Hitchen's Concern for the Loss of Political and Civil Liberties During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Peter Hitchens: We Love Big Brother

More from Hitchens, most recent blog post first.
The Frightening Implications for Liberty of the Shutdown - An explanation of the Use of Law to Deprive us of Freedom of Movement and Assembly
There's Powerful Evidence This Great Panic is Foolish. Yet our freedom is still broken and our economy crippled
PETER HITCHENS: Is shutting down Britain – with unprecedented curbs on ancient liberties – REALLY the best answer?

Of course, he is not the only conservative to raise the alarm about the possible loss of liberty. But what sort of political rejection of such measures would be possible, even if people could be energized to defend their liberty?

See also:
The Modern State During COVID-19​ by Jonathan Harris
We should not surrender our liberties to fight the virus.


A different view: We Are All Totalitarians Now by Guillaume Durocher
Coronavirus Brings Back the Spirit of the Polis


Also: 
Is Hungary’s Orbán Using the Pandemic to Impose Dictatorial Rule? by Will Collins

But VD supports and trusts Orban.