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COVID-19 The Politics of a Pandemic Moral Panic explores the political and social responses that have been tributary to the medical responses during the COVID-19 pandemic.What is a moral panic? The term was introduced by Stanley Cohen in his 1972 book, Folk Devils and Moral Panics, which was based on his PhD dissertation in sociology written at the London School of Economics. It is, in short, a relatively recent term in social science. The focus of any analysis of moral panic is whether an issue is distorted and exaggerated in such a way as to produce an obvious over-reaction on the part of social and political authorities. Such a process occurs in stages: (1) an event or perhaps a person is defined as a threat, perhaps only a vague threat, to existing values, traditions, or interests; (2) the event is simplified; and presented in the mass (and now social) media in a stereotypical way; (3) moral barricades are manned by editors, politicians, experts, and other right-thinking people and socially authorized knowers; (4) ways of coping with the disturbance are developed, and eventually; (5) the public profile of the disturbance, event, individual, etc., declines and is forgotten or is retained as a memory and as a diffuse or potential threat; Cohen called this aftermath a "folk devil." The chief emotion associated with a moral panic is fear.John Lee, M.D., retired professor of pathology and a National Health Service consultant pathologist, summarized the point about the history of the virus over the past couple of decades: "The spread of viruses like COVID-19 is not new. What is new is our response."

God's unlimited power is available to flow through us if we prepare ourselves to be a vessel He can use. As we develop and engage our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual dimensions, a synergetic state of being emerges capable to release God's power. Just like electricity, God's power is flowing, but we have to flip the switch for it to be released. Power to Press On gives practical strategies for preparing ourselves to flip the switch and bind the strongman!! Dr. Barry Amacker is currently the Superintendent of Education of the Jackson County School District in Mississippi. Previously, he has served as a band director, assistant principal, and principal in the Mobile County Public School System in Mobile, Alabama, and as a principal and assistant superintendent in the Jackson County School District in Mississippi. After graduation from Moss Point High School, he attended the University of South Alabama and earned a bachelor of science in music education. Later he earned a master's in education from the University of South Alabama, as well as a doctorate in education from Nova Southeastern University. Along with maintaining his professional career in education, Dr. Amacker has served as minister of music at various churches throughout the years. Barry and his wife Kathy have a daily radio program, Power to Press On, covering the southern counties of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and parts of Florida. He also authored the book These Old Shoes (Xulon Press, 2012). Contact information: Power to Press On P.O. Box 844 Ocean Springs, MS 39566 Or Presson@barryamacker.com