Faucism
Faucism[1][2][3] (pron. "FOUL CHISM" or "FOUL CHEE ISM"[4]) 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:[5]
| “ | Attacks on me, quite frankly, are attacks on science. | ” |
—Anthony Fauci | ||
Fauci and Daszak
Emails between Fauci and Peter Daszak which were previously redacted had been released by Republican U.S. senators in late July 2021.[6] Daszak at one point wrote to Fauci:
| “ | It’s been a very hard few months as these conspiracy theorists have gradually become politicized and hardened in their stance. Especially because the work we’ve been doing in collaboration with Chinese virologists has given us incredible insight into the risks that these viruses represent, so that we can directly help protect our nation from bat-origin coronaviruses. We’re fighting to keep the communications open with our Chinese colleagues, so that we can better address future pandemics like COVID-19. | ” |
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) refused to release unredacted versions of all emails pertaining to Fauci, defying federal law which authorizes the probing of such records.[6] It was later unearthed that Daszak plotted to directly "release airborne coroanviruses into Chinese bat populations."[7] He sought $14 million in funding from the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),[8] though the agency refused, stating:
| “ | It is clear that the proposed project led by Peter Daszak could have put local communities at risk. | ” |
—Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | ||
Daszak also spearheaded the efforts to dismiss the theory that COVID-19 originated from a lab.[7]
Leftists and liberal media outlets including NBC News[9] have consistently engaged in liberal denial, insisting against the veracity of the lab leak theory.[10][11] The Washington Post in January 2020 called the coronavirus bioweapon explanation a "fringe theory" and deceitfully did not distinguish the notion from the lab leak hypothesis.[12] In February 2020, Sen. Tom Cotton vaguely stated:[10]
| “ | We don’t have evidence that this disease originated there, but because of China’s duplicity and dishonesty from the beginning, we need to at least ask the question to see what the evidence says, and China right now is not giving evidence on that question at all. | ” |
The mainstream media was none too quick in smearing Cotton. The New York Times and The Washington Post called his remarks a "conspiracy theory,"[10] which The Hill also inserted in a headline.[13] The Washington Post later admitted that Cotton had most likely been correct.[14]
Other outlets which denied the lab leak theory included Reuters, NPR, Snopes, The Guardian, PolitiFact, Vanity Fair, and Vox Media.[11] When Chinese virologist and whistleblower Li-Meng Yan blamed the Chinese Communist Party for the CCP pandemic, PolitiFact claimed her assertion was "Pants on Fire," a "fact-check" they embarrassingly retracted in mid-May 2021.[15][16]
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:[17]
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:[18]
| “ | 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. | ” |
—Robert Redfield | ||
Fauci dismissed the comments as merely being "opinion."[17] Two months later, Fauci told Katie Sanders of PolitiFact regarding the notion COVID-19 naturally emerged:[19][20]
| “ | 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. |
” |
—Anthony Fauci | ||
Within the next few days, Fauci quickly reverted to his old stance, contending that it was "highly likely" the coronavirus occurred naturally.[20] He yet again admitted in early June:[17][21]
| “ | It could have been a lab leak. | ” |
—Anthony Fauci | ||
Opponents of Faucism
Florida governor Ron DeSantis, a strongly conservative Republican, has taken strong stances against totalitarian policies amidst the coronavirus pandemic and denounced Faucism, regarding which he expressed regret for not rejecting sooner.[22] DeSantis stated in early June 2021:[23][24]
| “ | In Florida we choose freedom over Faucism and we are much better off for doing that. His lockdown policies were not justified by the scientific data. He was somebody that fearmongered about schools. He did not support Florida when we had our kids in school in person. I think he was wrong about masks and asymptomatic spread. | ” |
References
- ↑ Brownstein, Barry (June 3, 2021). Liberating Yourself from Faucism. American Institute for Economic Research. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Deace, Steve (May 19, 2021). Deace: It is time to end 'Faucism' once and for all. The Blaze. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Billingsley, Lloyd (January 29, 2021). Faucism, the Highest Stage of White Coat Supremacy. FrontPageMag. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ April 29, 2021. Faucism. Urban Dictionary. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Kerr, Andrew (July 30, 2021). Previously Redacted Email Between Peter Daszak, Anthony Fauci Suddenly Sees Light Of Day. Daily Caller. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Saavedra, Ryan (September 22, 2021). Damning New Report Reveals What Wuhan Scientists, British Zoologist Were Up To In Months Before Pandemic. Daily Wire. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Abelson, Richard (October 6, 2021). NOW THIS… Fauci’s Henchman Daszak Applied to Develop Novel Corona Virus with DARPA Dollars in Wuhan in 2018. The Gateway Pundit. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Dilanian, Ken; Perrette, Amy; Chow, Denise (June 4, 2021). Fauci's emails don't prove a Wuhan conspiracy, but raise further questions. NBC News. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Chait, Jonathan (May 24, 2021). How the Liberal Media Dismissed the Lab-Leak Theory and Smeared Its Supporters. Intelligencer. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Catenacci, Thomas (May 27, 2021). ‘Lunatic Conspiracy Theories’: How Liberal Media Treated Supporters of China Lab Leak Theory. Daily Signal. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Taylor, Adam (January 29, 2020). Experts debunk fringe theory linking China’s coronavirus to weapons research. The Washington Post. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Folley, Aris (February 17, 2021). Sen. Cotton repeats coronavirus origins conspiracy theory. The Hill. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Schow, Ashe (April 5, 2021). Washington Post Now Admits Maybe Tom Cotton Was Right To Suspect Coronavirus Outbreak Originated in Chinese Lab. Daily Wire. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ May 17, 2021. Archived fact-check: Tucker Carlson guest airs debunked conspiracy theory that COVID-19 was created in a lab. PolitiFact. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Multiple references:
- Rosas, Julio (May 20, 2021). Whoops! PolitiFact Backtracks Factcheck Over COVID-19 Lab Leak Hypothesis. Townhall. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- Kaminsky, Gabe (May 21, 2021). PolitiFact Quietly Retracts Fact Check Of COVID-19 Wuhan Lab Theory. The Federalist. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- Adams, Becket (May 22, 2021). PolitiFact retracts Wuhan lab theory ‘fact-check’. Washington Examiner. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- Stuaffer, Elizabeth (May 25, 2021). PolitiFact Deletes Fact Check on Wuhan Lab Leak Theory. The Western Journal. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 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.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 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.
- ↑ Moore, Mark (June 3, 2021). Fauci finally admits COVID-19 may have come from a ‘lab leak’ after his emails exposed. New York Post. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ↑ Chang, Samantha (April 20, 2021). DeSantis Reveals He Would Have Abandoned 'Faucism' Sooner if He Knew What He Knows Today. The Western Journal. 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.
- ↑ Stone, Tyler (June 4, 2021). DeSantis: Florida Chooses Freedom Over Faucism. RealClearPolitics. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
External links
- Thousands of pages of Fauci emails released – American Thinker, published June 2, 2021
- Fauci emails: Here’s what we learned – New York Post, published June 3, 2021
- ‘Damning’ science shows COVID-19 likely engineered in lab: experts – New York Post, published June 6, 2021
- Stunning video reveals Daszak and WHO lied when claiming no bats in the Wuhan Lab – American Thinker, published June 14, 2021
- What Did Fauci Know And When? His Emails Point To Panic, Lies, And A Possible Cover-Up – The Federalist, published July 14, 2021
- Peter Daszak, Who Sought U.S. Funds for Wuhan Lab and Aided Cover-up, Faces Calls to Quit – Newsweek, published October 6, 2021
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