We "Bigots" Are Coming Out In Force Now,...

Oh goodie - now Forbes Magazine is getting in on the act:

Well, this is one way to save money on health care.  The new British Minister of Health, Jeremy Hunt, is a firm believer in homeopathy, which treats disease using magic water solutions that contain – well, only water. 

Just a few days ago, British prime minister David Cameron shuffled his cabinet, moving Hunt from Minister of Culture to his new position in charge of health.  Within hours, Tom Chivers, a science editor at the Telegraph, reported on Hunt’s belief in homeopathy: 

“The man put in charge of the nation’s health policy is on record as supporting spending public money on magic water to cure disease.” 

He went on to add: 

“This is not unlike putting someone who thinks the Second World War began in 1986 in charge of the Department of Education.” 

Not surprisingly, Chivers’ blog post was flooded with hundreds of comments, many of them from upset defenders of homeopathy.  Most of their arguments boiled down to “I think it works for me, so there.”

Wonders upon wonders - “I think it works for me, so there,” is the same reaction I get! But not just for my stand against homeopathy, but to the idea of having a new First Lady that also uses it (while sitting on a prominent board for MS - which ain't the Dept. of Education, exactly, but you get the idea.) And then there's positioning her husband, who also believes in LOTS of silly and harmful things, as our new leader,…to replace our current one who,…how shall I put this? Believes in lots of silly and harmful things!

Absolute brilliance.

(I just received a hilariously insane comment yesterday, saying my "principled stand" was worthless, simply because he didn't think I could convince ANYONE ELSE from jumping off a bridge, as though preserving ONE'S OWN LIFE AND SANITY had no value. And this person thought they were being "smart." THAT - as far as I'm concerned - just shows you the level of intelligence I'm dealing with out there,...)

Anyway, it's a funny thing that Forbes would take such an obvious shot at an insane politician across the ocean, without pointing out the Romney's (and their supporters) because - let's face it - discussing the madness of homeopathy isn't exactly a burning topic on this side of the ocean. But, I guess, that's how it goes for now on:

I get to suffer through election year after election year, filled with someone saying someone ELSE is crazy - for doing the exact same crazy thing as THEM,…
 

They Didn't Call It "Nazi Science" For Nothing,...

This would be laugh-out-loud funny if it wasn't such a travesty of justice: 

While I can hardly get anyone here interested in homeopathy, overseas it's all they're talking about!

British health chief dubbed "minister for magic'' 

Jeremy Hunt, Health Secretary, thinks homeopathy works

Meanwhile, on a cult site, they're spreading the usual garbage mixed with truth:

Homeopathy has become quite the hot topic as the second largest method of medicine in the world and the fastest growing. Its presence is a constant in many countries across the world. 

Just a Few Homeopathic "Hot Spots" Across the Globe
 

In Europe, over 40 percent of all physicians use or refer patients to homeopathy. The most popular medicines for colds, the flu, and allergies are homeopathic, with remedies in France available at all local drug stores. The Royal Family's personal physician is a homeopath. 
 

In addition, millions in India, Asia, Latin and Central America, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Israel, Mexico, Pakistan, and many more use homeopathy as their primary care.

Man, that's a LOT of gullibility and death, but I won't go into why this is all morbid sillytalk - I just want the opportunity to reprint this line:

"Powerful for epidemics,…"

There - right there - that's advocacy for murder. Killing people. 

Giving the sick and dying water for medicine, as is happening for the AIDS crisis in Africa and cancer patients around the world. 

And nobody here gives a damn.

But, somehow, we think we're different than the Nazis. Ha!

And oh, BTW, it's being reported that "Dietary supplements baffle even hospitals.":

A patient is diagnosed with brain cancer. She sees a slew of doctors, including a doctor of holistic medicine who recommends a combination of 25 different dietary supplements. The patient then reports for her first chemotherapy treatment with 25 bottles of supplements in a giant plastic bag. When the nurse asks the patient for a medication list, she dumps the bag in the nurse’s lap and says, “Here. I can’t remember what they’re called.” 

What should the hospital do?  

That is a question hospitals and physicians wrestle with all too often as dietary supplements gain popularity. Nearly 40% of adults in the U.S. use some form of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapy, including dietary supplements. 

There is often little scientific evidence to support the efficacy of dietary supplements, but that does not stop some patients from insisting that they work.

Somebody call that great flip-flopper - and dietary supplement salesman - Mitt don't-call-me-a-Nazi Romney, and tell him I said thanks for the "help":

He's just the kind of leader we need,...