Mainstream Media Monopoly Promotes Top-Down Authoritarian Control in the Name of COVID Containment, While Pathologizing Individual Autonomy and Liberty

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

For Many, the Belated Realization That COVID Will Be ‘a Long War’ Sparks Anger and Denial:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/for-many-the-belated-realization-that-covid-will-be-a-long-war-sparks-anger-and-denial

(Megan Molteni) In May, when the CDC said fully vaccinated people could ditch masks and social distancing, it seemed to signal a return to normalcy. But epidemiologists cautioned at the time that the move wasn’t likely to be permanent, and shouldn’t be interpreted as the end of COVID-19 as a daily concern. Colder weather or a right hook in the virus’s evolution could bring restrictions right back.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: They’re promoting top-down authoritarian control, while pathologizing individual autonomy and liberty…

From the article…

“Though this new flavor of outrage might look and sound like righteous indignation, mental health professionals say that what’s behind it is fear.

“It’s scary to admit that somebody else has power over you and you’re at their mercy and you’re afraid of them, but showing that is not a very American ideal,” said David Rosmarin, an associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a clinician at McLean Hospital. “Instead of expressing that fear, it’s a lot more comfortable to blame somebody else.”