Who could have ever thought a conspiracy of silence/denial/lies by multiple institutions of powers (government leaders, police, and the media at the forefront) might possibly lead to blowback against those institutions?
No one, that's who. The handling of the cover up, subsequent forms of denialism in hopes of burying the truth, and then outright lies by these institutions before being forced to tell the truth, was impossible to foresee backfiring.
No one, that's who. The handling of the cover up, subsequent forms of denialism in hopes of burying the truth, and then outright lies by these institutions before being forced to tell the truth, was impossible to foresee backfiring.