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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by seankimdesign on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @02:15PM (#22548572)
Genuine question: What do the alt-right have to gain by dismissing the potency of COVID?

I know the South Korean government took that exact position because of their pro-China stance. They tried really hard to downplay the dangers of the virus simply because of its Wuhan origins. knowing that the Trump administration is on the other side of the fence regarding China, what do they have to gain by dismissing the situation?

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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by KarlKemp on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @02:30PM (#22548755)
They get to excuse their government’s new Katrina. They also tend to be distrustful of science, and of our ability to change anything through centralized action.
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Re:Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says by fzeroracer on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @02:22PM (#22548661)
The point isn't that they have anything to gain. You're looking at it from the wrong angle.

They genuinely believe that it's a non-issue. That it will go away and that it's simply a trivial virus that isn't worth worrying about.

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