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Scientists and experts - the competent career people in any admin - should be speaking freely and directly, not running their communications through Mike Pence/
by davidw 7y ago
Scientists and experts - the competent career people in any admin - should be speaking freely and directly, not running their communications through Mike Pence/politicians.
- jacquesm 7y agoTo see Dr. Fauci standing next to Trump and saying he's not being muzzled, then describing a textbook case of what muzzling would be. Cringeworthy.
- Consultant32452 7y agoCompetent career people say stupid things like don't buy up all the masks because we'll run out if you do. The population's obvious reaction was to buy all the masks. People like that, who are objective/scientific/facts minded should be kept mostly out of the spotlight, not allowed to speak off a script approved by someone who understands psychology, economics, and politics.
- admiral33 7y agoThat's exactly what OP's sarcasm is implying.
- lliamander 7y agoThis ^ EDIT: Or, in a perhaps more nuanced approach, is that there is a natural tension between the desire to control messaging in order to prevent a panic, and the need to relevant information out to people as quickly as possible.
- admiral33 7y agoThat tension is addressed in the Bill of Rights. And personally the first amendment is something that I believe every US citizen should individually accept responsibility for.
- blackflame7000 7y agoOne issue is that if you ask 10 experts with egos you might end up with 10 different opinions. It's not helpful to the public to hear contradictory opinions from the same administration because then how do they know what to believe. Making sure people are on the same page isn't necessarily for the purpose of nefarious censorship.