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I am no alarmist, but just look at how most governments reacted to COVID.
by the-dude 5y ago
I am no alarmist, but just look at how most governments reacted to COVID.
- sneak 5y agoEvery major world government, even the supposedly good/professional ones, lied about various things both big and small, and engaged in different types of ass-preserving coverups.
- the-dude 5y agoI was hinting about the time it took them to actually do something. Anything.
- elevaet 5y agoNot just the government, but the people they govern. Look how many people have been unwilling to do even the most simple intervention - face masks. It's going to be hard to get these types of laggards to accept the changes we need to make so cut down on carbon pollution.
- the-dude 5y agoIn the case of NL, it has been the government who started to raise and spread doubts about masks at the very beginning. 'There is no proof' 'It could actually be harmful because false sense of security'
- elevaet 5y agoThat's true and a good point I kind of erased from my memory. There was a lot of pushback from the medical establishment around masks at the beginning here in Canada as well. That was extremely frustrating to witness. This problem is analogous to the conflicting messaging about climate change that's been coming from politicians, industry, media, over the last couple of decades.
- krona 5y agoDoing nothing is usually better than doing anything.
- RandomLensman 5y agoDid we not have vaccines operational and distributed on a large scale in record time? Shows what we can do to solve crises - might not all be government action, but does that matter?