{"id":1066471,"date":"2021-11-29T22:14:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T03:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1066471"},"modified":"2021-11-29T22:15:19","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T03:15:19","slug":"australian-pop-star-cody-simpson-calls-out-tyrannical-fear-mongering-stand-up-to-authoritarianism-a-fearful-public-is-a-controllable-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-pop-star-cody-simpson-calls-out-tyrannical-fear-mongering-stand-up-to-authoritarianism-a-fearful-public-is-a-controllable-public\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Pop Star Cody Simpson Calls Out &#039;Tyrannical Fear Mongering&#039;: \u2018Stand Up to Authoritarianism, a Fearful Public Is a Controllable Public\u2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faustralian-pop-star-cody-simpson-calls-out-tyrannical-fear-mongering-stand-up-to-authoritarianism-a-fearful-public-is-a-controllable-public%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1066471&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Australian pop star Cody Simpson warned against tyranny in a recent social media post, urging his 4.1 million followers to \u201cstand up to oppression and authoritarianism,\u201d adding that \u201ca fearful public is a controllable public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t believe or buy into this tyrannical and fear-mongering crap,\u201d Simpson said in a recent Instagram Stories post, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-10253189\/Cody-Simpson-goes-bizarre-rant-tyranny.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailceleb\">report<\/a> by <em>Daily Mail<\/em>. \u201cStand up to oppression and authoritarianism. Life is not as chaotic as the news would like you to believe. Drama sells newspapers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Cody Simpson went on to say that he doesn\u2019t consider himself a part of \u201cthis&nbsp;strange, backwards society,\u201d but has nonetheless been forced to \u201cabide by certain ridiculous laws and rules in order to remain a \u2018free\u2019 citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p>I really don\u2019t consider myself a member of this strange, backwards society but due to the decades of this gradually established order, and these societal power structures and government systems now arranged and cemented, I have no choice but to abide by certain ridiculous laws and rules in order to remain a \u201cfree\u201d&nbsp;citizen and not get locked in prison or unable to make a living or pursue my goals for not \u201cplaying the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_18938794\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51088543-10253189-Speaking_out_While_he_didn_t_specify_it_appears_his_post_was_in_-a-21_1638168902786.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18938794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/51088543-10253189-Speaking_out_While_he_didn_t_specify_it_appears_his_post_was_in_-a-21_1638168902786.jpg\" alt width=\"634\" height=\"1127\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While Simpson didn\u2019t specify on what exactly he was talking about, it appears his post was related to the seemingly never ending draconiana measures taken by governments in response to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. Indeed, Australia is now reportedly carrying out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/24\/delingpole-australian-army-puts-covid-19-close-contacts-into-quarantine-camps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quarantine camps<\/a> for the unvaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>The singer finished his message by suggesting fear is being used as a tactic to control the public.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMost of us&nbsp;with any heightened awareness can smell bullshit,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cAll we want is some truth. As soon as things&nbsp;calm down, something new to be afraid of is introduced! A fearful public is a controllable public in my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Simpson has been critical of the handling of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>In August, he criticised Queensland\u2019s lockdown, sharing a photo of himself during an early morning swim at the beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking the most of Aussie lockdown,\u201d Simpson wrote at the time. \u201cWe can\u2019t train at our pool all week. But more importantly most people have had to shut their businesses.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CUENqBTJ7SX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-0.29166666666667\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a curious and complex argument but I hope the world can open again soon and we can go back to normal life,\u201d he added. \u201cIf politicians and bureaucrats had to sacrifice their salaries or take pay cuts during lockdowns, I wonder how long they\u2019d last. Food for thought.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFear is the best weapon others have in destroying wide-open awareness and freedom,\u201d Simpson said. \u201cTurn off the news and go outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>You can follow Alana Mastrangelo on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\">Facebook<\/a> and Twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian pop star Cody Simpson warned against tyranny in a recent social media post, urging his 4.1 million followers to \u201cstand up to oppression and authoritarianism,\u201d adding that \u201ca fearful &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1066471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1066471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1066471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1066471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1066471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1066471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1066471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}