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In one small EU country with socialist public healthcare that was already in disarray years before COVID, we see largely successful introduction of totalitarian government methods, similar to those used by the Nazi and Bolshevik regimes from 20th century.

On the premise of hospitals being full, hard freedom restricting rules are introduced for a selected group of people while government ignores the rules when it would mean loosening up the restrictions. Selective use of scientific facts in government narratives (vaccine benefits vs vaccine failures), TV stations and major web sites are one sided propaganda mouthpieces (government gave them money to ensure they will help out). Public figures criticizing government policies are being smeared, healthcare professional criticizing government policies are being smeared and threatened, some even investigated by committees for "spreading disinformation about pandemic".

The government has learned to use the word "science" and that is a major problem. It uses the word to shield itself from criticism and is foisting on the dangerous thesis that consensus of a small, invisible and government-chosen group of people to handle the pandemic is the definition of scientific truth.