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*"The government spent large amounts of money preparing for this disaster, and nothing happened. What a waste of money."
*"The government spent large amounts of money preparing for this disaster, and nothing happened. What a waste of money."
The second of the two responses ignores an obvious fact: a lack of detrimental consequences was probably caused ''by'' the government spending money preparing for it. No matter what happens after a disaster, the media can print one of these themes, maximising sensationalism.
The second of the two responses ignores an obvious fact: a lack of detrimental consequences was probably caused ''by'' the government spending money preparing for it. No matter what happens after a disaster, the media can print one of these themes, maximizing sensationalism.
Examples of the latter response include the [[Y2K]] bug, [[Bird Flu]], and [[SARS]].
Examples of the latter response include the [[Y2K]] bug, [[Bird Flu]], and [[SARS]].
==See also==
*[[Liberal hypocrisy]]
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