After Nahhnnnnlevven, it became fashionable – almost compulsory – to worship anything wearing a government-issued uniform (and carrying a government-issued gun). We were told – lectured – that these armed government workers were saving us all from evildoing terrrssts.
We couldn’t be too safe.
The “enemies of freedom,”as they were styled, never actually took away any of our freedoms. Nor could they – since they lacked the ability to impose laws rescinding them.
Bu their shadowy presence – everywhere, anywhere – became the universal justification for the actual taking away of our freedoms, by law.
No more just getting on an airplane without getting felt up or body-scanned. No more need for the government to get a warrant based on probable cause before it could listen in on your phone calls – and record everyone’s phone calls, web searches, text, etc. No more not having your financial transactions automatically “reported” to the government. Open season Hut! Hut! Hutting! by armed government workers . . . for taking photos and videos of armed government workers.
Or just taking photos.
Our former freedoms – including our most basic freedom, to come and go without being hassled at every turn – were not taken away the evildoing terrrsssts but by the terrorists wearing government uniforms. And we were expected to venerate them for doing it.
Thank you for your service!
Now it is becoming fashionable to worship anything wearing a white coat.
It will soon become compulsory to obey these Health Heroes.
This is already de facto the case.
Herr Docktor Anthony Fauci is effectively the country’s first GesundheitsFuhrer, issuing gesundheitsbefehls – health orders – about how long Americans are to be imprisoned in their homes, ordered not to go to work – or to church – and subject to punishment if they do. He wields life and death power over millions of Americans, who are not only expected to respect to his Authority but required to.
How long will it be before Americans are required to do so generally? By Gesundheithsfuhrers great and small?
Forced to go to the doctor – and forced to submit to examinations, probings, tests. Forced to do whatever the doctor says? He is the expert. The authority. And it is a matter of public health that you do as you are told.
You need this pill – or that procedure. It won’t be optional. You will not only do as you’re told, you’ll be pathologized as ill – in the head – if you take issue with what you’re told.
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