Flu Funding Cuts: Why the Usual Scare Tactics No Longer Work on a Skeptical Public

     Loganville GA: Let’s be honest: after everything we witnessed during COVID-the shifting stories, the manipulated statistics, the “emergencies” that never seemed to end-there’s little reason to believe a word coming from so-called health authorities. The idea that flu cases will rise or fall based on government funding is just the latest in a long line of scare tactics designed to keep the public anxious and compliant.

     We’re told that government agencies need billions to “track” the flu, but where’s the transparency? Most people never see this data, and when numbers are released, they’re often revised, reinterpreted, or used to justify whatever policy is convenient at the moment. If the flu were truly as unpredictable and dangerous as claimed, we’d see the effects in our daily lives-not just in headlines or CDC graphs.

     Remember “two weeks to flatten the curve”? Or how masks were first “useless,” then “mandatory”? The COVID era showed that official narratives can change overnight, often contradicting themselves, with little accountability. Why should anyone believe that flu funding or lack thereof will have any real impact, when the numbers and stories can be spun to fit whatever agenda is in play?

     Let’s not kid ourselves: the endless push for more shots, more boosters, more compliance isn’t about saving lives-it’s about maintaining control. Funding cuts might mean fewer free clinics and less advertising, but for many, that’s a relief. People are waking up to the fact that health decisions should be personal, not dictated by bureaucrats with shifting goalposts.

     Ask around: how many people do you know who were devastated by the flu last year? How many actually trust the numbers being reported? Most people’s lived experience doesn’t match the fearmongering. The so-called “catastrophic” outcomes predicted by experts rarely materialize outside the media echo chamber.

     The constant drumbeat of “more funding or else” is a familiar tune. Bureaucracies exist to justify their own existence, not to solve problems. If funding drops and nothing happens, they’ll just invent a new crisis. If cases go up, they’ll say “told you so.” Either way, the cycle continues-unless people stop buying in.

     The claim that funding cuts will trigger a flu apocalypse is just another chapter in a long-running playbook of fear and manipulation. After COVID, trust is gone-and for good reason. People are done being scared into submission by the same voices that have cried wolf too many times. The real epidemic is the loss of faith in institutions that have shown they care more about power and narrative than about truth or public well-being