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> anti-cargo-cult opposing party convinced it's somewhere between useless and actively harmful.

Can you name some prominent members of this cult and their statements that match this framing? Serious question. I don't think anyone really matches that description. Pretty much everyone horrified at the cloroquine boosterism was horrified because it was irresponsible and dangerous, not because they had strong feelings about the drug itself.

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A handful of friends/acquaintances on fb - so, no, sorry. It's clear they're less informed than most, and I've certainly seen plenty of more appropriate responses along the lines of what you describe.

To clarify a bit: it's certainly not the position of the opposing party as a whole, but those I saw who were vehemently opposed to it were ideologically motivated.

So... you consider a handful of people in your social media circle rhetorically equivalent to an "opposing party" made up of most of the major media figures on the biggest news channel on TV and the president of the United States?

No. My original comment wasn't worded well, sorry. See my clarification above.

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