Bertrand Russel, George Carlin And H.G. Wells Show The Way Forward

 

Then there's this variation:

Bertrand Russell, Wikiquote

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell

George Carlin Describes America's Dumbf*ck Quandary

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/07/george-carlin-describes-americas.html

Compendium Of Best Pax-Barbaria Posts On Education (With A Failsafe Proposal For National Restoration)

  https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2021/01/compendium-of-best-pax-barbaria-posts_12.html

The Blunt Truth:

The Formative Years are "ground zero" in the battle for human survival.

Fr. Thomas Merton Explains -- In 16 Words -- Why "Christian" "Conservatives" Are Always Wrong

https://newsfrombarbaria.blogspot.com/2020/08/fr-thomas-merton-explains-in-16-words.html

PS I agree that social media fuels conspiracism. However, this morning's report from Axios suggests that other factors are even more important:

Belief in vaccine conspiracies is rising

Reproduced from Annenberg Public Policy Center. Chart: Axios Visuals People who rely on conservative media have much less confidence in experts and are much more likely to believe vaccine misinformation, Axios' Sara Fischer writes from a new study by the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Why it matters: The survey finds a widening gap between Americans who trust key health institutions and those who don't. Trust in key institutions, including the CDC and FDA, is still high overall. So is overall trust in Anthony Fauci, and overall confidence in the vaccines. The survey also found that a growing number of Americans are becoming susceptible to conspiracy theories about the vaccine. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, told Axios: "When you begin to reduce trust in experts and agencies telling you that vaccines are safe, you're creating all kinds of susceptibilities that can be exploited for partisan gain." Keep reading.

On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 9:06 AM Frances Vito <fvitobd@gmail.com> wrote:

Much of it is the genetic mutation / fertility misinformation pushed on social media.

They'd rather die than listen to scientists or the pregnant women who've taken the vaccine and delivered normal babies.

 

On Tue, Jul 20, 2021, 1:03 AM Alan Archibald <alanarchibaldo@gmail.com> wrote:

Even among Republicans, men are willing to get vaccinated at rate significantly higher than women