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Not the first time we were lied to as part of this disaster: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/world/europe/ski-party-pandemic-travel-coronavirus.html?smtyp=c

Not the first time we were lied to as part of this disaster: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/world/europe/ski-party-pandemic-travel-coronavirus.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/world/europe/ski-party-pa... Turns out the "don't close borders" advice was a cached thought related to a plague outbreak in India over 25 years ago, and welded in place by politics.

throwmeaway_pls 6y ago
This culture of deceit needs to change. I don’t blame anybody for not following the rules.
- jakear 6y ago
  Agreed. US official response has been to lie to the population so as to “not cause a panic” then act shocked when that same population doesn’t trust the officials anymore. Go figure.