Only if you look ignore the last few paragraphs. They literally criticize the "hands off approach to dealing with the pandemic" and the "liberal strategy to get us back to work". The state "is completely unable to actually enforce any mandates" and "All the while, the ruling class and technocrats continue to reap the benefits of the death while having a facade of a moral high ground. ". "Nor, to us, does “freedom” mean re-opening the economy". Their main criticism is of the "faith in the social contract". The American State is only pretending to keep you safe, to better assert control, rather than actually protecting you.