In news usage, to "claim responsibility" is to confess to a crime without acknowledging that it is a crime. When you read "Al Qaeda claims responsibility for bombing," you know that they are openly admitting to murder and destruction of property, and that they are proud of it, that they don't see it as wrong, that they are daring you to try to stop them from doing it again.
It is in this light that we should understand statements by various organizations about how responsible they are being about the birdemic. They are claiming responsibility for the totalitarian measures they endorse and enforce, and we should not forget that.
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