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Archae

(46,809 posts)
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 11:55 AM Mar 2020

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

...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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Apparently it's ok to push woo as a "cure" or "preventative" for the coronavirus if... (Original Post) Archae Mar 2020 OP
Herbs don't kill viruses. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #1
I've noticed that too. Archae Mar 2020 #2
Silver will make you turn blue, so maybe that's somewhat useful The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #3
But viruses do kill herbalists. DavidDvorkin Mar 2020 #7
It might help to prevent the spread, but only by deterring others from getting close! LeftishBrit Mar 2020 #9
Yeah, I saw that and it disgusted me. NNadir Mar 2020 #4
Ugh. progressoid Mar 2020 #5
I took a several years' long hiatus from DU because of tolerance of woo woo crap. sybylla Mar 2020 #6
We do try to shut it down when it appears. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #8

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,877 posts)
1. Herbs don't kill viruses.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:06 PM
Mar 2020

There's also a lot of nonsense floating around about eating garlic. It might ward off vampires but WHO says it won't prevent you from getting the virus or cure you if you do.

Archae

(46,809 posts)
2. I've noticed that too.
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:10 PM
Mar 2020

Got 3 e-mails talking up what "miracles" eating a lot of garlic will do.

I couldn't help but laugh, "Yeah, it'll keep everyone more than 10 feet away!"

But the supplement pushers are going at it full blast, making worthless claims about their vitamin concoctions and silver drinks will "cure" or "prevent" coronavirus.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(120,877 posts)
3. Silver will make you turn blue, so maybe that's somewhat useful
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 12:17 PM
Mar 2020

because people might assume you can't breathe because of the virus and will avoid you.

sybylla

(8,655 posts)
6. I took a several years' long hiatus from DU because of tolerance of woo woo crap.
Thu Mar 19, 2020, 04:52 PM
Mar 2020

I struggle to understand why it's still here. At. All.

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