bogeyman(also bogyman), Republicans Make Fauci Their Boogeyman, liberal, "liberalism" , libertarian, a new strain of the virus, coronavirus, to reimpose sweeping restrictions武漢新型病毒：1700+ VS 45

To Woo Trump Voters, Republicans Make Fauci Their Boogeyman

G.O.P. candidates, tapping into voters’ frustrations with a seemingly endless pandemic, are stepping up their attacks on Dr. Anthony Fauci.

武漢新型病毒：1700+和45
根據英國研究機構公佈的最新研究報告，全球範圍內武漢新型冠狀病毒的病發症數量應該已經超過1700例。而中國官方最新公佈的數字為45，中國網民調侃稱，這是一個“愛國的病毒“，只出國不出市。




2020/01/11 - Hong Kong ... Some of the virus types cause less serious disease, while some like the one that causes MERS, are far more severe.

New Wuhan virus similar in genome to Sars, says HK ...

2020/01/11 - HONG KONG - The new virus behind the pneumonia outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan has a genetic makeup largely similar to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) virus, said a leading infectious disease ...

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When a new strain of the virus began infecting people in China, health authorities were swift to act

So far, only one person has died. But more than 40 are ill

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The bogeyman status of coronavirus has not diminished
So far, only one person has died. But more than 40 are ill

Once "liberalism" was the proud banner of the Democrats—and the bogeyman of Republicans. The word was curiously absent during this year's party conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia

"Liberalism" is disappearing in America—and elsewhere

Liberal blues

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Sodium has long been labeled the blood-pressure bogeyman. But are we giving salt a fair shake?



2021.12.11

Across Europe’s democracies, the latest wave of the pandemic is prompting governments to reimpose sweeping restrictions on free movement and mixing in their societies. Only this time, many of the rules single out those who are not vaccinated. That has stirred angry street protests and rekindled a searing debate over how much countries should curtail individual liberties in the name of public health.

“The civil liberty argument has ebbed and flowed,” said Adam Wagner, a London-based human rights lawyer and expert on Covid-related laws. “The risk with the move toward vaccine passports is that it radicalizes libertarians and vaccine skeptics.”

liberalism 

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪb(ə)rəlɪz(ə)m/ 

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

1The holding of liberal views:one of the basic tenets of liberalism is tolerancethe shift from liberalism to radicalism

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1.1(Liberalism)The doctrine of the Liberal Party, especially (in the UK) the Liberal Democrats:working-class support for Liberalism

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liberalist

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liberalistic

Pronunciation: /lɪb(ə)r(ə)ˈlɪstɪk/ 

ADJECTIVE

在美國語境下，liberal可以翻成「自由派」，只是這個「自由派」在美國政治脈絡中其實是偏左：包括更強調政府管制或介入經濟，對道德或文化議題（如藥物和宗教）比較開放、更在乎公民權利等。

相對於liberal是保守派conservative，在經濟上，他們是比較「自由放任」，亦即主張減低政府干涉。在學術上，「自由放任」會用laissez-faire或libertarian。

libertarian

/ˌlɪbəˈtɛːrɪən/

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noun

1. 1.

   an advocate or supporter of a political philosophy that advocates only minimal state intervention in the free market and the private lives of citizens.

   "no true libertarian would ever support a culture where citizens must show their papers to travel"
2. 2.

   a person who advocates civil liberty.

adjective

1. relating to or denoting a political philosophy that advocates only minimal state intervention in the free market and the private lives of citizens.

   "he holds libertarian views on most social issues"

bogeyman 

Pronunciation: /ˈbəʊɡɪman/ 

(also bogyman)

NOUN (plural bogeymen)

1An imaginary evil spirit, used to frighten children.

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1.1A person or thing that is widely regarded as an object of fear:nuclear power is the environmentalists' bogeyman