>Those two scenarios of yours are not really mutually exclusive The difference between the slippery slope concern you're referencing and a willful conspiracy i

>Those two scenarios of yours are not really mutually exclusive The difference between the slippery slope concern you're referencing and a willful conspiracy is significant to say the least. This is why I first explicitly sought to clarify my GP's belief, which they emphatically confirmed as of the purposeful, malicious intent variety. In their view, COVID measures are merely a conspiracy, intended to transform the U.S. into an authoritarian state. So, that's what my reply was addressing.