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The Sick Cultural Dynamics Behind Fauci Worship Haven’t Waned A Bit

The credentialist argument wasn’t an argument. The claim for Fauci’s title and presumptive expertise was intended as a barrier and a deflection.

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Look past Fauci. None of the harm he caused, and none of the ignorance he inflicted on the country, could have prospered without a cultural army of mindless slogan-repeaters and narrative enforcement commissars. Every habit in media, academia, politics, and deep blue social engagement that gave us Saint Anthony Fauci, the all-knowing savior figure who couldn’t be questioned or doubted, is alive and well. The “In Fauci We Trust” lawn sign and the deeply sick Saint Fauci devotional candle come from somewhere, and we haven’t defeated any of it. We’ve changed nothing at all.

At Politico in May of 2020, the conservative pundit Rich Lowry wrote under the dismissive headline, “Fauci is not the villain.” His argument was categorical: Fauci, he wrote, didn’t merit personal attacks, because he was “simply an epidemiologist, one who brings considerable expertise and experience to the table.” We see now what Fauci was thinking about during the pandemic, and none of it had to do with science, evidence, and expertise. He was thinking about his fame and his power. He was thinking about Anthony Fauci, with a remarkable lack of intellectual curiosity and a total absence of honesty. But it was improper to question him, because he’s an epidemiologist, and you can’t question those.

Second, he wasn’t. A doctor who didn’t treat patients after his internal medicine residency, and an administrator who controlled funding for scientists in laboratories but after a few years didn’t run one himself, Fauci wore epidemiology as a skinsuit. The claim that his professional expertise couldn’t be questioned was never based upon his professional expertise, which he didn’t have. He wasn’t a scientist. In 2020, he wasn’t a lab guy. He was an office guy. He decided who got checks from the government.

In short, the credentialist argument wasn’t an argument. It didn’t pursue and analyze emerging forms of evidence. Instead, the claim for Fauci’s title and presumptive expertise was intended as a barrier........

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