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Omicron: “Fear, reason and freedom”

2022-01-18T20:19:24.008Z


The editorial of Le Figaro, by Vincent Trémolet de Villers. Panic among panicologists: the news is not bad, it would even be rather good! When this story is really behind us, we must not forget to what extent the political, medical and media use of fear will have, in two years, damaged public speech. Admittedly, an epidemic provokes a legitimate reflex of fear and protection, but is it necessary, with each new wave, to proclaim that the worst of the worst


Panic among panicologists: the news is not bad, it would even be rather good!

When this story is really behind us, we must not forget to what extent the political, medical and media use of fear will have, in two years, damaged public speech. Admittedly, an epidemic provokes a legitimate reflex of fear and protection, but is it necessary, with each new wave, to proclaim that the worst of the worst of the really worst is ahead of us? Let's listen to Martin Hirsch, the director of the AP-HP a few days before Christmas:

“Omicron is a sniper who, as soon as there is a target in front of him, shoots it”

 ; let us remember the immoderate use of catastrophist discourse by our ministers -

"tidal wave", "tsunami"

-, not to mention the morbid delight of the doctors on the plateaus.

In December, nephrologist Gilbert Deray invented brain damage in the brains of infected children and Professor Casalino wanted to rehabilitate the practice of confinement.

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Source: lefigaro

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