“Fear is the mind-killer…”

“On TV, news channels are busy spreading fear. Meanwhile, some of the most widely read publications in the United States are warning about the next phase of the pandemic.

To live in the United States is to live in a permanent state of fear. This, as many readers know, is by design. A more fearful nation is a more passive one—easier to manipulate and easier to control…….. Higgs discussed a phenomenon known as the “ratchet effect.” Just like a tradesman uses a ratchet to allow effective, one-directional motion, governments often use emergencies to “ratchet” up their responses. By introducing more programs and more oversight boards, such “ratcheting” comes with significant costs—including freedoms we once took for granted. The loss of freedom brings a loss of privacy, and with these losses comes a loss of what it means to be human. Clearly inspired by Higgs, the U.S. government, aided by mainstream media outlets, has weaponized fear to full effect.”

https://www.theepochtimes.com/covid-19-the-weaponization-of-fear-and-the-loss-of-freedom_4039686.html?