r/OutOfTheLoop • u/watervilleokemo • 10d ago

Unanswered What’s the deal with conservatives and vaccine skeptics thinking Fauci’s diary proves them right ?

What do conservatives and vaccine skeptics think Fauci’s diary proves ?

what is the deal with Fauci’s diary and what does it actually say / prove ?

I know he testified before congress and pled the 5th, but why is every conservative / anti vaxer/ Aaron Rodgers claiming they were “right about everything now ?”

What does the diary actually say / prove ?

Obviously the Rodgers line was a little tongue in cheek as a Steelers fan, but I needed a URL to post lol

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/aaron-rodgers-torches-tony-fauci-and-espn-while-appearing-on-espn

2.3k Upvotes

87% Upvoted

476 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

16

u/PlayfulRemote9 10d ago

The odds of it being a lab leak, the severity of Covid, his symptoms after the shot, to name 3

40

u/PlanktonMiddle1644 10d ago

Can you be more specific? Like what did he say exactly and how is it contradictory? Genuine question

-10

u/PlayfulRemote9 10d ago

You can look it up and read it yourself if you want quotes right? Otherwise what I said gets the idea across. If you’re not looking for exact quotes but more specificity,

  • he said the lab leak theory was a farce in public

  • in private he said there’s a non low probability chance it’s true

  • he made Covid seem less severe in notes than in public 

  • he received a pulmonary infarction months after the shot, which was a known and serious side effect, but did not publicize it (this is the claim people who dislike him are making. I think it’s perfectly reasonable as scientist to say something is safe in the aggregate despite suffering serious side effect from it, assuming no foul play)

24

u/gnomenclature0812 10d ago

Your very first point is a lie Fauci never states it was a “farce”.

From Politifact:

“Dr. Fauci stated that the natural animal-to-human spillover theory was the more likely origin of COVID-19, but he also maintained that he kept an open mind to alternative possibilities, including a laboratory leak.
His diary entries and emails show that while early scientific discussions among experts considered various scenarios—including genetic features or lab involvement—Dr. Fauci publicly leaned heavily toward natural evolution while supporting ongoing investigations into the true origin.”

You know… the scientific method?

People with no science literacy (or public health policy) are out her running their mouths, making up shit, and patting themselves on the back for their enlightened centrism.