John Oliver breaks down big pharma and it's hilarious

Approaching Infinity said:
That was great. And depressing. Man, this planet is a twisted place.
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Totally agree. This planet is a real mess. John Oliver is bringing this tough themes is a very interesting and satiric way. Unfortunately everything in this video is our reality today.
I don't believe doctors at all. The so called medicine today is only a big business and we, the ordinary people are just an experiment subjects to them. So everybody must be informed and alerted what is going on in that area today. They are not fighting to find a cure for peoples ailments, they are fighting for their pockets and "free lunch", and as Cs said , there is no free lunch in the universe.
 
Captainmurphy said:
Haven't been to a doc in 15 years. Thank god.
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Same here.

Thanks Puck. :)
Lately I have been thinking what is the difference between Walter White and Big Pharma, and the answer is both criminals, but at least
W.W. didn't sell Amphetamine for 4-6 year old kids, like Big Pharma (Ritalin).
 
Im a big fan a John oliver,

Also tackles serious issues and makes it seem completely insane that it happens. Plus you get a laugh out of it!!
 
been a long time since i visited a doctor never did trust them they can keep there poison glorified drug pushers
making a fortune from peoples misery with absolutely no intention of curing people its a sad state of affairs
 
Thanks for posting this Puck, I had a good chuckle.


Emma said:
Thanks Puck. :)
Lately I have been thinking what is the difference between Walter White and Big Pharma, and the answer is both criminals, but at least
W.W. didn't sell Amphetamine for 4-6 year old kids, like Big Pharma (Ritalin).
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Well said Emma, Big Pharma is organized crime, and really not that much different to the cartels that run illegal drugs. Doctors are just drug pushers, and it's so sad to see that even little children are being medicated now. To hell with the side effects, and the actual underlying cause, just take 2 of these 5 times a day. :evil:
 
Arwenn said:
Thanks for posting this Puck, I had a good chuckle.


Emma said:
Thanks Puck. :)
Lately I have been thinking what is the difference between Walter White and Big Pharma, and the answer is both criminals, but at least
W.W. didn't sell Amphetamine for 4-6 year old kids, like Big Pharma (Ritalin).
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Well said Emma, Big Pharma is organized crime, and really not that much different to the cartels that run illegal drugs. Doctors are just drug pushers, and it's so sad to see that even little children are being medicated now. To hell with the side effects, and the actual underlying cause, just take 2 of these 5 times a day. :evil:
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Yes, that is very true.
But I don't want to throw out the baby with the bath water.
Sometimes a doctor can be helpful, just need to be informed and open minded.
Maybe I developed bias against doctors, since in my family had two of them, my grandfather, who was an internal medicine professor in the University in Hungary, and my uncle who was a pediatrician. Both were "old style" very good at diagnostics and if somebody had a cold, they would said, go to bed, drink hot tea and take a lot of Vit. C.
My other uncle died from cancer at the age of 36. Two doctors in the family couldn't do a thing for him, I guess that's why my father never trusted doctors anymore.
But we have this forum where knowledge is a must and we have health care professionals and I'm very grateful for that!
:)
 
Emma said:
Yes, that is very true.
But I don't want to throw out the baby with the bath water.
Sometimes a doctor can be helpful, just need to be informed and open minded.
Maybe I developed bias against doctors, since in my family had two of them, my grandfather, who was an internal medicine professor in the University in Hungary, and my uncle who was a pediatrician. Both were "old style" very good at diagnostics and if somebody had a cold, they would said, go to bed, drink hot tea and take a lot of Vit. C.
My other uncle died from cancer at the age of 36. Two doctors in the family couldn't do a thing for him, I guess that's why my father never trusted doctors anymore.
But we have this forum where knowledge is a must and we have health care professionals and I'm very grateful for that!
:)
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My distrust of doctors started early. I think Western allopathic medicine is useful for acute conditions- for example in cases of trauma, surgery is what is required & one cannot rely purely on adjunctive therapy. For chronic conditions though, I think medicine falls way short of the mark, and a well researched wholistic approach might be more appropriate. My .02 cents!
 
[quote author=Arwenn]My distrust of doctors started early. I think Western allopathic medicine is useful for acute conditions- for example in cases of trauma, surgery is what is required & one cannot rely purely on adjunctive therapy. For chronic conditions though, I think medicine falls way short of the mark, and a well researched wholistic approach might be more appropriate. My .02 cents![/quote]

Totally true!
I agree wholeheartedly! I studied in nursing school and I know basic things about wounds and how to take care of injuries.
I know enough anatomy and physiology for that.
Also I appreciate ancient knowledge like acupuncture and herbal medicine.
People in Eastern Europe, where I'm coming from still have knowledge about herbs.
The way I see it: people in Europe generally they don't run to a doctor for every nonsense like in here in the US.
I guess brainwash works.
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John Oliver gives lots of revealing information on big pharma in a mere 17 minute comedy segment.
Well done.
 
As good as the medical industry expose was, John Oliver did a piece on anti-vaccine supporters last June, where he tore people shunning vaccines apart in a long segment. The piece may as well have been written by the pharmacuetical companies and they well may have provided the information, as they do with much pharma propaganda on the mainstream news.

In the piece he also took apart those who would take vitamin supplements and herbs to offset disease. He basically set them up as fools and unscientific, as if the pharmaceutical industry has a monopoly on science, which we all know by now isn't even close to the truth with its history of scientific corruption (as underscored in his recent show). So, I take John Oliver with more than a grain of salt.

This recent medical industry piece was excellent. But, the earlier one almost convinced me that I should cease to watch him again. In any case, I've continued to watch his show and haven't caught anything that off base, since. As much as I like him, the anti-vaccine, anti vitamin/herb show was a a total turnoff and only proves that we shouldn't take any TV vehicle for granted, provide decent information.

Comedy is a great vehicle for slipping the truth in. It's also a vehicle for spinning disinformation, when the production teams aren't up on who's providing their data.
 
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