https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/10/delusional_psychosis_drives_americans_to_enforce_fearbased_covid_restrictions.html
How have we come from “We have nothing to fear but fear itself” to “Fear is virtuous…and mandatory?”
From the beginning, fear hasdriven the government response to the coronavirus pandemic. Americans have been told they should be afraid. More important, they have been instructed that expressing fear, through the wearing of masks and self-isolation by the healthy, is their moral duty. For the first time in United States history, fear is no longer seen as an emotion to overcome, like jealousy or greed, but rather as one to embrace. We should be proud to be afraid, we are told, and we should call out anyone who isn’t. In fact, any act of courage must be condemned as immoral as well as illegal.
Recently, I was asked by two masked adults riding the elevator in my office building to leave if I chose to not put a mask on. I declined. Out of curiosity, I asked them why it mattered to them that I wasn’t wearing a mask, as they clearly believed that masks protected them from the deadly coronavirus, and, since they were wearing masks, why my not wearing a mask should matter to them. They had no answer to my question, other than to swear at me before announcing self-righteously, “It’s a sign of respect and courtesy.” They appeared to be afraid.
In addition, I believe they were suffering from delusional psychosis — a fixed false belief contrary to reality. This delusional state includes the superstition that masks protect healthy people from infection, that standing six feet apart from others saves lives, and that schools and businesses must remain indefinitely closed to “keep everyone safe.” This delusional system of thinking has become so ingrained in the minds of most Americans that it resists all rational argument. No evidence that challenges it will be considered by those who suffer from the mental illness.