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DetlefK

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1. Two obvious reasons:

Reply to NCDem777 (Original post)

Mon Oct 16, 2017, 11:03 AM

Oct 2017

1. Because science is something for libruls and elites.

2. They don't trust science. You can bribe and bully people, you can always make the argument that God is somehow on your side... but science is uncontrollable. Science doesn't care about what you want. Science doesn't care about your opinions, no matter how important they are to you.

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Why are RWers embracing bunk "natural cures"? [View all] NCDem777 Oct 2017 OP

Two obvious reasons: DetlefK Oct 2017 #1

Alex Jones saw a nice profit to be made. n/t TygrBright Oct 2017 #2

Sick sites like natural news combine RW hatred with natural cures and prep per sales lunasun Oct 2017 #3

I used to read natural news and then when President Obama got elected it got really kimbutgar Oct 2017 #5

I checked before I used them as an example . Fake news cries, FBI not talking about 2nd shooter lunasun Oct 2017 #6

And yet they love Tom Price and others... ck4829 Oct 2017 #4

Grifters abound in the RW-o-sphere n2doc Oct 2017 #7

They view us a 'useless feeders' JustAnotherGen Oct 2017 #8

Largely a symptom of their general idiocy. PoorMonger Oct 2017 #9