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If facts changed these people’s mind they wouldn’t be in this position.

• epicureanideal 5y ago
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  • irq 5y ago
    > there's a bell curve distribution of risk tolerances and trust in government OK. With you on that. > and there can be reasonable people who find themselves on that distribution in a way that makes them more concerned about what they're not being told than the virus It is at this point they cease being reasonable people.
  • Bud 5y ago
    There is nothing to this. Please do not spread the mindless anecdote about Fauci. In the initial DAYS of the pandemic, it's true that he said that he didn't see there was a reason for normal citizens to be wearing PPE and masks, and that they should be reserved for medical professionals or those at higher risk. This was because: a) we didn't even know about aerosol spread at that point b) there was a massive run on mask-buying that was making it impossible for doctors and nurses to get masks, and it was more important for the doctors and nurses to have them c) we didn't have data on mask effectiveness for average folks then Then the facts changed. And the supply of masks improved. And so Fauci's advice changed, too. That's what a real scientist does. When the facts change, they change their conclusions. Please do not present this as an example of governments "lying" to people. That is not what happened here. The government has done a perfectly good job of "reaching out" to people. The problem here isn't the government. It's right-wing media.