Posted on 12/14/2020 6:03:33 AM PST by Wuli
Men . . . go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.” So wrote Scottish journalist Charles Mackay in his 1841 book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, which for good reason to this day remains in print.
The Covid-19 hysteria, scientifically called mass psychogenic illness, that began in March has yet to peak. And if some have it their way it will continue indefinitely, merely going, in medical terminology, from epidemic to endemic. That is, it will never fully go away no matter what. We apparently finally have some medicines that work with countless more being tested, doctors have gotten better at applying treatments, vaccines are being administered in what is by far record time, and yet the media and public health community onslaught shows absolutely no sign of abating.
We have heard White House Covid-19 task force member Dr. Deborah Birx claim “This is not just the worst public health event. This is the worst event that this country will face, not just from a public health side.” Oy! This even as we’re now hearing the mainstream media, led by cult figure Dr. Anthony Fauci, say that the vaccinations now being rolled out don’t mean the masks can come off. Start with the second first.
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Never fully. The 8 months of collective hysteria provided the backdrop for the mind conditioning of the masses. Now the mind numbed lemmings are ready for the next mass hysteria and will bend to the All Powerful Authority’s will without flinching.
There will be a new crisis, and the end result will be an even bigger loss of freedom and an even bigger gain of power for the ruling elite.
And no, this is not a conspiracy theory.
Follow the Sanctuaries for illegal aliens model. Anything liberals mandate, reject it as a city or state. No need to secede, but make it illegal to cooperate with liberals in power. For example, Second Amendment Sanctuaries already exist.
Counter cultural movements begin when one man stands against the flow and won’t blink or back down.
Three or four see him and begin to stand up with him.
It goes from there.
Many fail and are squashed.
Some survive.
“When Do We Start Coming out of the Covid-19 Mass Hysteria?”
Depends on 2024 election.
The civic hysteria was put in place to hurt Trump by universal mail in voting. If Trump prevails, it should go away. If Biden prevails he has already said nothing would change and we would have mandatory masks and shutdowns all of 2021.
“I wasn’t attacking the empathy of the author.”
I did not intend my comments as an assumption that YOU were attacking the empathy of the author.
I just know some folks who will be when the article shows up on Facebook.
EVERY mention of anything that goes against the media image of any aspect of Covid-19 is seen by that crowd as not being sympathetic to Covid-19 sufferers, as if the mere facts of what Covid-19 is not somehow minimizes their suffering.
Some of us have a broader picture in our minds and see the whole society as a victim, a victim of both the virus and the government reactions to it, and see how socially unhealthy folks (society) have (has) become almost by government writ. We also know that an unhealthy society is as unhealthy to the individual as any virus could be.
Never. It’s too much of a handy tool for corrupt politicians.
when they have another suitable hysteria to replace it with?
Not all of us. I treat covid patients all the time and am currently sitting at home awaiting the results of my covid test. If negative I’ll be treating covid patients again tomorrow. If positive I’ll have to wait 10 days. I’m 60 overweight and have asthma. It has t stopped me from fulfilling my obligation to my patients
The wife and I grocery shop on Sunday afternoons.
Week over week, I see fewer people wearing masks. I think that people have had enough of this and are moving on.
Biden has said that he would impose a 4-6 week national shut down due to the pandemic and impose a national mask mandate.
IF he gets in the White House, I believe that the party will do that to us.
And the sick part of that is that is we all know Covid especially with the vac will be almost gone in 3 months, so Biden will say that the masks got rid of the virus.
“when they have another suitable hysteria to replace it with?”
You are likely right.
The media (major media) and government generally are now in total symbiosis - both living in union with each other, fulfilling each other’s narratives and agendas. The media is in full promotion of “government” generally and government sets its agenda by the media. Outside of Trump, neither wants or is willing to break from the other, to expose the other, to investigate the other. They are symbiots.
I give Biden maybe six months before he gets “sick” and turns the presidency over to the VP.
Covid-19 will go once we have agreed to a global digital currency to stop the spread.... this is the end goal... NWO...
When can we stop taking our shoes off at the airport?
I wish you were my doctor. :)
I wish I were too. Grateful patients are few and far between
I don’t wear a mask, I have a bandanna around my neck .. if Karen gets upset I pull it up walk by and let it drop back around my neck
I have neck gaiters that look like bandanas..................
https://www.amazon.com/neck-gaiter/s?k=neck+gaiter
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