"Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to public opinion. This is the weak point of our defenses, and the part to which the enemies of the system will direct all their attacks. Opinion can be so perverted as to cause the false to seem true; the enemy, a friend, and the friend, an enemy; the best interests of the nation to appear insignificant, and the trifles of moment; in a word, the right the wrong, the wrong the right. In a country where opinion has sway, to seize upon it, is to seize upon power. As it is a rule of humanity that the upright and well-intentioned are comparatively passive, while the designing, dishonest, and selfish are the most untiring in their efforts, the danger of public opinion's getting a false direction is four-fold, since few men think for themselves."Democracy is something that has been completely taken for granted here in the West. There is an ongoing triumph over past laurels, without paying heed to the road we have strayed from. We criticize others for failing to uphold a standard we consider ourselves the leaders of, but democracy is not something simply "acquired" and subsequently "retained," it is not a "possession." This is because a system of democracy is at every moment of its existence defined by the character of its citizenry. Democracy only exists if it is upheld, and if a citizenry fails to do so, it renders itself defenseless to an ever-creeping tyranny.
-James Fenimore Cooper
"all the stars are aligned in the wrong place as you go into the fall and winter season, with people congregating at home indoors. You could not possibly be positioned more poorly."Fauci told The Post that "we're in for a whole lot of hurt" and offered an assessment of how both Joe Biden and Mr. Trump are approaching the coronavirus crisis — a comparison that came three days before the election.
Intentionally or otherwise, Fauci put his thumb on the electoral scale by painting a doomsday picture of the nation's Covid-19 outlook and suggesting the Democrat candidate is more focused on the pandemic than is the Republican incumbent.
Biden has made the virus outbreak the centerpiece of his campaign, repeatedly blaming the president for the nation's Covid-19 death toll, which stands at more than 230,000.
Fauci complained to the Post that Trump is increasingly leaning on medical adviser Scott Atlas for advice on the pandemic."I have real problems with that guy. He's a smart guy who's talking about things that I believe he doesn't have any real insight or knowledge or experience in. He keeps talking about things that, when you dissect it out and parse it out, it doesn't make any sense."
White House spokesman Judd Deere blasted Fauci for "choosing three days before an election to play politics," after previously praising Trump's actions:"As a member of the (White House coronavirus) task force, Dr. Fauci has a duty to express concerns or push for a change in strategy, but he's not done that, instead choosing to criticize the president in the media and make his political leanings known by praising the president's opponent - exactly what the American people have come to expect from the swamp."
Atlas contended in an interview with RT's Going Underground show that Covid-19 lockdowns have been an "epic failure" and are "killing people" without curbing the spread of the virus.
Investigative journalist Jordan Schachtel took to Twitter to criticize Fauci for attacking Atlas:
The president has continued to defy local and state public health guidelines even amid the spike in new cases and his own diagnosis with COVID-19, holding rallies with thousands of maskless attendees packed close together.It would seem most of those Biden drive-in rally 'attendees' are parked blocks away social distancing their cars. Similarly, Kamala Harris drew a lively crowd of ten in Asheville, NC. Trump, garnering tens of thousands to his rallies, doesn't treat people like they are the disease.
Biden, meanwhile, has been holding drive-in rallies, where supporters remain in their vehicles.
Comment: As it becomes clear to more people that the coronavirus is not what governments are claiming it to be, it begs the question just who could exert such a pressure on governments throughout Europe to enforcing the same harsh and illogical restrictions at the same time?