Jen Psaki, who reminds me of a cross between Pippi Longstocking and a Tasmanian devil, has asked U.S. citizens to “sacrifice a little bit longer” with regard to restrictions, lockdowns and other extreme measures being imposed during this stage of the pandemic.
Three months after taking office, Joe Biden — the man who promised Americans the swift defeat of the coronavirus pandemic — now has only one response to offer them: Make sacrifices.
The word “sacrifice” comes from the Latin words “sacrum” (sacred or holy) and “facere” (to do) — so, basically, doing sacred things. For centuries it was a term exclusively linked to the religious sphere of the offering. And that undertone of submission to a deity, which is more or less what the left believes citizens should do before the government, remains latent in the word.
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In an (unsuccessful) attempt to be empathetic, the White House press secretary added
