COVIDmania wasn’t a public health response. It was a societal psychotic break that revealed the new operating system: technocracy—predation with excellent branding. In this episode of The Independents, Carla Gericke takes a hard look at what actually happened during the COVID era: the fear campaigns, the censorship, the expert worship, the suspension of basic rights, and the startling ease with which millions of people surrendered their autonomy.
If you’ve ever wondered, “Was I the only one seeing this?”—you’re not alone. If you trusted the authorities, you’re not crazy. Most people did. The real question is: What can we learn from that experience so we don’t fall into the same traps again? This episode explores:
- How fear short-circuits critical thinking
- Why technocracy thrives on dependency and deference
- The psychological mechanisms behind mass compliance
- The difference between expertise and authority
- How to rebuild trust in your own judgment
- Practical tools for strengthening sovereignty, discernment, and resilience
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