rightfully taken criticism

[GoodTaste]

Does "rightfully taken criticism" mean "exactly taken criticism"? Does "rightfully" sound sarcastic here?


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Apparently, Trump thought that simply repeating his request would change the outcome. China has rightfully taken criticism for squelching attempts by scientists to report information during the outbreak. Now, the United States government is doing similar things. Informing Fauci and other government scientists that they must clear all public comments with Vice President Mike Pence is unacceptable.


Source: From Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/top...t-Ibdk.twitter

 

[GoesStation]

"Rightfully" is a sentence adverb here. It means the author believes the criticism China received was justified.

As Piscean pointed out, "exactly" doesn't work in your sentence.

 

[GoodTaste]

No. No.

I don't know what you mean by 'exactly taken criticism'.

rightfully taken criticism for squelching attempts ===>>>
My understanding is that it mean "exactly taken the criticism as the reason to suppress the whitleblowers (the criticism-makers)."

 

[GoesStation]

rightfully taken criticism for squelching attempts ===>>>
My understanding is that it mean "exactly taken the criticism as the reason to suppress the whistleblowers (the criticism-makers)."

You're still using the wrong word. "Exactly" is not meaningful in this context.

 

[GoodTaste]

"Rightfully" is a sentence adverb here. It means the author believes the criticism China received was justified.

As Piscean pointed out, "exactly" doesn't work in your sentence.

Justified to squelching attempts by scientists to report information? Is it sarcastic?

 

[GoesStation]

Justified to squelching attempts by scientists to report information? Is it sarcastic?

It's not at all sarcastic. "Justified" also doesn't fit in your sentence. Please find a different way to express your idea.

 

[Skrej]

China squelched (prevented) attempts by scientists to inform the public about the virus. China then received a lot of criticism for doing so. The author believes that criticism of China was justified (done with good reason).

There is no sarcasm. The author is drawing a parallel between the actions of China, and the subsequent criticism China received, and what he feels the US government is doing. He's also implying that any criticism of the US government would also be justified for the same reason.