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A Response to Mud Slinging: Dear Vivien, Part 2

More thoughts from a doddery old geezer

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Sep 22, 2025
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Vivien Buckley asked:

I’m curious, with your illustrious careers and critical thinking skills how much mud slinging have you been through,throughout your careers? Before covid were you aware of the depths of corruption? Do you believe more people are getting wise to it? I’m Canadian but am hopeful that RFK jr et al will succeed in at least educating most of the public to the reality of the very dangerous situation we find ourselves in. I’ve always respected BMJ but very disheartened that they too have been swallowed up by the “power.” It’s all so crazy making not to mention the feeling of being powerless.

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As an answer, I provided some background information and some considerations.

The reaction to my original post has been wide, with some very interesting comments

A Response to Mud Slinging: Dear Vivien

A Response to Mud Slinging: Dear Vivien

Tom Jefferson
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September 18, 2025
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Some more thoughts made their way into my dilapidated hemispheres since I wrote the original piece and read our readers’ comments.

The main one is that the more I (we) got insulted, attacked, called all sorts of names, the more p…

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