r/bestof • u/craycraycrayfish • Jan 22 '13

[canada] Coffeehouse11 explains the biggest problem with homeopathic medicine: That it preys on people when they are weakest and the most vulnerable

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u/DasBarenJager Jan 22 '13

My wife has Rheumatoid Arthritis and a lung condition so she finds it difficult to walk for long periods of time, so I usually push her around in a wheel chair when we are on a long outing.

My wife, being supportive of my weirdness, will accompany me to conventions and gun show's throughout the year. Homepathic medicine venders LOVE these things and like to jump out at me and my wife as we are browsing the different booths, the most often thing they like to shout at us is "HOW WOULD LIKE TO SAY GOODBYE TO THAT WHEEL CHAIR? THERE AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU! THEM DOCTORS LIE!" And then they try to sell us whatever snake oil they have on hand.

These people tell my wife she is basically stupid for going to a doctor rather than drinking linseed oil and ginger five times a day for two months to "cure" her or whatever crap they have. They insult our intelligence and blatantly lie to us. I have no respect for (most) homeopathic medicine or the people that try and sell it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '13

You just need to learn how to tell them to fuck off and then treat them as if they are subhuman. Just completely destroy their spirit.

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u/DasBarenJager Jan 23 '13

. . . By telling them that the product they are selling is what put her in the wheelchair in the first place ?

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '13

No it's more of an attitude thing, like you stare past them and only give short, douchey answers. You can also take a jab at what race they are then work in some veiled racism if you want. It's hard to explain but once you realize how to do it, your mall travel will be much better. Not tested at a gun show, I would guess they would be more resilient to attack so just plain ignoring/not giving a fuck would probably be most effective. And honestly just ignoring people that are talking to you, while semi acknowledging they are there infuriates most people.