The probably cancelled podcast is probably the most “conspiracy theory” prone Marxist podcast I listen to, but this is a little far. Their claims are the following:
-bill gates’ bunk science “philanthropy” is a front for ibm (who have historically been involved in eugenics) to depopulate the third world (which I believe)
-Fauci doesn’t know anything about the science that would be relevant to fighting pandemics, he was involved in trying to stop good hiv treatment from becoming accessible
-the Covid pandemic may have been planned, suspiciously similar to simulations, intentionally planned to be used for suppressing lefty information (said watch event 201)
-ventilators are difficult to operate, and most people that were being put on them died, so it’s sus they were calling for more
-the common medication used in the US is bad,
-hospitals have monetary incentives to attribute hospitalizations to Covid
-ivermectin is effective at treating Covid, demonized as “horse paste” when it’s actually often used on humans, (which I’m sympathetic to, as it was commonly used in Latin America)
-hydroxychloriquin treats Covid, tests saying otherwise were using intentionally bad methodology
-according to VERS a lot of people are being harmed by Covid vaccines (which I’m very suspicious of, as correlation doesn’t equal causation with vers, but many I listen to too many libs)
-masks are making people sick (which I’m very suspicious of, bc I’ve gotten sick wayyy less since I’ve been wearing a mask daily)
-boosters are a scheme to make more money bc with actual vaccines it’s supposed to develope anti-bodies once and you’ll be fine
-the vaccine causes blood clots etc, (which I’m very suspicious of, but maybe lib debunkings are wrong?)
I would like to know what you, comrades think of these claims.
I'll go in order.
Don't know enough to comment on.
Don't know enough to comment on.
I have a healthy skepticism of this idea. I have a friend who very strongly believes the Fort Detrick theory on Covid's origins to be real, and he's almost convinced me. It's more likely than the Wuhan Lab theory, though that's a very low bar, to be fair. People were making the same claim about Monkeypox this past summer, even though there's been an ongoing outbreak in Africa, especially Nigeria (iirc), since 2017, which is where patient 0 of last summer's outbreak had recently traveled to. It's a small world, never doubt that.
I don't doubt that ventilators are difficult to operate, and that many people who were put on them died. But a medical intervention/treatment doesn't have to be effective for the vast majority to be effective for some -- and therefore a worthwhile investment. The medical industry in the U.S. has been privatized to hell and is therefore driven by profits. But people working in the medical field are by and large decent people who want to help their fellow humans.
Highly, highly doubt.
Highly doubt as well.
Unfortunately, VERS is known to be infested with anti-vaxx shitheads falsely claiming bad side effects. It is not a reliable source.
Total nonsense.
Highly doubt. The way I understand it is that because it's more common to encounter Covid than, idk, tetanus, it's necessary to get boosters more often.
This a known, albeit rare, side effect that occurs within a pretty short time frame of having gotten the vaccine -- about 2 weeks, iirc.
I think it's a good idea to bear in mind that just because something or someone calls themselves a Marxist doesn't mean they're based, intelligent, or have good takes. Nazbols exist, after all.