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What you're talking about is nuance, and there's unfortunately little-to-no room for it in modern discourse largely because of opinions like yours which could b
by Domenic_S 4y ago
What you're talking about is nuance, and there's unfortunately little-to-no room for it in modern discourse largely because of opinions like yours which could be summed up as "if this person doesn't robotically toe the line, then the dumbs will believe things we don't want them believing."
Strategic lying is employed for the "greater good" in the context of this way of thinking frequently, the most egregious example probably being Fauci telling the public not to wear masks because privately the government believed that there wouldn’t be enough protective equipment for health care workers -- they didn't want the dumbs to panic-buy and leave hospitals vulnerable.
Not looking to get into a covid debate, just pointing out that even governments will lie to keep the dumbs from doing something they don't like, and I think that's bad.
- spookthesunset 4y agoIt’s basically like treating adults as if they are children. Something that all these public health “experts” did to people for 2.5 years. They talked down to people. Acted like they knew what was best for everybody (which they didn’t). You don’t get to treat adults like children. They are adults who might know something you don’t. It’s just toxic discourse.
- matwood 4y agoUnfortunately a lot of adults act like children. It's debatable if acting like children is the cause or the reason for treating them that way.
- spookthesunset 4y ago> Unfortunately a lot of adults act like children. True, but it could also be their priorities are somewhere other than yours. Which might be okay or might not depending on whatever. What these "experts" and politicians did though... treat people like dumb children... completely inexcusable.
- futuretaint 4y agoIf we were able to get to the source of the 'trust science' clique, I bet we would be amazed at how uninteresting it all is. grievances about hurt feelings, mental health issues and moral panic.
- spookthesunset 4y agoIt’s appeals to authority all the way down. Actual science or data (or even actual disease mitigation) had almost nothing to do with the actions “the experts” took over the last 2.5 years.