Ayatollah Khomeini made death threats against author Salman Rushdie for insulting Muhammad by his novel. People made death threats against NIH Director Redfield for insulting China by suggesting that the virus may have come from the Wuhan biolab. People make death threats against Rand Paul for insulting Saint Fauci by his tough questions. Sense a pattern here? Would-be tyrants trying to enforce their will on others.

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