Great thought-provoking piece. Questioning authority during the pandemic was risky business because any whiff of rebellion was seen as mortal threats to people who had succumbed to fear and loathing of other people who did not absolutely think like them. There was a time I went to a gas station during the pandemic and walked inside holding my phone up in which I had saved a picture of the governor's mask mandate exemptions list for people with hearing loss/deafness and was immediately yelled at by people with seriously wide eyes bulging above masks. I wasn't even questioning authority and that wasn't enough, either. In Colorado, the governor mentioned "selfish bastard" when discussing those who questioned his pandemic policies and also his authority, and for many of us skeptics, we were soon thereafter treated as lepers and often called names reflecting blame for people who unfortunately succumbed to the virus. I always felt the governor's comment stoked the fires of fear and loathing towards those who would question his authority.
Anyway, this is a great read with lots of good reading links. Thank you!
Great thought-provoking piece. Questioning authority during the pandemic was risky business because any whiff of rebellion was seen as mortal threats to people who had succumbed to fear and loathing of other people who did not absolutely think like them. There was a time I went to a gas station during the pandemic and walked inside holding my phone up in which I had saved a picture of the governor's mask mandate exemptions list for people with hearing loss/deafness and was immediately yelled at by people with seriously wide eyes bulging above masks. I wasn't even questioning authority and that wasn't enough, either. In Colorado, the governor mentioned "selfish bastard" when discussing those who questioned his pandemic policies and also his authority, and for many of us skeptics, we were soon thereafter treated as lepers and often called names reflecting blame for people who unfortunately succumbed to the virus. I always felt the governor's comment stoked the fires of fear and loathing towards those who would question his authority.
Anyway, this is a great read with lots of good reading links. Thank you!
I do remember - 'question authority' is an American cornerstone of the The Constitution and Bill of Rights. Is it now racist?