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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:55 PM Mar 2020

Apparently it's ok to push woo as a "cure" or "preventative" for the coronavirus if... [View all]

...If the one doing the pushing is a liberal.

I see this far too often among liberals, including Robert Kennedy Jr, a "liberal stalwart" who is viciously anti-vaccination.

Wayne Allen Root and Jim Bakker are condemned for selling their "cure all sliver solution," but the supplement snake oil sellers can make all the claims they want about worthless "herbal treatments" and that's ok in some liberal circles.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213107306

From the original web site of this "herbalist" group:

"Vitalism in healing is a clinical strategy based on the principle that Life, Nature, and the Great Spirit from which they arise are fully present in all the tissues of the body, and also in the psyche, the spiritual heart, and the soul, sustaining life and health, providing inspiration and momentum for personal evolution on all levels, and for the fulfillment of the highest purpose in social and spiritual life."

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