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> It is truly baffling to me how Gates has now become a huge boogeyman when it comes to the pandemic For the same reasons why many don't like Donald Trump. Pow
by briantakita 6y ago
> It is truly baffling to me how Gates has now become a huge boogeyman when it comes to the pandemic
For the same reasons why many don't like Donald Trump. Power. People tend to be suspicious of those who have power over them; those who can influence their lives, autonomy, & health.
- tomrod 6y agoAnecdotally, I find folks tend to inversely feel for Trump as they do for Gates.
- briantakita 6y agoTwo sides of the same coin?
- tomrod 6y agoUnlikely. 4 more options exist
- ethanbond 6y agoPlenty of people don’t like Trump but did like Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush, etc. on down the line. “X has power, you don’t like x” is a demonstrably poor hypothesis.
- briantakita 6y agoLet me restate, "X has influence to change things & many people don't like the change". Trump & Gates both change things. Plenty of people also do/did not like Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush. Plenty of people also like (& don't like) Trump & Gates...One only needs to look at the approval rating. If any one of these people were universally liked, wouldn't their approval ratings be 90%+?