It shouldn’t be surprising that some people eventually read so many conspiracy theories on social media that they decide to attack, possibly over 20 times, what they see as a great intrusion and potential killing machine — the machine in question goes by the name of 5G.
The crackpot theory that mobile networks are death machines isn’t something new. Over 20 years ago, the World Health Organization established the International EMF Project to look into the health effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF), and since that time, the science has established that electromagnetic energy is no worse than other household items.
And yet, where some see consensus, others see a cover-up of the highest order. An inquiry into 5G in Australia recently heard from a number of anti-5G groups, who — amongst stretching analogies about 5G being a ship and stating everyone was going to get scurvy — said exposure was cumulative and people were being threatened by small cells and nano-satellites.
Responding to the committee last week about the lack of time given to people with these views, as well as pointing out that all anti-5G groups had been bundled together into a single allocation of time, they all shared a revealing worldview — they back the Moscow-funded Russia Today over western media such as The New York Times.
“Is it state actors providing so-called disinformation to broadcasters such as RT, or does the NYT have a vested interest in 5G with Verizon that they need to protect, by any means possible,” one group said.
Another group claimed it had produced a diagram of how the industry is self-serving.
“Please see the diagram at the end of this document showing how the telecommunications industry, researchers and the government advisory bodies comprise the same people and create a circular chain of advising one another of no harm. There is no independent voice or authority amongst them which is not directly or indirectly influenced by industry,” it said.
By Chris Duckett | April 12, 2020
