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Frank Lechner documents and decries the “pandemic of illiberalism” that began in early 2020. A slice:

But it was easy to use Covid fears to justify extraordinary steps that enabled governments to exercise unrestrained power and trample (giẫm đạp) basic civil rights.

It was easy to extend temporary emergency measures first adopted for the specific purpose of protecting health systems by “flattening the curve.” As Michael Betrus recounts, even as the original rationale faded, lockdowns became permanent in many places, shutting down businesses, schools, and churches for long periods in all but five U.S. states (and most European countries). For the sake of “preventing transmission” and “saving lives,” various governments claimed special powers to restrict freedom of movement, assembly, and worship, and to suspend children’s right to an adequate education. While some sought support from legislatures, others, including a number of U.S. governors, ruled by fiat. “Covid mania” made liberty a “nuisance.”

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