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Behind Irrational Fears Fueling the Panic
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Behind Irrational Fears Fueling the Panic

The coronavirus can cause death, but the fear of the virus is not due to the deadliness of the disease (the dangers are played up). The fear is being stoked for political aims. ...
Annalisa Pesek
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“We cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself.” — Donald J. Trump 

After a year of lockdowns for a treatable virus with a 99-percent survivability rate, America is slowly starting to reopen. Leading the liberation are the red states of Florida, South Dakota, Texas, Mississippi, and Iowa, among others, lifting all COVID-19 regulations as of March 2021. 

President Joe Biden has chastised these states’ decisions, calling the resolutions “a big mistake” led by “Neanderthal thinking.” Agreeing with Biden, many Americans are resolutely following restrictive mask mandates and six feet of social distancing, while millions of others, those relegated to the “primitive” class, question not only the effectiveness of shutdowns but also the real damage done by draconian regulations that have fueled widespread fear of infection and death. 

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