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Fauci says ‘unusual’ antics by Marjorie Taylor Greene is reason he gets death threats
(www.independent.co.uk)
Effortpost that's going to get misinterpreted and downvoted to hell.
During the hearing, Greene told Fauci he . . . “belonged in prison” for “crimes against humanity”
This is a case of accidentally telling the truth by lying twice. Fauci and the CDC massively mishandled the pandemic and lied to the public... by claiming that masks don't work.
Masks absolutely do work, there has never been any serious scientific questions about this. It's a respiratory illness. Countries like China, Vietnam, etc. always knew to use masks, right from the start. But for some reason, in Feb 2020, the surgeon general was tweeting this:
Masks absolutely do work, but Fauci is on record saying the exact same stuff on 60 Minutes. CNN even ran articles like, "Masks may actually increase your coronavirus risk if worn improperly, surgeon general warns," and "Masks can’t stop the coronavirus in the US, but hysteria has led to bulk-buying, price-gouging and serious fear for the future," containing many of the false narratives that would later become core parts of the anti-mask truthers.
Masks absolutely do work, so why did they do this? Two reasons. First, to cover for the fact that the Trump administration sold off the PPE necessary to be prepared for this eventuality. Second, because Fauci has a history of supporting libertarian policies prioritizing the safety of doctors over the general public. In fact, Fauci didn't just mishandle one pandemic, he mishandled three.
During the Ebola outbreak in 2014, Fauci opposed quarantines for doctors returning from treating the illness abroad, calling them "draconian." Several Democratic governors implemented measures anyway, but there was no federal policy. Ebola is much more deadly than COVID and it could've been devastating if we hadn't gotten lucky or if those quarantines hadn't been implemented on a local level.
The third one he mishandled (or rather, the first) was AIDS. I won't get into details, but Fauci was the NIH director under Reagan, and prominent queer activists were saying things like that he was "a murderer" who "should be put before firing squad"
These truths have been buried under a mountain of bullshit spewed out by the right, to the point that making these legitimate criticisms of Fauci makes you sound like a conspiracy theorist. But unlike all the anti-mask bullshit, what I've said is true and supported by evidence. As someone who studied science in school, I'm ashamed that a scientist would break the public trust in such a way, and the fact that he was able to get away with it and brand himself as some sort of hero of science makes it so much worse. Science is still very reliable, but it can be compromised by politics, and it's important to verify information from a variety of sources from different countries and international organizations - not just the CDC.