© Chris Carlson
Law enforcement personnel on horseback keep protesters on sidewalk during coronavirus lockup protest.
The government and media have dumped at the doorstep of the coronavirus many of the political, economic and social afflictions that are now ravaging much of the global population.
In reality, they need to point the finger at themselves.
As the mainstream media saturates the airwaves with a daily overdose of coronavirus fear porn,
the majority of journalists have given their governments a free pass to enact any draconian measure they see fit. From the closure of public beaches to forbidding power boats on waterways,
the insanity seems to have no limits or logic. And as the media would have us believe, it was the coronavirus that enacted these measures, as opposed to living, breathing, unthinking humans.
What dirty deeds does the new and improved villain of our times stand accused of? First and foremost, the
coronavirus singlehandedly destroyed the global economy as only 'essential' businesses may continue to operate. Thus, thousands of small businesses have been ordered shuttered,
de facto destroyed, while countless numbers of people around the world have been ordered to 'shelter-in-place' with dwindling financial reserves.
Again, this wanton destruction of a large swath of the economy is not due to bad government decision-making, at least according to the media,
but Covid-19.
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