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but it was a "noble lie" for the interest of the public. I think those are allowed.
by yehosef 4y ago
but it was a "noble lie" for the interest of the public. I think those are allowed.
- samhuk 4y agoCandidate for worst take in 2022? Could you elaborate into what is noble about censoring the discussion about the safety of covid-related mitigations by official, recognised scientists?
- wonderwonder 4y agoI think he is being sarcastic. I think...
- yehosef 4y agoyes - search "noble lie" covid and you'll understand the reference.
- indoclay 4y agoLooking at the results disparity for "noble lie" and +covid both in the news and search tabs in Google is really eye opening given everything that has been released with twitter's moderation tooling with regards to deboosting and view filtering. It seems only conservative and libertarian sources are covering the recent deposition in which he confessed that he knowingly made false public health statements in the early days of the pandemic. Both moderation and policy decisions were based on these statements.
- wizofaus 4y agoThe first article google returns is on slate.com which hardly qualifies as conservative/ libertarian. And it was fairly critical of Fauci for his suggestion mask usage was not recommended which he supposedly made in order to prevent a run on them.
- pibechorro 4y agoWhat are we, children?
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- indoclay 4y agoWhat makes it noble and who gets to decide when the interest of the public good is sufficient to suspend the rights of the citizenry? If it is to be believed that most people lack the intelligence to behave in ways that are in their own and society’s best interest then what is the point of democracy? What other rights are we willing to suspend for the interest of the public? Even if it is justified in this instance, what else could the precedent be used for? This subversion of rights and erosion of trust with government actors directly pushing for censorship, no matter what the intentions, will cast doubt on the system as a whole and any purpose it might have in the short term is far outweighed by the damage it causes in the long term. I highly recommend reading the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, specifically articles 51 through 55.
- worksonmine 4y agoThis is such an interesting view. I understand this as you accept being taken for an idiot, if it's in your interest. And you accept that the person making that decision has your interest in mind. Do I understand you correctly? Myself I prefer having all the facts and drawing my own conclusions, being able to ask questions and consider all options. I'm capable of it, and people in power are seldom there based on competence. Edit: I see I fell for Poe's law. Thank god.
- yehosef 4y agosorry- it was sarcasm - I'll try to remember to put a <sarcasm> next time.
- worksonmine 4y agoUsually I would've expected so, and I even considered including it in my answer. But the last 2 years has made me question humanity too many times. It's a shame.
- wonderwonder 4y agoIt really has gotten weird out there. With the rise of Q and Q like groups on the right and the insanity of the far left; even the most out there theories have a set of adherents.