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A virus that's even harder to beat
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A virus that's even harder to beat

Americans are susceptible to a virus of mistrust that is fueled by lies and sustained by the habits of our society. We cannot ignore its spread.

REX SMITH
Aug 7, 2021
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The virus of mistrust has roots in biology, but encouragement from politicians and social norms.
(Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash)

Lately I’ve been worrying about a virus that seems likely to hold us in its grip even when we someday, blessedly, emerge from the plague of COVID-19. It’s the virus of mistrust, which infects the body of society…

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