The so called experts and scientists are turning out to be about as much use as a gypsy reading tea leaves in the bottom of a cup. Not quite, but getting pretty close. Experts and scientists should of course be listened to but they should not be decision makers is my point.
Which they have been honest about, right from the start. Not to point out the obvious but scientists have been banging on about the importance to do this research since SARS. Yet, the money for the research hasn't materialised until this year. We could have had a general Coronavaccine ready by now. If we'd only funded it. But we didn't. But right now the science is well funded and by next year we'll have good strategies in place. But the important thing right now is to let the scientists do their thing.
The problem with big unknowns like what we're facing is that nobody has the data with which to make educated guesses.
Still... scientists are better than politicians at this.
Here's an interesting thing about Sweden. The various government agencies in Sweden have shut down much more than what the experts recommended them to. Swedish high schools were shut down, even though the Swedish CDC told them that they can be kept open with minimal added impact. Yet, they closed them. Why? Because they are run by politicians. Not scientists or doctors. The untrained and uneducated react with fear instead of having a cool head. Or they are completely in denial, like Trump. And Sweden is the country that has put their faith in scientists more than in any other country (with the exception of perhaps China, South Korea and Taiwan). So if even in Sweden politicians panic and do drastic and stupid things, then in places that trust scientists less, it'll be even more stupid.
His appointment was political. Not scientific. The problem was that it was not enough science informing policy.
There was too much "science" Fucking spectacularly wrong science !
Again... this is such a nuts statement. If you aren't informed by facts and reality, then wtf are you using as a guide in your life? What's the alternative to science? I'll tell you what it is... pulling shit out of your ass and blundering about blindly.
That's why Neil Ferguson was in charge. Your stance on this is dangerous and opens up for draconian measures only designed to inflate power of politicians rather than save us from the virus.
How do you work that out ? The politicians are already out there drunk on power, turning into little dictators and are taking draconian measures to achieve some ambiguous ever shifting goal by extending the lockdown with the incantation of "stay home save lives", "flatten the curve" or a similar incoherent catch phrase.
Scientists everywhere have in most cases told politicians to take it easy with the lockdown. In most countries politicians have gone overboard with the lockdown in spite of what the researchers have said. The UK is no exception. Most epidemiologists in the UK thought Ferguson was wrong, right from the start.
It's like politicians only have two settings. Do nothing, or do too much. The middle ground in between is where we need to be. They seem to struggle with this. Again... Sweden is the shining light here. As is Taiwan and South Korea.
If we listen to scientists the coronavirus lockdown will milder and less harsh. It'll be sensible and consistent. Worthless policies that exist only to make politicians look like they're doing something will be abandoned.
I think you are barking up the wrong tree. You are accusing scientists of creating this mess. But fail to attribute blame where it belongs... imho.
