Podcast Party Democracy Unplugged

WHO decides how we should feel?

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How does one collate data when the governments of the world are hellbent on lockdowns as the only solution to solving a global pandemic? Has the gathering of data been transparent globally? Is the function of WHO to scare people so that they change their behaviour? How will Sweden be judged by history for not locking down? Social media can help or hinder progress... how should we navigate those waters? Nando's · The Burning Platform
1 Oct 2020 English South Africa Politics · News

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