’re false. He’s not spreading controversial views, he’s spreading lies. And so the framing matters enormously, and that’s something that I foresee being a huge, huge issue in the 2024 campaign."
Agreed!
Some key distinctions made by journalist Seth Mnookin in this sharp interview. (He wrote a book about the anti-vaccine movement in 2011.)
I have a hard time calling them lies cause I think he believes them. I think he's very mentally damaged from his emotional experiences. Like Hunter.
non ionizing radiation is damaging us.
you asked for an example and I gave one. there are plenty of articles detailing what many think he is lying about. I support long discussions between people who know their shit (or at least seem to) to disagree on important issues. Like COVID and the laptop. We are not children.
But I'm also very opposed to people spreading misinfo on important subjects, that they don't believe is true. Clean up is a lot harder than making the mess. We should admit this is hard.
Jay Rosen
william.maggos
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