An averted crisis is entirely indistinguishable from a pointless over-reaction. Remember the Y2K bug? People still think that was variously a hoax or an over-reaction, but the fact is that it was a real problem that we worked to fix. It's in the nature of such things that a good outcome will always be viewed by some as evidence that there was never a problem in the first place.
I require an orca for this.
I'd argue that wearing a mask is different, because it's of benefit to society, while the wearing of pants stems from a silly taboo foisted on us by the religious and has no utility whatsoever.
Even if I had no evidence that China tried to cover up the Covid19 outbreak, I would automatically know that China tried to cover it up because that is their modus operandi. They ban media coverage and information sharing and engage in censorship during a catastrophe. They do this because they want to limit criticisms of their government. If my memory is correct, there is actually peer reviewed material out there on China's coverup of SARS..(Someone here would probably know if there is)
True. But I think the time for over-reacting is over now.
Sorry. I don't have an official quote from the government of China that says they covered up the virus.
Citation?
If it exists, you should be able to find it. it's really easy tracking peer-reviewed material. Just include 'scholar' in your search term and you'll get links to google scholar. I'm usually happy to do this a few times to show how it's done, but this has already been done for you, and it really is your responsibility to provide evidence. Suggesting that we go and find this material isn't just fallacious (this particular logical fallacy is known as onus probandi; lit burden of proof), it renders everything you say suspect.
Virtually every country also has news reports stating that anthropogenic climate change isn't real. That's not a guide to veracity.
The only government source I've seen taking this seriously is somebody who is very much not to be taken seriously.
And you have a citation for this assertion, I assume.
There was never any over-reacting. That was the point I was making. It looks like an over-reaction, because the crisis was sufficiently mitigated to make it look that way, despite how shockingly badly it was handled.
Well, I wasn't looking for an official statement from the government. What, you think I'd take ANY government's word for anything? I'm not an imbecile.
Hahahaha. The Beeb is a credible source now? When did that happen?
How old are you?
What sort of question is that? It looks a lot like poisoning the well.
