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Re:Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up by puranjay on Saturday November 21, 2020 @11:29PM (#25174935)
It's a strangely western phenomenon. People might be callous about safety measures here in India, but absolutely no one in my extended circle of friends and family has ever denied its existence or that it's something people need to be careful about.
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Re:Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up by seventhtiger on Sunday November 22, 2020 @12:54AM (#25175269)
Globally there's far more trust for institutions and authority than in America. Cultures which respect the elderly, the professional, and the official. Even beyond respect it extends to obedience in some places.

I definitely see it in my own culture, which is Arab. It's a double edged sword, and can be said to enable further oppression, but in a crisis situation it's useful.

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