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==US==

==US==

Stay-at-home orders were executive [[diktat]]s by governors or county officials commanding people to remain at home during a prolonged period of weeks or months, such as during an alleged public health emergency.  These orders have been used largely by [[liberal]]s in public office to attempt to illegally close churches and gun stores, in violation of both the [[First Amendment]] (covering the freedoms of religion and assembly) and the [[Second Amendment]] (covering the right to lawful gun ownership), as well as many stores, movie theatres, restaurants and schools, and usually have exemptions for [[abortion]] clinics<ref>[https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/490247-judge-blocks-texas-from-banning-abortion-as-part-of-coronavirus Judges block Texas, Ohio, Alabama from banning abortion as part of coronavirus response]</ref> and liquor stores. These orders often have dubious constitutional or legal authority; in fact, the same liberal public officials who hand down those diktats against the public frequently disregard their own mandates to do whatever they please (such as dining out in public) due to them being the liberal [[elitist]]s that they are.

Stay-at-home orders were executive [[diktat]]s by governors or county officials commanding people to remain at home during a prolonged period of weeks or months, such as during an alleged public health emergency.  These orders have been used largely by [[liberal]]s in public office to attempt to illegally close churches and gun stores, in violation of both the [[First Amendment]] (covering the freedoms of religion and assembly) and the [[Second Amendment]] (covering the right to lawful gun ownership), as well as many stores, movie theatres, restaurants and schools, and usually have exemptions for [[abortion]] clinics<ref>[https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/490247-judge-blocks-texas-from-banning-abortion-as-part-of-coronavirus Judges block Texas, Ohio, Alabama from banning abortion as part of coronavirus response]</ref> and liquor stores. This included 19 out of 26 Republican governors.<ref><https://ballotpedia.org/States_that_issued_lockdown_and_stay-at-home_orders_in_response_to_the_coronavirus_(COVID-19)_pandemic,_2020></ref> These orders often have dubious constitutional or legal authority; in fact, the same liberal public officials who hand down those diktats against the public frequently disregard their own mandates to do whatever they please (such as dining out in public) due to them being the liberal [[elitist]]s that they are.

As of April 5, 2020, only nine states had not issued stay-at-home orders:  [[Arkansas]], [[Iowa]], [[Nebraska]], [[North Dakota]], [[Oklahoma]], [[South Carolina]], [[South Dakota]], [[Utah]], and [[Wyoming]].  

As of April 5, 2020, only nine states had not issued stay-at-home orders:  [[Arkansas]], [[Iowa]], [[Nebraska]], [[North Dakota]], [[Oklahoma]], [[South Carolina]], [[South Dakota]], [[Utah]], and [[Wyoming]].  

Penalties during the coronavirus crisis in 2020 were initially rare (so far), but have increased with the arrest of a pastor in Florida for holding a church service in alleged violation of a stay-at-home order issued by Hillsborough County,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/us/florida-pastor-arrested-river-church/index.html</ref> even though he took numerous precautions against spreading the virus.

Penalties during the coronavirus crisis in 2020 were initially rare (so far), but have increased with the arrest of a pastor in [[ Florida]] for holding a church service in alleged violation of a stay-at-home order issued by Hillsborough County,<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/us/florida-pastor-arrested-river-church/index.html</ref> even though he took numerous precautions against spreading the virus.

30 to 50 percent of heart attack patients did not receive treatment.  85 percent of live organ transplants were not performed.  "We have been uniquely willing to sacrifice our children out of fear for adults," said  Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the [[Hoover Institution]] and former [[White House]] covid advisor.

30 to 50 percent of heart attack patients did not receive treatment.  85 percent of live organ transplants were not performed.  "We have been uniquely willing to sacrifice our children out of fear for adults," said  Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the [[Hoover Institution]] and former [[White House]] covid advisor.

A study released in February 2022 by [[Johns Hopkins University]] confirmed "lockdowns have had little to no public health effects, while they have imposed enormous economic and social costs."<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/johns-hopkins-publishes-paper-saying-that-lockdowns-did-nothing-good-destroyed-economy-and-society/</ref>

A study released in February 2022 by [[Johns Hopkins University]] confirmed "lockdowns have had little to no public health effects, while they have imposed enormous economic and social costs."<ref>https://www.investmentwatchblog.com/johns-hopkins-publishes-paper-saying-that-lockdowns-did-nothing-good-destroyed-economy-and-society/</ref>

==UK==

==UK==

Some British scientists have admitted that their committee exploited fear in totalitarian and “unethical” ways to control people’s behavior throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.  “Clearly, using fear as a means of control is not ethical,” said Gavin Morgan, a psychologist and member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behavior (SPI-B). “Using fear smacks of totalitarianism. It’s not an ethical stance for any modern government. By nature I am an optimistic person, but all this has given me a more pessimistic view of people.”

Some British scientists have admitted that their committee exploited fear in totalitarian and “unethical” ways to control people’s behavior throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.  “Clearly, using fear as a means of control is not ethical,” said Gavin Morgan, a psychologist and member of the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behavior (SPI-B). “Using fear smacks of totalitarianism. It’s not an ethical stance for any modern government. By nature I am an optimistic person, but all this has given me a more pessimistic view of people.”