The New York Times finally realizes that censorship and socialism are bad ideas in an emergency
The coronavirus crisis has forced some on the left to confront the danger of authoritarianism The New York Times took a break from flogging the impeachment circus to recently committing a true act of journalism, making the point that people become angry when a government of the authoritarian left suppresses important information. The national socialist media normally champions the authoritarianism of China exemplified by their being impressed that they can build a hospital in six days. “China has a record of getting things done fast even for monumental projects like this,” says Yanzhong Huang, a senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations. … “This authoritarian country relies on this top down mobilisation approach. They can overcome bureaucratic nature and financial constraints and are able to mobilise all of the resources.” However, the New York Times recently noted a downside to systems of centralized control: As Virus Spreads, Anger ...