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The email trail is damning. Fauci knew that the possibility was there. Instead of pushing for discovery and transparency of what actually happened, he publicl

The email trail is damning. Fauci knew that the possibility was there. Instead of pushing for discovery and transparency of what actually happened, he publicly and vehemently denied the possibility and gave fuel to those who wanted to call the "lab leak theory" people "conspiracy nuts". Fauci's elevation to sainthood was way too premature. His constant media appearances where he hasn't been questioned on any of this should be an object lesson to the public on media bias and the subsequent narrative bubbles that impact our society. It's not surprising that the same people pushing Michael Avenatti as the next great politician have been the same people promoting Fauci.

devtul 5y ago
The bar is really low if the person helps push the narrative.
boringg 5y ago
I don't think anyone thought Avenatti had any substance to him. Nice try and trying to equate Fauci with Avenatti - please return to the cable Fox hole which you emerged from.
- myfavoritedog 5y ago
  I don't think anyone thought Avenatti had any substance to him. What you're doing is called "gas lighting". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrJwjYPQvhQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrJwjYPQvhQ Avenatti was ALL over the place in left-leaning media, receiving endless accolades.
iab 5y ago
This is an issue for sure. The core reason though, IMO, was the contrast - for example, you have the president calling for injecting bleach, publicly. Any reasonable person is going to drift away from that, and towards someone who seems more reasonable, and thoughtful. Now that there is less extreme rhetoric, the seams in this particular leadership are starting to show. Can't say the same for Michael Avenatti, who seemed unhinged from the beginning although again just my opinion.
- kbelder 5y ago
  "you have the president calling for injecting bleach" Please don't repeat that. If you do even a little bit of research, you'll see that he didn't say that, and by repeating it you're lowering the dialog you want to raising.
  - iab 5y ago
    I'll do you one better than repeating it: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177 Thanks for your unsubstantiated comment though
    - Izkata 5y ago
      Thanks for the source that proves GP's point: Trump heard something, and isn't a scientist, so he was asking someone knowledgeable if it was possible. It's terrible how badly this was reported on.
      - iab 5y ago
        > “I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen,” Trump said. No he was not. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/24/disinfectant-injection-coronavirus-trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/24/disinfectan...
      - jjeaff 5y ago
        Seems like a live press conference is a bad time to just "ask questions". It's a very idiotic time, in fact, to start spitballing medical treatment ideas to the general public.
        iab 5y ago
        Exactly, great point
    - kangaroozach 5y ago

devtul 5y ago

The bar is really low if the person helps push the narrative.

boringg 5y ago

I don't think anyone thought Avenatti had any substance to him. Nice try and trying to equate Fauci with Avenatti - please return to the cable Fox hole which you emerged from.

myfavoritedog 5y ago
I don't think anyone thought Avenatti had any substance to him. What you're doing is called "gas lighting". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrJwjYPQvhQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrJwjYPQvhQ Avenatti was ALL over the place in left-leaning media, receiving endless accolades.

iab 5y ago

This is an issue for sure. The core reason though, IMO, was the contrast - for example, you have the president calling for injecting bleach, publicly. Any reasonable person is going to drift away from that, and towards someone who seems more reasonable, and thoughtful. Now that there is less extreme rhetoric, the seams in this particular leadership are starting to show. Can't say the same for Michael Avenatti, who seemed unhinged from the beginning although again just my opinion.

kbelder 5y ago
"you have the president calling for injecting bleach" Please don't repeat that. If you do even a little bit of research, you'll see that he didn't say that, and by repeating it you're lowering the dialog you want to raising.
- iab 5y ago
  I'll do you one better than repeating it: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52407177 Thanks for your unsubstantiated comment though
  - Izkata 5y ago
    Thanks for the source that proves GP's point: Trump heard something, and isn't a scientist, so he was asking someone knowledgeable if it was possible. It's terrible how badly this was reported on.
    - iab 5y ago
      > “I was asking a question sarcastically to reporters like you just to see what would happen,” Trump said. No he was not. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/24/disinfectant-injection-coronavirus-trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/24/disinfectan...
    - jjeaff 5y ago
      Seems like a live press conference is a bad time to just "ask questions". It's a very idiotic time, in fact, to start spitballing medical treatment ideas to the general public.
      - iab 5y ago
        Exactly, great point
  - kangaroozach 5y ago