This is the story Fox is leading with today. It's based on a report in Foreign Affairs, echoed in the WSJ, essentially:
[quote]WHO was uncritically repeating information from the Chinese authorities, ignoring warnings from Taiwanese doctors—unrepresented in WHO, which is a United Nations body—and reluctant to declare a “[b][i][u]public health emergency of international concern[/u][/i][/b],” denying after a meeting Jan. 22 that there was any need to do so.[/quote]
I would like to understand, how this is different from Trump, and his cronies, going all out, trying to minimize this, as nothing more than a flu, or as Rush Linmbaugh put it: a cold, not just in January, but in February and in March. Please, I would like to understand the difference.
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow [quote]I also have to say Taiwan is probably the least impartial critic of the PRC on earth too.[/quote]
This has absolutely NOTHING to do with the story. China, had no clue what this was, and tried to minimize it initially. That's a fact. To say there was a conspiracy, though, is a fallacy, because this was the last thing China would have wanted to happen. Once they figured out what it was, then went all in.
My point is that Trump's behavior, is no better, even far worse, as by that time, the world knew what it was, but Trump and his cronies, wanted people to get off their asses, and get back to work.
@Northwest What? The article implies the WHO did something wrong by taking warnings from the sworn enemy of China with a grain of salt. If this outbreak started in Kansas like the Spanish flu do you see North Korea suddenly becoming impartial?
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow [quote]What? The article implies the WHO did something wrong by taking warnings from the sworn enemy of China with a grain of salt. [/quote]
And that has absolutely NOTHING to do with my comment, or the point I am making.
@Northwest I am commenting on the article which is normally the point. It is also apparently the basis for his conspiracy theory so it does matter. At the time with the information on hand early on the WHO probably suspected some hyperbole from Taiwan so them implying collusion is a bit much.
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow You're making the same argument, Driver2 is making, and getting lost in the weeds.
The point I am making, is that, regardless of how China behaved, and even assuming it behaved badly, Trump's behavior, was far worse, as by the time it got to us, he still denied it. So, Fox, and the Driver2, are engaged in another distraction, and I for one don't want to get lost into the minutia of what China did, and focus on what our CEO did.
@Northwest Actually I am making literally the exact opposite argument he is . I pointed out why his theory is flawed.
What is the point of posting this article if it literally has nothing to do with your argument. It is pretty random and pointless if your entire point is " Trump is worse".
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow [quote] It is pretty random and pointless if your entire point is " Trump is worse".[/quote]
What's pointless, is you defending China, because Taiwan has an ulterior motive, when the motivation behind the story, is to shift the focus from our own administration's response, to some WHO-China conspiracy theory.
@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow You're a regular rebel without a clue. Even when the topic has nothing to do with it, you feel the need to jump in to obfuscate, because your "agenda" is not serviced. And this conversation is over.
