nemo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:39 pm

The WHO has been shown to be little more than a puppet for the Chinese Communist Party.

Where did all these conspiracy people come from?
They should go home and root out the evil doers.

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I'm not sure what conspiracy theory your referencing. I'm not a conspiracy theorist to the best of my knowledge.

I believe everything in my post is factually correct and represents what took place in regard's to the WHO and their actions during this pandemic. If you think something is incorrect you should point it out.

clutchcargo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 2:22 pm
When you say 'don't trust the government', do you mean to provide adequate medical care? Or, they just don't want to go into 14 day quarantine at a government facility if they are found to have covid? In that event, maybe they think they will be safer and better cared for at home with their family despite the risk of spreading it.

The level of distrust starts at a very low level, fear of being quarantined (forced) in a government facility, fear of losing income / job, fear of being released from quarantine late (requires two consecutive negative tests - might take ages), fear of forced admission to hospital etc etc.

nemo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 1:39 pm

The WHO has been shown to be little more than a puppet for the Chinese Communist Party.

Where did all these conspiracy people come from?
They should go home and root out the evil doers.

I think it is a bit of hyperbole but lots of heads of state and important people have been voicing similar concerns that China is exercising undue influence over things like WHO who clearly has no problem calling viruses anything but a Chinese virus.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news ... ganization

Yes, it has been a talking point among Fox News and the Trump camp.
Your source falls within that spectrum as a dedicated Trump proxy.
Many of these entities also label Biden a communist in the employ of the CCP.

nemo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:03 pm Yes, it has been a talking point among Fox News and the Trump camp.
Your source falls within that spectrum as a dedicated Trump proxy.
Many of these entities also label Biden a communist in the employ of the CCP.

I just grabbed a source that had the quote in the title, I can grab more that say the same thing. I wouldn't call career Japanese politician and deputy PM Fox News or a Trump crony/proxy. I think lots of news outlets don't want to report it in a headline.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/20 ... anization/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/worl ... china.html
"In Japan, Taro Aso, the deputy prime minister and finance minister, recently noted that some people have started referring to the World Health Organization as the “Chinese Health Organization” because of what he described as its close ties to Beijing. Taiwanese officials say the W.H.O. ignored its early warnings about the virus because China refuses to allow Taiwan, a self-governing island it claims as its territory, to become a member."

"Critics say the W.H.O. has been too trusting of the Chinese government, which initially tried to conceal the outbreak in Wuhan. Others have faulted the organization and its leader, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, for moving too slowly in declaring a global health emergency."

"The W.H.O. endorsed the government’s claims, saying in mid-January, for example, that human-to-human transmission had not been proven."

"Critics say the organization’s repeated deference to Beijing exacerbated the spread of the disease. A group of international experts was not allowed to visit Wuhan until mid-February."

"Mr. Huang noted that during the SARS epidemic in 2002 and 2003, which killed more than 700 people worldwide, the W.H.O. pushed the Chinese government to be more transparent by publicly criticizing it for trying to conceal the outbreak."

"Even as the virus spread to more than half a dozen countries and forced China to place parts of Hubei Province under lockdown in late January, the W.H.O. was reluctant to declare it a global health emergency."

"After the United States announced a ban on most foreign citizens who had recently visited China, the W.H.O. again seemed to show deference to Chinese officials, saying that travel restrictions were unnecessary. The group officially called the spread of the coronavirus a pandemic on March 11."

"Even as the virus spread to more than half a dozen countries and forced China to place parts of Hubei Province under lockdown in late January, the W.H.O. was reluctant to declare it a global health emergency."
Much the same reaction as the US Administration at that time.

nemo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:23 pm "Even as the virus spread to more than half a dozen countries and forced China to place parts of Hubei Province under lockdown in late January, the W.H.O. was reluctant to declare it a global health emergency."
Much the same reaction as the US Administration at that time.

Yes the whole US government and many figures in America on all sides were not taking it seriously which is bad. Part of their bad decisions were related to WHO statements.