This is what drives me absolutely nuts whenever I read about current events. Pfizer had to pay the largest fine in US history for a fraud case, yet questioning their data (which we weren't allowed to see until they were sued) is forbidden. We spent decades destroying the middle east with the justification being based on lies, yet to question the motives of the US in the current war is to be a traitor. Fauci was the one in charge of the response to AIDS, which everyone seems to agree was horrendous, yet he's now a national hero.
I really struggle to understand how everyone can just go along with it all and forget about everything when the next thing starts.
> Fauci was the one in charge of the response to AIDS, which everyone seems to agree was horrendous, yet he's now a national hero.
That's a very self-serving argument cherry picking from history.
Fauci was initially hated by the AIDS activists in the 80s but worked to gain their trust. You also don't factor in the societal hate americans had towards the gay population preventing research towards a cure.
Here's an article that gives a detailed account of what it was like back in the 80's.
>"I really struggle to understand how everyone can just go along with it all and forget about everything when the next thing starts."
My worldview is that all of us are far more "in-the-present" than we realize. I sense most people want to help, want to conform with what is seen as serving the greater good, and are willing to follow the lead of what the group seems to be doing. Not only are we overloaded with information, if we aren't being reminded of what "the good guys" did in the past that was either wrong or hypocritical, we won't know to make a fuss of it. Same story with "the bad guys" having done good things in the past.
The most eye opening thing for me was seeing the American political left embrace Liz Cheney while the American political right disavowed her. That flip was unexpected, but it makes perfect sense when it comes to what is immediately expedient.
> Pfizer had to pay the largest fine in US history for a fraud case, yet questioning their data (which we weren't allowed to see until they were sued) is forbidden.
Questioning it is fine, and the data should be public.
But also note that Pfizer also has credibility because they have made a decently high ratio of non fraudulent claims since they have a history of making and selling medicines that work.
I really struggle to understand how everyone can just go along with it all and forget about everything when the next thing starts.
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