This advanced the short-term goal of keeping masks available to doctors at the expense of the long-term goal of maintaining their own credibility. People tell

This advanced the short-term goal of keeping masks available to doctors at the expense of the long-term goal of maintaining their own credibility. People tell me that I should trust those those who lie to me because at least their goals are honorable. I disagree. While it might be possible to lie to someone you trying to help or even someone you dearly love, it's pretty much by definition not something you do to someone you respect. I generally am wary of help from people who don't respect me. Perhaps it would be helpful to have separate news channels for petulant children who need to be lied to so that they don't destroy civilization. Everyone else could watch the real news. Of course, nobody wants to be told they're a petulant child.