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The WHO is still using Chinese figures without any sort of disclaimer. The director of the WHO has been accused by the new York times of covering up multiple ep
by allovernow 7y ago
The WHO is still using Chinese figures without any sort of disclaimer. The director of the WHO has been accused by the new York times of covering up multiple epidemics in how home country[1].
Hopefully this virus will upend the blind Faith that people recently have come to put into international establishments.
1. https://cloverchronicle.com/2020/01/30/world-health-organization-director-general-was-accused-of-covering-up-epidemics-in-2017/ https://cloverchronicle.com/2020/01/30/world-health-organiza...
- hodgesrm 7y agoJust checking but what concrete alternatives would you recommend to international organizations, imperfect though they may be?
- sky_rw 7y agoI would personally prefer to see a NATO based combination of the USA and EU CDC (does something like this exist?). The problem with these global organizations like the WHO and the UN is that they receive large funding from competing ideologies and interests. They end up rewarding beurocracies and politically motivated leaders. The CDC seems to be much less politically influenced and focused on their mission.
- allovernow 7y agoPersonal reliance. Empowering people to take protective steps at their own discretion. If you encouraged your population to, say, keep a small stockpile of rice and beans on hand (not expensive) store overruns wouldn't be such a problem during times of panic. But this would require a radical cultural shift outside of urban areas. And unfortunately individualism I think has become a bit of a slur in many circles, a manifestation of the two party split among collectivism (leftist) and individualism (rightist).