Re:CDC Now Recommends “Use of Cloth Face Coverings” (DIY Masks)
by sytse on Friday April 03, 2020 @09:03PM
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https://www.cato.org/blog/against-noble-lie-covid-19-edition
"Research shows that during disasters, people can show strikingly altruistic behavior, but interventions by authorities can backfire if they fuel mistrust or treat the public as an adversary rather than people who will step up if treated with respect. Given that even homemade masks may work better than no masks, wearing them might be something to direct people to do while they stay at home more, as we all should."
Re:CDC Now Recommends “Use of Cloth Face Coverings” (DIY Masks)
by meowface on Friday April 03, 2020 @09:19PM
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Exactly. All they had to do was send the full, nuanced message rather than treat the public like toddlers who need to be lied to and told fanciful tales in order to be kept in line. They may have directly killed people with this "noble lie". It's truly disgraceful.
Re:CDC Now Recommends “Use of Cloth Face Coverings” (DIY Masks)
by interestica on Saturday April 04, 2020 @02:31AM
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You should point out that your quote is a quote from an entirely different article and not a direct statement from the piece you linked to (though it is quoted).
It may take some time, but I think people will be held accountable. I think there should be prosecutions if it can be shown any of them knowingly lied, because in that case they would have intentionally caused deaths through the spreading of disinformation. Incredible that experts had to combat deadly disinformation or misinformation from the CDC, WHO, and US Surgeon General. It's as sickening as COVID-19 itself. We're really still living in the Dark Ages.