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I think he is presuming that politics acts out of some sympathetic notion that follows data and science.
"Science? What's that?"
From my side, this is a also a dig at many Patnet commenters who blindly agree with whatever (usually non-scientifically based) government policies our leaders come up with in cahoots with stupid journalists.
I really don't understand the blind faith.
WookieMan saysI really don't understand the blind faith.
There was a whole damned country that blindly followed their leaders...did not end that well.
This article
Ceffer says"Science? What's that?"
Objectivity is male subjectivity and science is a colonial oppression tool used by White Males against Left-handed Latinx Transpeople of Color.
Ceffer says"Science? What's that?"
Objectivity is male subjectivity and science is a colonial oppression tool used by White Males against Left-handed Latinx Transpeople of Color.
Rule #1 - don't read NYT under any circumstances
Streeck went on to say that though the virus could "live" on various surfaces for up to seven days, he believed there was little chance that someone could become infected via surfaces, contradicting both the Center for Disease Control and National Institute of Health guidelines.
Streeck posited that in order to contract the virus via a surface like a doorknob, "it would be necessary that someone coughs into their hand, immediately touches a doorknob, and then straight after that another person grasps the handle and goes on to touches their face," Streeck told reporters.
Instead, claims Streeck, his study found that: "There is no significant risk of catching the disease when you go shopping. Severe outbreaks of the infection were always a result of people being closer together over a longer period of time."
Streeck's claims that public activities like shopping and eating out won't increase the risk of transmission...
Streeck said..."It is important to obtain this data in order to make sure that decisions are taken based on facts rather than assumptions. The data should serve as a basis of information for the government so they can then think about their further course of action," he said.
So, panic as usual was caused by bad science. In another interview (in German) Streeck says that main vector of disease spread in Italy is hospitals...that's why we need to shut down all businesses???
And Streeck is no hack: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Streeck
He is professor for virology and the director of the Institute of virology and HIV Research at the University Bonn.