Originally Posted by
Excargodog
in fairness, it would have been a whole lot better had the CDC not LIED to us. Telling us there was a mask shortage and the good ones needed to be reserved for those on the frontline of the epidemic would have been the honest and responsible thing to do - like WWII rationing, you could only have so much gasoline, meat, sugar, whatever, because the resources were needed for the troops.
but when you lie and tell people they don’t NEED a mask, that it might even be HARMFUL for them, you’ve then lost not only the credibility but the moral authority to ask them to do something for the common good.
whoever made that bone-headed call needs to be exiled to BFE.
*For those not familiar with the military expression, BFE is a fabled small town in southern Egypt.
This ^^^^
WHO: This virus doesn't transmit human to human, China said so.......
Uh, sorry, yes it does.
Fauci: If you're a healthy young person, sure, you can go on a cruise.....
Uh, we're shutting the cruise lines down.
Fauci: This virus doesn't really pose a threat to the US....
Uh, this is a very serious threat and we must lock down to flatten the curve.
Pelosi: Sure you should come to Chinatown San Francisco for Chinese New Year....
Uh, Trump is going to kill us all!
Pelosi, Shumer, et al: Trump is a xenophobe and a racist for shutting down flights from China.....
Uh, he should have done it SOONER!
CDC: You don't need to wear a mask, they really don't do much....
Uh, everybody MUST wear a mask!
CDC: You must disinfect eveything because Covid on surfaces is a terrible threat....
Uh, yea, sorry, Covid doesn't appear to transmit from surfaces.
WHO, CDC: Oh my God, asymptomatic people can spread the disease so we have to lock down EVERYBODY!
Uh, no, it doesn't appear asymptomatic people spread the disease....no, no, wait, yes they DO!
CDC, et al: People gathering to PEACEFULLY protest the lockdowns is just TERRIBLE and will lead to people DIEING!
Uh, 100,000 people chock a block in the streets screaming, burning, and looting is cool because, you know, it's a righteous cause.
There are more examples, but you get the idea.
The "scientific" community and "smart people" have burned their credibility to the ground.