It seems Facebook has decided to block any post that contains ANY news, apparently, not just Canadian news. I recently tried to post a comment that contained a line from the Washington Post. It was blocked. Perhaps the WP has changed head offices.
This morning, I read a short article about some new subvariant of Omicron. Nothing too exciting. Perhaps a bit more transmissible, but current immunities seem to protect from it.
This is the story that was on the CBC's website:
I also posted a comment about anti-vaxxers in the comment section of that article. It was blocked too (but by the CBC this time). Apparently it's NOT OK to to point out the silliness of the anti-vaxxers position. This is what it said:
Read the article for the information, stayed for the silly comments. And they never disappoint.
Anti-vaxxers have had almost 3 more years to push their narrative, and all they see in this most recent article is an existential threat to their cherished position. All I saw in the article was a bit of information. A new subvariant, nothing much to be concerned about yet. The virus keeps mutating. A booster perhaps, eventually. Ongoing surveillance - always best to be aware of what viruses are doing.
As I write this, a flood of anti-vaxx nonsense appearing in the comment feed below. As I say, to this crowd, anything remotely close to information is an existential threat to their cherished position.
The facts: Millions died around the world. Trivialize that fact if you must, but they're dead. Our World in Data has a very informative graph of deaths from COVID, comparing unvaccinated with vaccinated. The difference is stark. Sorry/not sorry. The flu? Yeah, multiplied by about 10x. There are numbers to support that claim. Microchips? You can't STILL be serious about that. Or about Bill Gates.... And they complain about lies politicians tell....
You'd think after years of this, the anti-vaxxers would just make their personal decisions, let the virus do what viruses do and give up making fools of themselves. Apparently we have not arrived at that point just yet.
2 comments:
It is troubling to see the CBC censure your comment. This is a continuation of the idea that there are 2 sides to every story and both have relevance. Statistics need more of a narrative basis it seems if they are to influence people in their world view
I expect the CBC's action has more to do with not wanting to condone divisiveness. Not long ago, the CBC wasn't allowing ANY comments on their articles at all. Perhaps they should go back to that position, since ANY article on COVID or vaccines brings the nut cases out in droves. It's a shame that it's not possible to tackle their silliness head on, but that's the way it is. I will make my views known in other ways.
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