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The goal is not to fight the epidemic, it’s probably to track: (1) current social networks talk about the no-go zones that don’t respect confinement, and (2) se
by tasogare 7y ago
The goal is not to fight the epidemic, it’s probably to track: (1) current social networks talk about the no-go zones that don’t respect confinement, and (2) see if any Gilets Jaunes 2.0 or any revolutionary groups is forming. The risk is real for the government, which was already hugely unpopular and as handled the crisis catastrophically (see below).
Government mistake includes:
- doing nothing for two months
- lying about the dangerousness of the virus
- saying that masks are useless for citizens yet requesting all available
- sending masks to China at the beginning of epidemic
- not restocking masks despite the existence of a pandemic emergency stock
- neglecting hospitals for decades (staff was striking a few months ago)
- battling the potential treatment of Pr. Raoult because of a personal feud between him and the ministry of health’s husband
- putting chloroquine under toxic medicine list just as the epidemic starts
- changing the layout of the paper need to present to police everyday
- enforcing confinement on a part of the population but not another one
- ... I probably forget a lot more
Sources: French media, friends, family and social networks.
People are genuinely angry at the govt response and some are already talking in insurrectional terms.
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- jacobush 7y agoPhew, I was getting worried there for a second for the US. If any Gilets Jaunes would form in the US, they wouldn't turn on the administration. And they'd be more of "Gilets Brune" anyway. They'd be on the side of the administration ready to torch whatever group must bear the blame. Some Palantir-like intelligence can be very useful when you want to direct your s̵h̵o̵c̵k̵ ̵t̵r̵o̵o̵p̵s̵ supporters to peacefully protest.
- angry_octet 7y agoSounds like they've done about twice as well as the US Govt then. I don't think they need to worry about manifestations because going to one is a fast pass to getting COVID-19.