Saturday, October 9, 2021

Facebook Thread About Big Pharma Malfeasance, And The First Ever Woman Editor Of "The New England Journal Of Medicine," Marcia Angell's Spot-On Criticism Of The Pharmaceutical Industry

Facebook Thread About Big Pharma Malfeasance, And The First Ever Woman Editor Of "The New England Journal Of Medicine," Marcia Angell's Spot-On Criticism Of The Pharmaceutical Industry

Marcia Angell MD points a finger at the very heart of American capitalism as it now operates. Unbridled Capitalism has become an impregnable fortress for scoundrels... and worse. In its current manifestation, unregulated "Cowboy Capitalism" protects and advances the self-seeking greed of "profiteering opportunists," all of them cut from the same cloth as Malignant Messiah.

Cowboy Capitalism Dependably Degrades -- And Often Ruins -- The Lives Of The People It Marginalizes, While Persistently -- Eagerly -- Trashing The Biosphere: An Updated Compendium



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  • LJ: I guess I am not polite. Curious to me from other posts, that you appear to be in support of Big Pharma's vaccination program while posting this quote. Mystery abounds....
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    • Alan Archibald
      LJ Although I think Big Pharma (at least on an unconscious level) would prefer not to eliminate disease, I do think BP will develop drugs to ameliorate disease and vaccines to control pandemics. And occasionally, they virtually eradicate diseases such as smallpox and polio. I do not hold myself to the impossibly high bar of perfection, but will often be happy with a half loaf rather than none.
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    • How Big Pharma Reaps Profits While Hurting Everyday Americans - Center for American Progress
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      How Big Pharma Reaps Profits While Hurting Everyday Americans - Center for American Progress
      How Big Pharma Reaps Profits While Hurting Everyday Americans - Center for American Progress
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    • Alan Archibald
      If you do not know Dr. Marcia Angell, she's a crucially important figure in the struggle for pharmaceutical sanity. Dr. Angell is also the first woman editor of the "New England Journal Of Medicine." https://cyber.harvard.edu/.../images/NYReviewBooksAngell.pdf
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    • Alan Archibald
      If you like what you read, you may want to hear Angell interviewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8FeLQVI5Lw
      A Conversation with Dr. Marcia Angell
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      A Conversation with Dr. Marcia Angell
      A Conversation with Dr. Marcia Angell
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    • LJ: It is not perfectionism, but sanity I seek.
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    • LJ: Wow. I was literally writing the word "sanity" when your post with " struggle for pharmaceutical sanity." came in. Bizarre. To me it is insane to give any credibility/ $$$$/power to an entity that is as "misguided" (I am being kind here) as BP. They do a whole lot of harm to a who lot of people. And reap huge rewards for their tricks.
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    • LJ to Alan Archibald I will listen to Dr. Angell ?! tomorrow.
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    • Alan Archibald
      LJ: I hope you get around to Angell's interview.
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    • Alan Archibald
      LJ: I pretty much agree with your critique except your refusal to give "any" thing to big pharma. Yes, in the main they are slime pigs -- not infrequenlty murderous slime pigs -- but I believe the devil must be given his due, or we tip into the more dangerous domain of perfectionism. "Even a broken clock is right twice a day."
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