Disarming the Struggle AgaiAIDS: Anti-Science Obscurantism, Conpsiracy Theories

Christopher B. Hajib-Niles cniles at wanadoo.fr
Tue Dec 5 11:17:04 PST 2000



> Mo, Leo, it's very useful. Chris has now revealed himself to be in the class
> of people who believe in flying saucers at Roswell, Christian science
> healing, and the virgin birth.

and you have just revealed yourself to be a prick.

Now we don't have to bother with taking his
> views seriously any more.

you never did so where is the problem?

The problem is when Mbeki or people in power who
> ought to know better endorse this pernicious rubbish about AIDS.

what happened, mbeki is too stupid to know any better? or maybe he's just a silly african easily swayed by conspiracy theories? isn't it terrible when people in power who are supposed to know better let you down?

you go, white boy...

chris niles

--jks
>
>
> >I have no difficulty sitting by quietly during
> >discussions of the metaphysics of whiteness, precisely
> >because it is so clear that such discourse has no
> >impact on the real world politics of the anti-racist
> >struggle. But this shit just makes me crazy, I have to
> >admit, because there are people who listen to this
> >anti-science obscurantism and conspiracy theory
> >explanations of HIV and AIDS, and do real harm to
> >themselves, eschewing medical regimens which could, at
> >the very least, prolong their life and dramatically
> >improve the quality of their life. And if that wasn't
> >bad enough, we now have Mbeki bringing the entire ANC
> >government in South Africa into serious disrepute with
> >this pseudo-progressive mindlessness. It's time to
> >bring Bebel's apt phrase back, and talk about "the
> >socialism of fools."
>
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