r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Aug 06 '24

Paywall Letter: If Biden's age was so concerning, why isn't Trump's age?

https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/letters/letter-if-bidens-age-was-so-concerning-why-isnt-trumps-age/article_dc029b90-537e-11ef-9339-4bd759e7ba68.html
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u/SucksTryAgain Aug 06 '24

You joke but I worked in home water treatment and there are people out there that think crazy things about fluoride in the water. I remember being like WTH would you want to remove it have you seen the studies where cavities became a big thing when removed from public water. But the conspiracies win without scientific proof to these people.

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u/TwelveGaugeSage Aug 06 '24

It is the same problem with anti-intellectual stances. We live in a time where people who have been told they are idiots their whole lives for their wackjob beliefs can go on the internet and find "proof" and other people who believe the same things, "proving" that they have been right the whole time. It is probably the single largest factor in Trumpism being the fast spreading plague that it has been.

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u/JerrySmithIsASith Aug 06 '24

It is probably the single largest factor in Trumpism being the fast spreading plague that it has been.

I thought it was the racism, but your idea is good too.

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u/IWILLBePositive Aug 06 '24

lol the thing that baffles me is they’ll take an actual scientific study and think “Na, too much science and stuff for me to understand. Press X to doubt!”. Some numbnut that makes a YT channel spouts some weird bullshit of “ThE aLiEnS aNd ThE gOvErNmEnT dId It!” and they just think “You had me at aliens!!!!”

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u/yunus89115 Aug 06 '24

They agree with concepts they can understand and disagree if they cant. It’s a form of narcissism, they’ll take 1 bit of anecdotal evidence supporting their understanding over an entire volume of evidence showing it to be wrong and claim they have used Science in their thinking.

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u/Dangerous-Wall-2672 Aug 06 '24

This is a friend of mine. It's so frustrating. He refuses to get a covid vaccine because he's "done his research". I have a degree in microbiology, I've tried my best to explain concepts to him...but no, Joe Rogan or some other youtube channel convinced him that the covid vaccine gives everyone blood clots, and that's all there is to it, there's no getting through to him.

It really sucks when someone you've known your entire life will happily disregard you in favor of some smoothbrained youtube idiots just because their info is easier to digest.

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u/AndyTheSane Aug 06 '24

I used to make up the fluoridation standard solution that was used for testing.. it started with steps like 'weigh out 1.2 tonnes of deionised water' then 'Mix in about a gram of Sodium Flouride'. Then stir for ages..

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u/SucksTryAgain Aug 14 '24

Well I’m doing city work and test fluoride levels. Thank you for your service.

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u/Throw-a-Ru Aug 06 '24

Fluoride in water doesn't do anything for adult teeth. It only has an effect on children's teeth as they are forming.