Dr. Joseph Ladapo added to his long list of anti-science statements during an interview with Steve Bannon Thursday.
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo’s latest diatribe against COVID-19 vaccines took on a religious bent Thursday when he told far-right podcast host Steve Bannon that the inoculations are the “Antichrist of all products.”
A day after the Ron DeSantis appointee called for the end of mRNA vaccines because he believed they could harm DNA—a claim that experts have debunked—Ladapo reiterated his baseless contentions to Bannon.
“I think it probably does have some integration at some levels with the human genome,” Ladapo said on the War Room podcast, “because these vaccines are honestly—they’re the Antichrist of all products. So I think it probably does. But I’m not saying it does.”
He could always...I dunno...look it up. Not like there's a shortage of COVID vaccine studies or middle-school-level explainers to grasp how mRNA works.
But based on his religious language, I doubt he's interested in going against DeSantis or his pastor.
I saw yesterday that there's a strong protection from the vaccine against Long Covid. Perhaps that would give him more time to contemplate his foolishness.
I too expect a medically trained professional that makes decisions about my health to compare certain medications to ancient beliefs of bad spirits. I mean, at this rate trusting a voodoo priest would be better, since that guy may not be insincere on purpose.
Isn’t this guy supposed to have a valid medical degree? I’m a layman and understand how mRNA vaccines work. How can he be so wildly off? Does he understand and not care or is truly stupid?
Just to illustrate, let's look at a single facet of Iranian society under their religious totalitarians. They frequently want our technology, but they don't want the creativity that actually creates it, because this liberal creative mindset would inevitably undermine their authority.
Any conservative individual can adopt this conformist style, where they go ahead and absorb "what" and "how" but are far more leery of "why" questions, simply loyally parroting what they think others want them to say while not actually internalizing the lesson material.
So, their education ends up partial. They can still become a doctor though, all that takes is a whole shitload of hard work and some intelligence.
This should be criminal and he should be locked away. The fact that he is allowed to hold office is insanity. Religious people should not be allowed to make policy, and anti-science idiots shouldn’t be allowed to hold positions of influence and authority.
Behind the scenes, most of these people have had the vaccine, too. That makes it so much more evil. They essentially want a percentage of the population to die? I don't understand the end game. Is it just part of the culty stuff? Getting people to suspend their critical thinking entirely?
yeah I've wondered for a long time what the 'plan' was, and all I can ascertain years later is: there was no plan. They thrashed and fumbled from the beginning, explaining the US's exceptional covid death #s. And you're entirely correct, the ones who took the vax but downplayed it to the public are the worst of the worst.
Surgeon Generals are supposed to have medical degrees. So, either this guy got his medical degree from a diploma mill and is a really good liar, or he's got a regular degree and is just really stupid.
How the hell can any of these so-called "adults" say any of this with a straight face?
“because these vaccines are honestly—they’re the Antichrist of all products. So I think it probably does. But I’m not saying it does.”
Well okay, fuckball, the next time your ass is suffering from a disease or anything that'd require a vaccine. Do us a favor and just suffer through it. And yes you did say it does because you believe through thinking that it does. It's why you've gone through the effort to be on a shit podcast is to say it.
That's how good lies are developed. Create and expand your lie around a grain of truth and transform it into propaganda to draw in your audience. You can always point back to that grain of truth to defend even the wildest lie.
the problem with this line of thought are all the innocents they'll sneeze and cough on between covid infections 2-7, before they die. This bullshit - anti vax and anti-mask - guarantee we'll be swimming in these idiot's bullshit for the foreseeable future.