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    1. PoliMath‏ @politicalmath Apr 2

      PoliMath Retweeted Noam "MF Blum"

      I'd love to talk to a pro-CDC person about *why* they thing they are having such difficulty landing on a simple and coherent messagehttps://twitter.com/neontaster/status/1378020727543230464 …

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      Noam "MF Blum" @neontaster
      They are literally incapable of putting out a coherent message. pic.twitter.com/CP7twljhY7
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      PoliMath‏ @politicalmath Apr 2

      I think the (fairly obvious) reason is the CDC views itself not as a clearinghouse for accurate scientific information but as a public policy arm tasked with the responsibility of making people change their behaviors. They say things to impact behaviors, not b/c the are true

      10:32 AM - 2 Apr 2021
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        2. PoliMath‏ @politicalmath Apr 2

          I really do think we need to have a massive generational shift within the entire field of public policy that focuses on delivering cogent, simple, clear messaging that doesn't flip flop week-to-week

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        3. PoliMath‏ @politicalmath Apr 2

          I would love to see a study on *how* people internalize public health info, when they change their minds, how long they hold on to out-dated information, how they interpret technically true but poorly worded health policy recommendations.

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        1. Adam‏ @galooticus Apr 2
          Replying to @politicalmath

          The Dickey Amendment exists for good reason, but only us gun nuts know about that.

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        2. PoliMath‏ @politicalmath Apr 2
          Replying to @andreavhowe

          I know that's the internalized reason, but in my experience that's not a thing that has happened People aren't being "reckless" b/c they see vaxxed people being "reckless", they're being "reckless" b/c they're tired of it all and there is still no end date on this

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        2. Collin Reid‏ @CREID2852 Apr 2
          Replying to @politicalmath

          Or they are trying to everything to everybody. It comes across as the baby/toddler car seat safety reality to me. Is there evidence a booster seat makes sense for 7 year olds?

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. Collin Reid‏ @CREID2852 Apr 2
          Replying to @CREID2852 @politicalmath

          (Yes I remember the state seat belt mandates in the 1980s debates.)

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        1. Matt Austin‏ @_matt_austin_ Apr 2
          Replying to @politicalmath

          https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-cop-out-of-follow-the-science …pic.twitter.com/sbLZYFwsPO

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        1. zipjet‏ @zipjet Apr 2
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          Once it is clear that truth is not the criteria, why listen. Public health communications on CV have been a disaster from the early days. IF you are vx'ed you can travel. But no similar finding for those who recovered from CV. A current example of the incoherence.

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