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Mark Fredrickson's avatar

I've rarely seen so many prominent people crawl out of the woodwork to complain only to sink back into the shadows when confronted themselves. They define cowardice. What amazes me is how so many reputations climb up the COVID hill to die on it. Take Reuters, for instance. I will never think about that news organization the same way, and not in a good way. I'm simply left with why. One by one, in the face of easily proven facts, once well regarded people and organizations are self-immolating.

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Brein@stanford.edu Send him your concerns. I did:

Dear Dr. Rein,

It seems you would like to censor or delicense doctors who you feel are spreading mis or disinformation? This is a serious ideological position given our country’s constitutional commitment to free speech and the ever changing nature of scientific “truth” as a natural result of the scientific method and human fallibility. You must have a very solid grasp of the underlying data and strong convictions about the validity of the information you find dangerous. Wouldn’t the world be better served if you put your convictions based in knowledge to the test in an open debate with someone who held opposing views? Why not debate Steve Kirsch or Dr. Malone on these topics? When you fail to respond to the credible and broad based voices you oppose you reveal a lack of confidence in your convictions.

Sincerely,

Alex Cook

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