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Re:The science of mask-wearing hasn’t changed, so why have o... by colordrops on Saturday July 04, 2020 @12:58AM (#23730234)
Always this talking point whenever anyone suggests they should tell the truth. What else should they lie to us about because the public supposedly won't react well?
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Re:The science of mask-wearing hasn’t changed, so why have o... by crocodiletears on Saturday July 04, 2020 @03:11AM (#23730702)
It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. The more the state lies, the less we listen to it, and the more we start looking out for ourselves, and disregarding the public good.

Government officials see us behaving like this, they assume we're too dumb and self-centered to do the right thing, so they attempt to manipulate us in order to get us to behave properly.

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