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Isn't it remarkable that when you put people in a role where they have the freedom to tell the truth without fear of reprisal, they (wait for it)...

TELL THE TRUTH.

I am not suggesting that Mr. Ladapo lacks courage - far from it. I am simply suggesting that his current role doesn't force him to speak at the risk of being canceled. How many medical professionals are laying low because they don't have the luxury of speaking out without being canceled?

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WE all have to make choices. If you read or listened to my essay, you will know that Joe spoke truth even when it cost him.

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Didn't realize he was from Nigeria. Reminds me of the doctor (Omalu) that Will Smith played in "Concussion". Omalu was another professional who wasn't afraid to speak out in the face of big business (in that case, the NFL).

Follow the money, Jerry. Follow the money.

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I will admit that I need to watch. I was assuming he got air cover from DeSantis - but not necessarily that the AMA or any others in the "establishment" were leaving him alone. The days of allowing things to fairly compete in the marketplace of honest debate are long gone.

I am envisioning a new ad campaign to join that bastion of impartial journalism: Anderson Cooper 360 - sponsored by Pfizer.

"The AMA - made possible by a generous grant from Pfizer and the Gates Foundation."

I watched part 1 of Uninformed Consent last night (thanks for providing that link and the recommendation). It is just utterly disheartening to me that professionals have to risk their careers to tell the truth, but hearing about Vioxx and the similarities was very enlightening that this is far from the first time Big Pharma has pulled these despicable tactics. Remdesavir is another one that should join the ranks of Vioxx, IMHO.

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And we ALWAYS have choices. Whether we like the options or not.

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I believe it was Henry Ford who said about his model T: "you can have any color you want - as long as it's black".

Totalitarian regimes have choices too. You can bend the knee or you can die. Increasingly, the "establishment" wants things to be CINO (choice in name only).

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I will choose death. I do not fear it.

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Actually, a little history - Dr. Ladapo was at UCLA medical school as a professor and spoke out against the masks/lockdowns early and got censored in all sorts of ways. Then Gov DeSantis hired him for the position of Surgeon General.

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