1/13 Time to take a look at one of civilization's worst creations: the coverup.
The coverup is a #disinformation method used by the rich & powerful to hide something they don't want to get out.
From time immemorial, nobility & churches, corporations & governments have used it.
The coverup is a #disinformation method used by the rich & powerful to hide something they don't want to get out.
From time immemorial, nobility & churches, corporations & governments have used it.
2/13 There are 2 main goals in a coverup.
One is to hide evidence of wrongdoing.
The other is to hide weakness or, conversely, appear strong. Sometimes these overlap.
The 1918 Flu Epidemic coverup was primarily about looking strong & maintaining morale.
One is to hide evidence of wrongdoing.
The other is to hide weakness or, conversely, appear strong. Sometimes these overlap.
The 1918 Flu Epidemic coverup was primarily about looking strong & maintaining morale.
3/13 When you engage in a coverup to hide weakness, it often leads to wrongdoing or atrocities furthering the need for the coverup, a spiraling situation.
This is probably China's situation now. ti.me/2R6dZ8P?utm_so…
This is probably China's situation now. ti.me/2R6dZ8P?utm_so…
4/13 Just the existence of a coverup leads many to ASSUME there was wrongdoing. Why hide it if they didn't do anything wrong?
Can you hide a pandemic? There's no need to believe Beijing on China's coronavirus success salon.com/2020/04/03/can…
Can you hide a pandemic? There's no need to believe Beijing on China's coronavirus success salon.com/2020/04/03/can…
5/13 You have to remember that to many just the idea of looking vulnerable seems worse than the actual danger.
Sadly, this isn't that big of a leap; it happens on a small scale as well.
It's a primary reason people lie.
And the U.S. hosts the biggest liar on earth right now.
Sadly, this isn't that big of a leap; it happens on a small scale as well.
It's a primary reason people lie.
And the U.S. hosts the biggest liar on earth right now.
6/13 Trump is so incapable of admitting to weakness, even simple gaffes other leaders could wave away with a reasonable excuse & apology become major scandals:
#SharpieGate Emails Show Government Officials Panicked Over Trump’s Doctored Hurricane Map buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrah…
#SharpieGate Emails Show Government Officials Panicked Over Trump’s Doctored Hurricane Map buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrah…
7/13 While #Sharpiegate was intended to cover up a minor Trump mistake, the vast majority of the Trump regime's coverups, and sad to say there are a lot of them, clearly are intended to mask wrongdoing.
We will probably be years, even decades, sorting those out after he's gone.
We will probably be years, even decades, sorting those out after he's gone.
8/13 Which brings us to the latest coveup of the Trump pandemic response.
There are dozens of articles and videos you can find enumerating the many ways that Trump has fallen flat on this. Here's a small collection:
There are dozens of articles and videos you can find enumerating the many ways that Trump has fallen flat on this. Here's a small collection:
9/13 One aspect of coveups that has our attention again is the whistleblower.
The people who speak out tend to get hammered down.
It's an age-old intimidation tactic to hide weakness and wrongdoing by appearing too strong to challenge.
Remember the Ukraine scandal.
The people who speak out tend to get hammered down.
It's an age-old intimidation tactic to hide weakness and wrongdoing by appearing too strong to challenge.
Remember the Ukraine scandal.
10/13 Recently a Chinese doctor in Wuhan named Ai Fen disappeared after she claimed her bosses tried to silence her early warnings about coronavirus — stirring fears that she was detained. nypost.com/2020/04/01/whi… via @nypost
11/13 We like to think that can't happen here. It can't to quite the same extent, but the US Navy removal of Captain Brett Crozier, who raised the alarm about the dire state of an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, shows it can. bbc.com/news/world-us-…
12/13 And the fact that hospitals are firing doctors and nurses who speak out about their working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic further shows that even now, some are more worried about appearances than reality. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business
13/13 During #Ukrainegate, Trump attempted to vilify the very CONCEPT of whistleblowers, and afterwards he punished anybody even thought to be one.
In this dangerous time, honor the whistleblowers, who risk it all to give us the truth.
We need them now more than ever.
In this dangerous time, honor the whistleblowers, who risk it all to give us the truth.
We need them now more than ever.
1/2 I put out the thread about this morning.
Then I saw this.
It's exactly the point I am making: the only people who do not want oversight are those with something to hide:
Then I saw this.
It's exactly the point I am making: the only people who do not want oversight are those with something to hide:
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From Afar, Congress Moves to Oversee Trump Coronavirus Response nyti.ms/2R2Oaqc
