For craven politicians, eager political advocates, and deceptive intelligence leaders a crisis also presents an opportunity. We in times of health crisis must not just face the disaster that everyone is concerned with but additionally must guard against growing fear and disgust generated by those who desire to manipulate us. Isolation for public health forces some people to be alone in a heightened state of stress facing instinctual emotions that allow external powers and official groups to manipulate citizens. Many national governments during world history exploited dangers beyond their control to enact laws and intelligence operations and some even use existing dangers to manufacturing greater panic by increasing the fear response inside targeted nations to damage them beyond normal disasters alone.
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