Comments by "" (@dirkardostevergreen4827) on "Australia lockdown" video.

She disagreed with him over a video he did on Ivermectin and he subsequently booted her off his channel. He now lives rent free in her head while she makes videos for her channel, mostly devoted to bringing him down. I actually think she's probably right in a lot of her criticisms - and I say that as someone who held JC in fairly high regard at one point - but her channel and her followers are super-toxic. It's basically one big mud-slinging fest, fueled by egotistic vax cultists, masquerading as a science channel.
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Hmm that's a rather generous assessment. I'm not sure that her motivations are all that altruistic - there are plenty of people promoting anti-vax sentiments that she could make videos on and yet she seems weirdly fixated on John Campbell. Given that he turfed her off his channel, I think it's more likely that what she is actually compelled by is a sense of personal bitterness towards him.
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@Joem2648 She has a loyal band of followers who scout the comment forums looking for people to put down to feed their shallow egos - which she clearly encourages (and joins in on at times). And yes some of the people who comment are arguably trolls or conspiracy nuts looking for a slanging match but there are lots of people who simply have concerns with aspects of MRNA vaccine production and the way it was rolled out, etc. They are also targeted and insulted. You only have to look at the video titles and comments on any one of her videos to see the rampant toxicity. It's just a bit sad and pathetic really. If she wants to have a science channel, great - make it about science and leave all the condescending vitriol for people with differing opinions out of it. I would have a lot more respect for her if she did that.
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@Joem2648 her channel is almost entirely dedicated to denigrating him. You don’t think ego and bitterness might have something to do with it? She might be right in her assessments but as far as her channel goes, science plays second fiddle to being a toxic revenge project.
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@philxray666 She also claims to never block anyone. Yeah right.
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@joshuamiller299 I think it's a bit more than mere fact checking though. There are many so-called misinformation spreaders out there that she could be fact checking but she appears to have a weird fixation on John specifically. Her channel is a toxic cesspool vilifying anyone who even slightly questions any aspect of covid vaccines and she encourages spiteful comments from her little menagerie of sycophantic followers. I wouldn't have an issue with her if her "Back to the Science" channel was actually about science but it's not, it's clearly an ego-fueled revenge project against John Campbell for kicking her off his channel and an attempt to smear and belittle anyone who dares to question the mainstream covid narrative.
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@hi0u91e9 Generally it seems like JC omits relevant information that doesn't support his, let's say, anti-establishment predisposition. Susan has pointed out many examples of this, as have plenty of others. If it was once in a blue moon I might be inclined to put it down to an honest mistake but I can't help coming to the conclusion that he is pandering to his audience. I can't give you specific examples but they're out there if you take the time to look. So that's why I don't follow him anymore. During the height of the pandemic I found his calm approach a welcome respite from the hysterical fear mongering in the mainstream media. This was particularly evident during the emergence of Omicron, which John correctly reported as a less harmful variant while the mainstream media continued their frenzied alarmist approach. Unfortunately he seems to be following a less reasoned narrative now. That said, I personally find Susan grating and her followers are even worse. I've actually been banned from commenting on her channel for some reason, not sure why. I don't think she likes criticism very much. I think her channel is basically there to poke fun at and belittle anyone who questions Covid vaccines plus she clearly has an unhealthy fixation with John and I find all of that distasteful. For a channel that is supposedly about science, she should at least attempt to remain impartial. But whether I like her not, she has a right to express her views, as does John. But I think they should be seen as being at polar opposite ends of an issue and the truth is probably somewhere in between.
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@joshuamiller299 would you have someone on your channel who obsessively made videos about you attempting to tear you down?
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@Liliquan "pro-Campbell mouth frothing seizures" - I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm not particularly pro-Campbell although I do respect free speech and the right to express an opinion without being hunted down by some obsessive hand-waving stalker. Imagine being so driven by bitterness that you spend your life consumed with making videos about someone.
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