Originally Posted By: Phaedrus
That's the most exasperating thing about the pandemic for me. The deniers, for lack of another word, have a multilayered approach to ignoring reality.

I think many of those that you term "deniers" are actually "questioners". It is healthy to question what you are being told, especially since most of what we are being told is coming from the News Media. I can't think of a group that has less credibility than these guys right now.

I *do* question the death rate that has been reported. I *do* question the people who are questioning the death rate. I *do* question the reported "allergic reactions" reported in the two Brits who took the vaccine recently. I *do* question how well masks work (although I wear one - because I do not know the answer to my question). I *do* question everything a politician says about the virus (I believe many of them have self-serving motivations far removed from our well being).

There is nothing wrong with being wary, even skeptical in some cases. Is the death rate as high as reported? I am skeptical. Is the vaccine safe? I am wary. Do masks work? I am skeptical. Do lockdowns imposed by politicians work? That one is a hard "no" from me.

I see nothing wrong, and everything right, about questioning the information we are getting. Up until we are assured that what we are hearing has been verified (not just claimed) as true, questioning it is the correct path to take IMHO. Blindly believing everything you have thrown at you might allow you to escape the "denier" label, but the correct label for people like this is probably not a nice thing to say in this forum. Personally, I will be questioning the vaccine right up until the second it is injected into my arm. And probably for a while after too.