The most popular current excuse for expanding the police state and destroying civil liberties is “the pandemic”.
Before that it was “sex trafficking”.
Before that it was “terrorism”.
Before that it was “crime”.
Before that it was “drugs”.
Before that it was “communism”.
Before that it was…
[…] Meet the New Excuse — The Honest Courtesan […]
Then the cycle starts over because the people that remember the beginning died off already.
That is a stunning insight. I totally missed that.
No, but this time they REALLY MEAN IT! For realsies! 🙄 Just when I didn’t think I could be more contemptuous of my fellow humans.
It’s not just police and politicians, it’s also the media. Anytime the public goes two weeks without being scared to death, the media decide it’s their duty to make up and sell us the next phony emergency. Without this practice, it’s not just anti-sex panics that wouldn’t exist, it’s health scares and the environmental movement.