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So this is the fault of the people who were probably right. And it is not the fault of the people who told them to be quiet and that they believed in conspiracy
by oh_sigh 5y ago
So this is the fault of the people who were probably right. And it is not the fault of the people who told them to be quiet and that they believed in conspiracy theories.
- Wowfunhappy 5y agoNo, I’m not assigning blame per se. I’m saying that no one listened to a specific set of politicians who had previously cried wolf, and told everyone else not to listen either. And I still think that’s good advice. But if the information comes from someone I can actually trust, I’ll pay attention. That’s how trust works, in a world where it’s not possible for me to personally be an expert on everything and I have to take others at their word.
- oh_sigh 5y agoI think the harmful thing is not that no one listened, it was that you were actively told to not listen by major media outlets, and that they were conspiracy theories, or racist.