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>"trust the science" means "trust the science based on best evidence available right now." That's an easier ask when we have reason to trust the CDC, Dr. Fauci
by yucky 5y ago
>"trust the science" means "trust the science based on best evidence available right now."
That's an easier ask when we have reason to trust the CDC, Dr. Fauci etc. But when they embrace the concept of "the noble lie", that will obviously lead to people not trusting them.
- vannevar 5y agoPerhaps, if the CDC had lied. But they did not. Most of the distrust came from a) the policy shifts, which while justifiable based on emerging information, confused and disturbed people, and b) politically-motivated criticism from right-wing politicians.
- yucky 5y ago> Perhaps, if the CDC had lied. But they did not. They absolutely did - https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/20/health/covid-cdc-data.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/20/health/covid-cdc-data.htm...