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BG's avatar

I understand you wanting to give colleagues the benefit of the doubt, but coverage of covid has clearly been partisan and has done significant damage to already low press credibility.

Where did it come from? Is it naturally occurring? Are the rumors that the US government may have given money to the Wuhan lab to “study” Coronavirus study true? How contagious is it? Is it equally contagious for young, middle aged, and old? Enough to keep schools closed down? Businesses closed down? Nursing homes locked down? What is the real chance of hospitalization or death for young, middle aged, and old? What is the real count of people who have died with covid vs. people who have died because of covid? Is social distancing really effective? What medications seem to work? Where is virus development?

A free and effective press would force the government to provide the people correct, up-to-date information on these and dozens of other questions. But we’ve been told to stay home, shut up and quit asking questions, stop spreading conspiracy theories, and to “wear the damn mask.” Because, as everyone knows, saying “damn” means it can’t be questioned.

Unfortunately, we don’t have a free and effective press anymore. So we are ignorant and divided. Just the way the politicians and (apparently) the press want us.

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Jay's avatar

To be fair, those "journalists" do ABSOLUTELY NO INVESTIGATION beyond quoting (usually anonymous) sources, so they have absolutely no credibility and no one takes them seriously.

They would rather espouse propaganda than dare to challenge the narrative that they've be given to read into a camera or write down like the talentless stenographers that they are.

Keep knocking them around. No one deserves it more than those liars.

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