Thread by @DonaldWelsh16

These editorial sentiments are well meaning but lets be clear. The C19 response has revealed the dark art of public health as destructive and incompatible with 21st century life. Much to criticize especially its use of behavioral psychology....1/

torontosun.com/opinion/editor…

Canada's C19 response started with two blundering mistakes. 1) wildly inaccurate claims of a viral threat; and 2) vaccines were the only way out. Both were disturbingly naive, but moving forward it locked Canada into a dangerous narrative....2/

That narrative involves the use of behavioral psychology to raise general anxiety and to reinforce conformity of thought and action. These dangerous weapons pull apart the underpinnings of society and shattered the psychological grounding of too many Canadians....3/

It's a morally repugnant practice and which has no place in modern society. It unleashes the dark side to human nature and there use in public health is only considered under dire consequences. Those conditions didn't exist as an examination of data reveals...4/

But here we sit. These abhorrent practices will continue until such time that public health officials can pretend they saved us through vaccine deployment. Its the script from a "B" rated movie.....5/

Their pressure points are clear. 1) silly little cloth masks; 2) threats to personal liberty via vaccine passports; and 3) manipulation of children at school. Make no mistake, public health purposely targets what you treasure most....6/

It really is quite pathetic but well the good news is that this tawdry play is coming to an end. The magic money tree is disappearing and the populous is coming with pitch forks. That is how all these debacles end....7/

Lets not dance around the truth. This public health response has been an unmitigated disaster from start to finish. The economic, social and psychological burden is staggering and will be felt for atleast a decade....8/

Going forward, civil society must strip public health bare. Their dark practices hail from the middle ages and are incompatible with modern society. Health protection acts must be rewritten and numerous practices permanently banned. Public health must moderize or die. End.