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I'm not advocating for either position in this thread, but surely you watched the CDC switch from one policy position to another dramatically different position
by politician 4y ago
I'm not advocating for either position in this thread, but surely you watched the CDC switch from one policy position to another dramatically different position multiple times during 2021.
They made decisions and rewrote those decisions within 24 hours due to political blowback not just once, but multiple times. They might do good science, but they lost any trust I had in their ability to set and execute a coherent national policy.
- Firmwarrior 4y agoYeah man, the CDC probably knew the right path from the beginning, but they lied to us and said not to use masks, then they said it was OK to keep congregating so long as we wash our hands.
- LarryMullins 4y ago> Yeah man, the CDC probably knew the right path from the beginning, but they lied to us and said not to use masks Your tone suggests sarcasm, but this claim is literally true.
- pfdietz 4y agoThe whole "don't trust someone unless they dogmatically stick to one position" thing is quite a take.
- politician 4y agoWhen you are responsible for setting policy for 333,000,000 people, changing it a few hours later is a disgrace. They couldn't spend the time to get the feedback before announcing the policy and then had to walk it back the next day. That's hubris. The fact that it happened multiple times (masks, schools, full lockdown then "essential" workers) is a national embarrassment.
- ithkuil 4y agoIt's no coincidence that most pseudo-science alternatives always have an answer for things and it never changes (see homeopathy or the general notion that if it's "natural" it must always br the best)