Faucism
Faucism is a mental condition which causes one to view bureaucratic "public health experts" as infallible. A combination of scientism and totalitarianism, it refers to the cult of personality of Anthony Stephen Fauci, the current head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Examples of Faucism include declaring oneself the embodiment truth. Fauci once said of critics:[1]
| “ | Attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on science. | ” |
Fauci in 2020 during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic attempted to downplay the likelihood of the theory that COVID-19 originated in a lab and was intentionally leaked, as reported by Forbes:[2]
April 17, 2020
Rebuffing then-President Donald Trump, Fauci downplays the possibility of a lab leak, saying the virus’ “mutations” are “totally consistent with a jump of a species from an animal to a human.”
After former CDC director Robert Redfield suggested in March 2021 amidst unearthed evidence that coronavirus could have originated from a lab, Fauci dismissed the allegations as merely being "opinion."[2] Two months later, Fauci told Katie Sanders of PolitiFact regarding the notion COVID-19 naturally emerged:[3]
| “ | No, actually. ... No, I’m not convinced about that. I think that we should continue to investigate what went on in China until we find out to the best of our ability exactly what happened. | ” |
Florida governor Ron DeSantis, a strongly conservative Republican, has taken strong stances against totalitarian policies amidst the coronavirus pandemic and stated in early June 2021 that the state "chose freedom over Faucism."[4]
References
- ↑ Two references:
- Porterfield, Carlie (June 9, 2021). Dr. Fauci On GOP Criticism: ‘Attacks On Me, Quite Frankly, Are Attacks On Science’. Forbes. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- Sullivan, Peter (June 9, 2021). Fauci: Attacks on me are really also 'attacks on science'. The Hill. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brewster, Jack (June 16, 2021). Here’s What Dr. Fauci Has Said About Covid’s Origins And The Lab Leak Theory. Forbes. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Dunleavy, Jon (May 22, 2021). Fauci no longer confident COVID-19 emerged naturally. Washington Examiner. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Jones, Kipp (June 8, 2021). DeSantis Declares Support for 'Freedom Over Faucism' with Massive Event. The Western Journal. Retrieved October 8, 2021.