Tuesday, July 27, 2021

The Term That Comes to Mind is "Self-Importance"

Self-importance, n. An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit, esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.


Top Biden administration officials are weighing whether to recommend that states and communities with low vaccination rates reimpose mask mandates .... Top Biden health officials in recent days have also debated whether to encourage businesses, health care facilities and other institutions to require proof of Covid-19 vaccination as a condition for returning to work ..." [emphases mine]

One one hand, it's great that the federal political and "public health" establishments seem to be awakening to some sense of limits to their power to simply order such things.

On the other hand, given their record over the last 18 months or so, it's risible for them to operate on the assumption that their "recommendations" and "encouragement" deserve to be taken seriously.

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