No room for coronavirus rebels

“Wear masks!” “Social distance!” “Wash hands!” “Do not gather!” “Don’t be a danger!” “Quarantine!”

“Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate!” “Follow the science!” “Listen; do not speak!” “Stay in your lane!”

“No room for rebels!”

That was the narrative in the beginning. It was void and without form.

But the narrative grew – and quickly. While it still had little form and virtually no substance, somewhere in its early growth, the narrative developed its own self-perpetuating energy supply called “agenda.”

Later, adherents to the narrative supplemented “agenda,” and the narrative thrived and took on a...