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The Desire for Power Hiding Behind Health, Climate Concerns

The Desire for Power Hiding Behind Health, Climate Concerns
A woman holds a sign saying "climate change = mass murder" while people participate in a a protest with a group called Extinction Rebellion in New York City on April 17, 2019. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
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There’s a threat of creeping totalitarianism in Western societies that comes from health and climate activists. Who (except unfeeling monsters) could possibly be against the saving of human life or the preservation of the planet from future catastrophe?

Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
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Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
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