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We'll never know, but I wonder if the government had said, "masks are good, but please PLEASE do not try to buy them. the government is purchasing what supply w
by wpasc 5y ago
We'll never know, but I wonder if the government had said, "masks are good, but please PLEASE do not try to buy them. the government is purchasing what supply we have to save our doctors." Perhaps with the honesty, the medical professionals would have gotten the supplies they needed AND we would have less distrust in US healthcare institutions. The public trust that was lost from that first lie is significant, and I believe it hampers vaccination efforts to this day.
- zo1 5y agoBecause they know that people, myself including, are selfish and will prioritize their own and their loved one's safety over faceless and impersonal "medical professionals". As illogical as that may be or inefficient from a group context. It's such a blatant, apologies for the hyperbole: "you are plebs and tax cattle, and not as important as these special people here".
- hn8788 5y agoThere's so much more they could have done, it's crazy that lying to the public is what they decided on. The media of course didn't help either, saying things like "Trump trying to fast-track vaccines could end up being worse than covid".
- barry-cotter 5y agoThey weren't lying. They really believed what they were saying. They were idiots then and that should inform what you believe about them now and forevermore.
- geoduck14 5y ago>They weren't lying. They really believed what they were saying. Dr. Fauci DEFINITELY lied about funding Gain of Function research on viruses in China