US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuhan origins

Re:US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuha... by mnming on Sunday February 14, 2021 @01:09AM (#26130094)

I found it interesting that on HN, without concrete evidence, when OP says: don't ever trust {A} on issue {B}. Depending on what A, B is, OP will usually get treated differently.

A -> CCP. OP -> a concerned citizen.

A -> Race/Color/Religion/Gender. OP -> Racist/Sexist.

A -> Trump. OP -> a concern citizen.

A -> Scientist. OP -> conspiracist.

But one thing that I am sure is that it'll never ever be constructive. Not mean to be disrespectful, but I do hope this type of comment won't ever get to the top of HN.

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Re:US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuha... by rlt on Sunday February 14, 2021 @01:16AM (#26130124)

I mean, if you say “don’t ever trust” an entire race/sex, then yeah, by definition you are racist/sexist.

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Re:US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuha... by tomp on Sunday February 14, 2021 @06:56AM (#26131613)

It's perfectly acceptable in mainstream media to say "don't ever trust men on issue of sexual assault". Most people deny that's sexist, some even say that disagreeing with this position is sexist!

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Re:US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuha... by knolax on Sunday February 14, 2021 @01:17AM (#26130134)

Reading HackerNews has lowered my trust in the demographic categories that make up the majority of this forum, including ones I belong too.

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Re:US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuha... by vinay427 on Sunday February 14, 2021 @04:56AM (#26130963)

I agree. The problem arises when people predominantly of a certain race or sex attempt to define the narrative around racism or sexism that affects another race or sex. It's a little difficult to find that trustworthy, in my opinion. People should be trusted to speak about data and other verifiable sources as well as their own experiences.

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Re:US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuha... by P0l83q4p1Hw3Ul on Sunday February 14, 2021 @01:20AM (#26130146)

What about pointing out more factually based claims such as which groups commit more crimes, etc?

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Re:US raises ‘deep concerns’ over WHO report on Covid’s Wuha... by jb775 on Sunday February 14, 2021 @01:37AM (#26130196)

If you find yourself in this scenario, you're likely already stuck in a Kafkatrap situation[1].

[1] https://www.thedailybell.com/all-articles/editorials/wendy-m...

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