Is demeaning people a good way to persuade them of something? — Anthony Fauci apparently thinks so

© 2021 Peter Free

 

09 July 2021

 

 

Bureaucratic power seems to go hand-in-hand with . . .

 

. . . displaying abrasive forms ineffectual idiocy.

 

Consider the latest from Anthony Fauci — regarding COVID-19 and getting oneself vaccinated against it:

 

 

During an appearance Wednesday evening on MSNBC’s “All In with Chris Hayes,” Dr. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and White House chief medical adviser, warned that vaccine holdouts are preventing the country from moving on from the pandemic.

 

“Where there are high levels of vaccination, there`s low levels of infection, low hospitalization, and almost no deaths,” he said. “Where you have no vaccination, you have higher levels of infection, high risk, and hospitalization.”

 

“This is not complicated,” he said. “We’re not asking anybody to make any political statement one way or another. We’re saying try and save your life, and that of your family, and that of the community.”

 

“It’s easy to get, it’s free, and it’s readily available,” he added. “So, you know, you`ve got to ask, what is the problem? Get over it. Get over this political statement. Just get over it and try and save the lives of yourself and your family.”

 

© 2021 Jessica Chasmire, Fauci to unvaccinated Americans: ‘Get over this political statement’, Washington Times (08 July 2021)

 

 

So, let's see

 

I insult you and your reservations about a still unproven (over the long-term) vaccine — and I still expect you to do what I say you should?

 

In what world of interpersonal relations does such a disrespectful approach work?

 

 

The moral? — Anthony Fauci exhibits a curious slant on leadership

 

The supposedly 'good' doctor — who has a now long record of manipulative lying and fact-distortion — overlays those intellectual and moral demerits with a visibly abrasive contempt for those whom he is trying to persuade.

 

'Government douchebag' seems to fit, as a description of his leadership style.

 

And yet, Fauci remains in power as the most highly paid corporate-loving lackey in government service.

 

Is this indicative of a larger American cultural problem?