Re:New York Times retracts core of podcast series ‘Caliphate’
by tertius on Saturday December 19, 2020 @02:20PM
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The CDC is not the man on the street. The man on the street can distrust an institution that suggests something unscientific when they are requesting trust from the public.
Doesn't matter if said man on the street thinks the earth is flat, has a mental disorder or likes tennis more than soccer.
An institution should not be judged on the merits of the people judging them.
Also, people not wanting the government to force them what to do with their bodies is not quite the same as them not believing that there is a health risk when not wearing masks. Stop conflating the two. Engage the argument instead of the strawmen (or don't, but be honest about it.)
Doesn't matter if said man on the street thinks the earth is flat, has a mental disorder or likes tennis more than soccer.
An institution should not be judged on the merits of the people judging them.
Also, people not wanting the government to force them what to do with their bodies is not quite the same as them not believing that there is a health risk when not wearing masks. Stop conflating the two. Engage the argument instead of the strawmen (or don't, but be honest about it.)