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by cbsmith 981 days ago
No, but it does equal a people being concerned about the effects of making a change while completely ignoring the effects of NOT making a change.
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>while completely ignoring the effects of NOT making a change

The completely hypothetical effects of not making a change in just one area of virology research which is highly criticized by many in the scientific community.

It's hilariously absurd to compare people who don't want a dual use bioweapons research facility in their neighborhood to NIMBYism.