okay adjusting to the shifting goalosts. This is not capitalism vs science because the science is on Colbert’s side here. what specifically is your issue with that video? all he said between the jokes was the long term health effects of vaping are unknown, which any NIH study 9 years ago could not have known.
The article itself is basically an empty assertion.
Colbert was bought and paid for by corporate media and he has now outlived his usefulness to them.
They kept him around for so long because he didn’t seem to have any issues with pushing capitalist propaganda regardless of how it hurts people.
What really got me was his disinformation campaign about vaping. The science was already out at that point and he ignored it because he was told to ignore it.
okay adjusting to the shifting goalosts. This is not capitalism vs science because the science is on Colbert’s side here. what specifically is your issue with that video? all he said between the jokes was the long term health effects of vaping are unknown, which any NIH study 9 years ago could not have known.
Good thing he’s absolutely not. Colbert is a liberal corporate shill at best. His role is to be a wet blanket on leftist politics.
Edit: Lots of downvotes but no counter arguments here. I am always disappointed to see Lemmy users blindly supporting capitalists.
you didn’t really make any kind of argument to counter, just an empty assertion.
If you find someone pushes back on leftist policies maybe consider they are just centrist, not “shills”.
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pasting this comment of mine from below. This person is pissed that colbert (correctly) criticized vaping 10 years ago.
The article itself is basically an empty assertion.
Colbert was bought and paid for by corporate media and he has now outlived his usefulness to them.
They kept him around for so long because he didn’t seem to have any issues with pushing capitalist propaganda regardless of how it hurts people.
What really got me was his disinformation campaign about vaping. The science was already out at that point and he ignored it because he was told to ignore it.
This is just one example.
well firstly vaping isn’t a left/right biased issue.
what disinformation about it did he push?
even if it was incorrect information, it doesn’t mean he was paid to push it. he could have just been, you know, wrong.
It’s a capitalism Vs science issue. I’m not saying he’s right wing, I’m saying he’s a capitalist that puts profit over truth.
It’s just so transparent.
https://youtu.be/PMtGca_7leM
At this time the NIH studies were already out and just being ignored because they were inconvenient to corporate America.
Colbert doesn’t want solutions to anything. He wants problems to make fun of.
okay adjusting to the shifting goalosts. This is not capitalism vs science because the science is on Colbert’s side here. what specifically is your issue with that video? all he said between the jokes was the long term health effects of vaping are unknown, which any NIH study 9 years ago could not have known.
And now we know there are negative health effects from vaping. the CDC has an extensive list of citations. Mayo Clinic and Johns Hopkins agree. Vaping may not be as bad as cigarettes, but that doesn’t mean it’s harmless.
The clear “solution” he is suggesting in the video is that we shouldn’t be advertising vaping to kids. While yes, also making jokes.
To me it sounds like you’re a vaping enthusiast who can’t analyze this topic objectively and are holding a 10 year grudge against colbert for it.
You do realize the man is a comedian? Making fun of problems is kinda his job description.
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