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It's such a blatant doublethink right? I feel like the masks don't work rhetoric is political maneuvering born from the fact that governments had little to no
by Johnjonjoan 6y ago
It's such a blatant doublethink right?
I feel like the masks don't work rhetoric is political maneuvering born from the fact that governments had little to no reserves of them and that health professionals desperately need them.
Whilst I'm sure some seasoned bureaucrats or advisors think the (subjectively) white lie is the right thing to do; because health professionals need them more. The fact is if we all supported EVERYONE wearing masks, large scale domestic production would have to begin in every country and health care professionals would be swimming in masks. Not to mention it could play a part in reducing transmission.
Masks for everyone is a win win.
- dehrmann 6y ago> ...the masks don't work rhetoric is political maneuvering born from the fact that governments had little to no reserves of them and that health professionals desperately need them. Lying to people erodes trust. When leaders then order subsequent weeks-months of lockdown, people don't trust them, ignore their orders, and protest. It's not just the masks, though. Leaders failed to lay out plans and exit criteria fast enough, weren't fast enough to address arbitrariness in their orders, and have downplayed knock-on effects.