Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission. ↗
The mandate you go with is intimidating and also is a source of respect that you gain, because you have come with this mandate from the United Nations. ↗
Symptoms, those you believe you recognize, seem to you irrational because you take them in an isolated manner, and you want to interpret them directly. ↗