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754 points coloneltcb | 1 comments | 25 Apr 25 23:03 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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add-sub-mul-div ◴[25 Apr 25 23:49 UTC] No.43799565[source]▶
But the Democrats tried to control misinformation during a public health crisis so it goes both ways.
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krupan ◴[26 Apr 25 00:37 UTC] No.43799848[source]▶
It does, but both side's followers are blind to it when their side does it. Or they think it's ok for their side to do it. I'm not sure which is scarier
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acdha ◴[26 Apr 25 00:48 UTC] No.43799916{3}[source]▶
You’re painting with an awfully broad brush, omitting both the magnitude of the difference and far overstating the homogeneity of one of those sides.
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yesco ◴[26 Apr 25 01:11 UTC] No.43800040{4}[source]▶
Agreed, the pandemic authoritarianism was far more invasive, with non-compliance being life ruining for many, so I don't think it's really comparable to the current administrations clownish floundering.

Acting like they are the same shamefully diminishes the previous administrations actions, which is particularly dangerous since their documented suppression of the now widely accepted lab leak theory has resulted in little action to prevent further illegal gain of function research. Its inevitable we will face yet another worldwide pandemic in the next decade or so while this careless research continues without proper safety controls or scrutiny.

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1. acdha ◴[26 Apr 25 03:30 UTC] No.43800690{5}[source]▶
You’re not arguing in good faith if you’re not recognizing that the “pandemic authoritarianism” started under Trump, or asserting that the lab leak theory was ever suppressed (it was continuously discussed throughout - just check the comments here for the last 5 years!) or that the most criticized theories making wild claims about bioweapons or gain of function research are now widely accepted. Many assessments have included the possibility of a lab leak of a natural specimen from the beginning, but in the absence of evidence nobody credible is saying more than, say, the CIA’s “low confidence” back in January.