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. | ” |
Timeline
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.”
Former CDC director Robert R. Redfield, Jr., a lifelong virologist who served as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director under the Trump Administration, suggested in March 2021 during an interview with CNN that COVID-19 could have originated from a lab:[3]
| “ | I do not believe this somehow came from a bat to a human and at that moment in time, that the virus came to the human, became one of the most infectious viruses that we know in humanity for human-to-human transmission. | ” |
Fauci dismissed the comments as merely being "opinion."[2] Two months later, Fauci told Katie Sanders of PolitiFact regarding the notion COVID-19 naturally emerged:[4][5]
| “ | 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.
Certainly, the people who investigated it say it likely was the emergence from an animal reservoir that then infected individuals, but it could have been something else, and we need to find that out. So, you know, that’s the reason why I said I’m perfectly in favor of any investigation that looks into the origin of the virus. |
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Within the next few days, Fauci quickly reverted to his old stance, contending that it was "highly likely" the coronavirus occurred naturally.[5] He yet again admitted in early June:[2]
| “ | It could have been a lab leak. | ” |
Opponents of Faucism
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."[6]
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 2.2 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.
- ↑ Eustachewich, Lia (March 26, 2021). Ex-CDC Director Robert Redfield believes COVID-19 came from Wuhan lab. New York Post. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Dunleavy, Jon (May 22, 2021). Fauci no longer confident COVID-19 emerged naturally. Washington Examiner. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Bernstein, Brittany (May 25, 2021). Fauci Flip Flops on Lab Leak Theory: ‘Highly Likely’ COVID-19 Originated Naturally. National Review via MSN. 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.