Why this reaction NOW, and not to, say, bird flu or swine flu? SARS? They couldn't even be arsed to stop flights from China to Toronto, where 250 people died. That was two or three pandemics ago.
My guess is that they finally crossed some threshold of effectiveness with their propaganda machines. It took a few iterations and the maturing of the internet.
I'm thinking they're convinced that they can finally make a communist revolution happen - again, just like they were in 1968. They did sort of succeed back then, but not in a way they thought. Read Days of Rage.
Why this reaction NOW, and not to, say, bird flu or swine flu? SARS? They couldn't even be arsed to stop flights from China to Toronto, where 250 people died. That was two or three pandemics ago.
My guess is that they finally crossed some threshold of effectiveness with their propaganda machines. It took a few iterations and the maturing of the internet.
The 180 flip on masks was a true marvel of propaganda.
I'm thinking they're convinced that they can finally make a communist revolution happen - again, just like they were in 1968. They did sort of succeed back then, but not in a way they thought. Read Days of Rage.