Flashback: In the coronavirus hysteria, he, [Canon 212] Frank Walker & a few other heroes have been courageous in not being afraid to face the lynch mobs in social media that attacked them for presenting the objective facts.
It is difficult to capture all the arresting insights of Desmet’s rewarding book, which includes the startling claim that [COVID] tyrannical leaders are, very often, themselves captive to the mass formation psychosis they seize on. - Glenn Ellmers COVID-19 was the first mass formation on a global scale, according to Desmet. Never before has the world known larger crowds nor technology that has made global communication so accessible. [...] Done collectively, the venting of such frustration creates a strong bond between people, Desmet maintained. A propaganda strategy that interprets the frustration that is widely felt paves the way for a scapegoat. This process appears to satisfy the deepest and most human needs, namely community and meaning. However, this is no more than illusory. In actuality, the attachment to other people is crumbling further, in direct proportion to the increased attachment to ideology. This phenomenon was also visible during the corona era, ...