While certain "boogeymen" may indeed truly exist, it's the fearmongering part in the meme that I certainly agree on. For the most part, I do believe the red scare/war on terror/killer virus etc are quite real, it's that when those in positions of authority make an attempt to control the masses through needless fearmongering, which in turn causes confusion and fighting among the citizens that concerns me. Regarding Covid, it's certainly fine to be concerned and desire to constantly stay in the know, but the political left in our country have taken intel to the extreme and in the process created needless drama in society, you know that as well as I do (just think mask Karens for instance). Small wonder why I'm registered independent, I seriously distrust those in positions of power and authority, as I get the feeling they are playing us citizens against each other.

And here you are, frightening your fellow conservatives. Or have you gone liberal and they are they no longer fellows?

It’s all about power. Some people will use any excuse to get it.

Yes I would not disagree with a word of that, all institutions use fear of to promote their sales pitch, and usually they create fake fear because there is not enough of the real stuff to go round.

But the virus is not invisible, I have seen the graves, and the filled wards. Sometimes the threat is real, and wisdom is not knowing that there are real and fake threats alone, but also being able to tell the two apart.

Really? Back that up with actual examples!