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This is a hilariously revisionist take people are trotting out. Forget the WHO for a second (which remember was politically cast adrift by the US when they ref
by streb-lo 6y ago
This is a hilariously revisionist take people are trotting out.
Forget the WHO for a second (which remember was politically cast adrift by the US when they refused to participate in it.)
The news coming out of Europe/Iran/China had lay people in the US concerned by late February -- yet the American Government did everything it could to belittle or otherwise diminish the threat. Now it wants to turn around and suggest that it's actions are to be blamed by the WHO? What happened to self-responsibility?
Give me a break.
- wolco 6y agoYou are making a different point that the US could have acted sooner in late Feb. Before the news coming out of Europe and Iran things were breaking in China. The 4chan guys were all over it way back in Jan. Remember the Chinese Dr whistle blower who got punished for letting the truth? He was dead by Jan 20-22.. at this point the WHO was downplaying, later praising China and telling everyone not to wear a mask. The WHO response caused the outbreak to get out of control in Europe and elsewhere long before it hit North America.
- Aeolun 6y agoTo be fair, the WHO was advocating against travel restrictions, and against calling what was clearly a global pandemic as such. If they’d switched tune to ‘close your borders’ and ‘this is a global pandemic’ earlier you would have seen some different responses.