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>The government never said that masks don't work, because "the government" is a thing which does not speak.

The government speaks plenty, it just has many voices. All the ones you hear are specifically chosen people to speak on the government's behalf, they are even told what to say. I'm not really sure what you are trying to justify with that opener. I mean you realize people on this form are more intelligent than the general population, right?

>If you're treating the government as a solitary nebulous entity, then accountability goes out the window.

I think qualified immunity has a lot to do with it. Also the fact that most of the machine wasn't elected and runs the same way regardless of who we put into office.