These aren’t remotely on the same level.
A bunch of internet commenters, regardless of how informed, generally have no sway in policy. It’s text on a page that can be easily —- and in almost all cases -- be safely ignored.
However, a government administration’s stance to actively eliminate entire segments of a government that are responsible for disease management is an actual problem.
You say this as if people aren’t the ones enabling the government.
redserk says >... It’s text on a page that can be easily —- and in almost all cases -- be safely ignored.<
No, b/c to ignore something one must first read it and, in it's reading, waste one's time and effort. Our intellectual lives would be better if the text were never placed on the page to start.