Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but feared debate could hurt

Re:Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but fear... by ricardobayes on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @05:05AM (#29904408)

Politicians will never or very rarely correct their statements. It is for the same reason as football referees. I took up refereeing as a hobby and we were taught very firmly by the ref coach that no matter what decision we take, we stick to it and never change it. Because that is a sign of weakness and will degrade the quality of the game even more than that individual decision.

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Re:Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but fear... by enriquto on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @05:31AM (#29904592)

I'd hope that our elected representatives did not treat us as adversarial football players, but maybe I'm asking to much.

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Re:Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but fear... by timeon on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @06:40AM (#29905044)

Well people are rooting for the parties as if they were football teams. Especially if there are only few political parties.

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Re:Scientists believed Covid leaked from Wuhan lab, but fear... by enriquto on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @07:51AM (#29905650)

I haven't yet given up on society, only on the current generation of shitty leaders.

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