The Grift is On Part II
I originally wanted to fold this over into my last post, but instead decided it needed its own space. Tucker Carlson is at it again. Of course, it is all too predictable as Carlson has made a career of throwing bombs just for the attention. Yet, even for him this is completely outrageous and he knows it.
For those that don’t watch his program and don’t want to click on the link, Carlson suggested that if you see children wearing a mask outside that you should immediately call CPS because of the obvious child abuse. Yup, people being extra careful are guilty of child abuse. The problem is plain to see when you peruse the headlines. Carlson is obviously acting in bad faith because he wants the ratings. Other idiots don’t know any better.
While these stories are not directly related, Carlson seems to allow and encourage others to get their crazy on. Anti-maskers don’t necessarily directly relate to anti-vaxxers, but there is definitely a Venn diagram at work here. The ties that bind are the emotion involved in the grift. It entices those that already feel this way to act on their feelings no matter how ill conceived or clearly wrong.
Right on cue, a private school in Florida has decided to ban teachers that have previously gotten the vaccine. The apparent stated reason was related to the anti-vaxxing line of thinking. On the one hand, I suppose a private school can do whatever it wants to do, but the tale has to be the most ridiculous thing anyone has ever heard. That’s of course only true until you listen to Carlson’s clip. Hold my plant based beer I guess.
As I implied in the last piece, there is a special place for those that know better and inflame the passion of idiots anyway. He knows exactly what he is doing and he’s been doing it for years. I can’t even begin to address his argument because it is beneath us to do so. All I can do is sit back in shock at the unmitigated gall.
