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My husband still thinks everything is because of Covid

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Woman355 · 16/02/2024 18:51

Sorry, I didn't know how to word the title.

His attitude is making me want a divorce. Ever since Covid he's adopted views which I completely disagree with and I think he's verging on conspiracy theory.

I just mentioned to him this evening that Chris Hoy has cancer.

Instantly he said "that's because of the Covid vaccine."

WHAT???

I'm actually so angry because he genuinely believes he's right and I'm wrong.

Everything that goes wrong is because of the vaccine.

Wwyd in this situation?

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owlsinthedaylight · 16/02/2024 22:32

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What is making you think I have a selective and short memory?

YoureALizardHarry11 · 16/02/2024 22:31

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There’s plenty of other links if you want them? The point being is that no matter what I post, nothing will convince you because you don’t want to believe it, of course you don’t want to believe anything that goes against your beliefs or anything that dents your ego and makes you feel stupid. I could post study after study and you will dismiss it and twist it to fit your existing beliefs, that’s the whole thing about people with your mindset. The irony, as I said, is lost

TheBlueOrange756 · 16/02/2024 22:29

Your husband sounds stupid and you are too probably

Charlotte989 · 16/02/2024 22:28

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YoureALizardHarry11 · 16/02/2024 22:26

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You think it’s the reverse despite loads of proof to the contary that says conspiracy theorists lack intellect? Oh yeah, silly me, you can’t be convinced by evidence as that’s all part of the conspiracy 😂

Charlotte989 · 16/02/2024 22:23

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owlsinthedaylight · 16/02/2024 22:22

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But the only person who has said that is you?

Charlotte989 · 16/02/2024 22:21

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YoureALizardHarry11 · 16/02/2024 22:20

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I can think some of the rules didn’t make sense without believing the whole virus was nonsense and the vaccines cause every ill and it was all set up to kill us or whatever else utter nonsense conspiracy theorists are thick enough to believe 🤣 it was a brand new virus that no one understood how best to deal with and our government was incompetent with Boris and co at the helm.

owlsinthedaylight · 16/02/2024 22:19

@Charlotte989 you seem to be taking this very personally. Is there a reason behind your anger and upset?

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JanetareyouokareyouokJanet · 16/02/2024 22:18

i have an elderly friend who I volunteer with and they think the same, it can be quite draining listening to the things that Covid did volume ten.

Charlotte989 · 16/02/2024 22:16

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Updownleftandright · 16/02/2024 19:00

It's just a difference of opinion surely? I mean you obviously got on when you married, so why would someone saying they don't agree on one thing make you want to divorce them. Is there more to this?

I don't agree with everything my OH says, but I wouldn't fall out over one difference of opinion.

It's not just a difference of opinion though. It's believing in unproven and dangerous conspiracy theories and having them shape your world view. And then inflicting that on your partner too.

Srgchh · 16/02/2024 22:12

@Charlotte989 the state of the NHS is because of chronic underfunding by the Tories

YoureALizardHarry11 · 16/02/2024 22:11

@Charlotte989 Here you go, and there’s plenty of literature on it as well. I’m not talking gibberish whatsoever. It just shows how easily manipulated you all are as you can’t decipher fact from fiction, and you don’t like people pointing that out because obviously it dents your egos.

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0963721417718261#:~:text=Belief%20in%20conspiracy%20theories%20appears,self%20and%20the%20social%20group).

Charlotte989 · 16/02/2024 22:10

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ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 16/02/2024 22:06

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I thought we were protecting the NHS🤔

It was never about the ‘granny brigade’

teaandtoastwithmarmite · 16/02/2024 21:55

My ex best friend was like this. She completely alienated me and we haven't spoken for two years now. We were friends for 37 🙁

BigMamaIsHere · 16/02/2024 21:54

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YoureALizardHarry11 · 16/02/2024 21:46

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‘’Sheep’’. I think the irony is lost on you considering conspiracy theorists never demonstrate an original thought as you have just proven 😂

DelphiniumBlue · 16/02/2024 21:33

Thementalloadisreal · 16/02/2024 19:04

I have a few people in my life who think everything was caused by vaccines.

The maddest one at the moment is “everyone has coughs and colds at the moment, probably because of the Covid vaccine”.. um no, it’s much more likely to be because of Covid! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Honestly if my husband started with this shit I wouldn’t be able to take him seriously anymore.

Yes, exactly this. How can you trust or value the judgement of someone who spouts this sort of nonsense?

YoureALizardHarry11 · 16/02/2024 21:30

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😂😂😂 It’s true, believing them gives people a false sense of knowledge and intelligence about things they struggle to understand, it allows them to feel superior and in control because they lack the actual skills to decipher information. Being out of control is scary, so clinging on to them fills that void, although in the end it doesn’t really help. It’s maladaptive.

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