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1\ Fauci& #39;s new paper on COVID-19 is a tissue of falsehoods, which isn& #39;t too surprising
But what surprised me is what a terrible writer he is. The introductory paragraph could serve as cautionary material for a freshman course in writing style:
But what surprised me is what a terrible writer he is. The introductory paragraph could serve as cautionary material for a freshman course in writing style:
2\ The thrust of the paper is that the last decade has seen "unprecedented pandemic explosions" (Fauci& #39;s words)
Given that per-capita virus deaths have set record *lows* over the past decade, you& #39;d be forgiven for wondering what Fauci is smoking
He& #39;s just...flat wrong
Given that per-capita virus deaths have set record *lows* over the past decade, you& #39;d be forgiven for wondering what Fauci is smoking
He& #39;s just...flat wrong
3\ The body of the paper is given to a stilted recital of virus facts, and a sophomoric insistence on providing scholarly citations for the most platitudinous utterances. Fauci seems to particularly enjoy citing himself:
4\ After numbing the reader with virology platitudes, Fauci is ready for his grand pivot:
He is going to tell us that viruses are punishment for man having left the Garden of Eden:
He is going to tell us that viruses are punishment for man having left the Garden of Eden:
5\ Never mind that global forest cover is at its highest extent in decades (and still increasing). Never mind that man& #39;s mastery of nature has allowed us to nearly eradicate virus deaths
Fauci has imbibed Gaia Worship in a single swallow, and he wants us to be *scared*:
Fauci has imbibed Gaia Worship in a single swallow, and he wants us to be *scared*:
6\6 After 13 pages of turgid nonsense, I imagined Fauci could at least rouse himself to a grand synthesis. But no.
"Unbalanced interactions with nature"
"Creative harmony with nature"
I& #39;m sorry, but how did anyone mistake this clown for a scientist?
"Unbalanced interactions with nature"
"Creative harmony with nature"
I& #39;m sorry, but how did anyone mistake this clown for a scientist?
7\6 If you want to horrify yourself, here is the paper itself:
https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0092-8674%2820%2931012-6">https://www.cell.com/action/sh...
https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0092-8674%2820%2931012-6">https://www.cell.com/action/sh...
