Posted by
"Mind and Morals" Michael Coyne on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 6:00:00 PM
“Nobody panic! We have a new flu strain that we can’t figure
out, and it could kill you. But do not panic!”
Such is the message of the media. Let’s ignore the obvious
hypocrisy of the media’s hysteria-mongering, and look at where the “emergency”
and “pandemic” directives are coming from: the CDC and Washington DC.
It is my belief that the CDC and the Obama Administration
will quickly turn the Swine Flu panic into a political ploy; they will soon
declare a “state of emergency” over the new flu and use this as an excuse to
nationalize hospitals nationwide. Congratulations, Mr. President: you have
found a way to do the abhorrent: steal liberty and curtail quality healthcare
all in the name of security.
Why else would Washington be pushing this story so hard? The
Democrats want a panic so that we can glide quietly from “pandemic” to “state
of emergency”—for the record, the swine flu should be classified as neither—and
the Government’s power-grab will appear to be the noble spirit of heroism in
the form of working to control a bad situation. Leave it to the liberal media
and an ultra-liberal White House to create pandemonium to move towards a power
grab.
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is already going public to tell
Illinois citizens that “we’re all in this together.” Sure, Governor. With your
record, I don’t have any reason at all to distrust you.
Listen readers, I’m not a big conspiracy theorist. I just
know how to think like a miserable, mean-spirited opportunist. In other words,
I get politicians. I know that fear like this is a huge, gaping opportunity for
a big government power grab. Much like citizens are willing to cede rights and
liberties during wartime, when fear is rampant and alarmism reigns, the
liberals in power are hoping that this health “pandemic” will give them the
excuse they need to federalize power over healthcare.
This is the sort of thing that we must always be on the
lookout for, readers. Attacks on liberty will always come in the face of what
appears to be a threat so large that citizens will be unable to defend
themselves. People: we are talking about the flu. Panic will solve absolutely
nothing. America can handle this, but only if we remember that we already have
the best healthcare in the world. Any government action against the swine flu must
be seen as a direct affront to our ability to care for ourselves and our right
to choose our own healthcare systems.
UPDATE: President Obama demands emergency funding to the tune of $1.5 BILLION targeted at swine flu. It's coming people. Get ready.