Rip Off Those Masks

I have noted a number of times since the Covid-19 pandemic struck the United States that the lockdowns, the nonsensical rules, and particularly the wearing of masks show those in the frip of an irrational fear. J. Robert Smith has an article at the American Thinker today entitled When Fear Rules in which he points out the great danger if we give in to this fear.

Democrats champion masks because masks acknowledge the rule of fear. They’re symbols of subordination and surrender -- yes, subordination to fear of a germ, and surrender of rights and freedoms. In this scheme, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are to be scrapped in favor of contentment with security -- however illusory -- under the watchful eye and guiding hand of corporatist big government, which, of course, is to be led by the cabal that Biden fronts.

You see, fear is a means. It’s a weapon in the hands of Democrats. The mainstream media are eager henchmen. Power lust drives Democrats to use fear to gain what they covet. A virus, like a crisis, isn’t to be wasted. A contagion that helps manufacture a crisis is too tempting to pass up. Exacerbating fears, and full-on exploitation of whatever may stress the human spirit, are practically trademarked by cynical Democrats.

Fear has always been an ally to tyrants, whatever the stripe. How dreary that fact, and how tragic the history of the last century, in particular. Red terrors, pogroms, Kristallnacht, and Cultural Revolutions are the dramatic manifestations of weaponized fear. But there are more mundane applications of fear. With learning, experience, and advancements, tyrants are honing the means.

Meanwhile, Fay Voshell made much the same points yesterday at the American Thinker about the Church in the United States. Her article entitled The Cult of Covidism Has Invaded the Church.

What should have been a purely scientific response aimed at control and cure of a disease quickly evolved into the political-religious cult of Covidism. Objective scientific analysis of and responses to what is the contagious pathogen COVID-19 were almost immediately suffocated by a plethora of arbitrary pseudo-religious rituals.

The capitulation of the churches to rituals radically modifying and even antagonistic to Christian rites may be because the Church, continually rent by internal crises and scandals, did not recognize the rival religion when it appeared.

It may be that the budding religious cult prevailed rapidly because Covidism was purported to be based on science. But it is actually an offshoot of the religion of scientism, which elevates speculative metaphysics and mystery rituals on the basis of scientific-sounding but untested suppositions.

We need to show the courage that our President has shown, and resist mask mandates. Note that Governor Cuomo thinks he can shut down religions services such as Synagouges. He does not have that authrority. Our own mini-Coumo, Governor Cooper thinks he has the authority as well. He does not either. The mask mandate is an attempt to force you to obey them. There is no scientific basis for the mask, with crttain exceptions. But the average person will never find themselves in those situations. So grow a spine, show some courage, and rip off those masks.