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The pandemic provided the impetus for the modern “health freedom” movement, but the fusion of junk science and libertarianism was the product of a long-running campaign by far-right organizations, corporate special interests, and savvy marketers.
But instead of offering real solutions, they use those problems as evidence of their deranged conspiracy theories, fortifying them enough to keep people on board. MAGA and MAHA are both built on a paranoid worldview that positions the government and deep state against renegade freedom fighters.
Public backlash to Covid safety protocols provided a perfect meeting point for medical conspiracies and conservative anti-government anger; the argument against wearing masks and social distancing is a lot more convincing when paired with the presumption that Covid isn’t real, anyway.
https://youtu.be/CSVL8Vn7nyE