Thread by @rubiconcapital_

This past weekend, @DonaldWelsh16 was targeted by his local community newspaper for expressing on Twitter his anxieties about the actions and tendencies of our public health advisors. Donald is a concerned citizen, and was undeserving of a smear. 🧵
lfpress.com/news/local-new…

The newspaper zeroed in on Donald recalling the early origins of the holocaust. That is of course a sensitive point of comparison (extremely mildly put) and he has since apologized and deleted the tweets in question. Here is his follow-up thread:

https://twitter.com/DonaldWelsh16/status/1386127851192258564?s=20

Apart from this parallel, the @LFPRess appears to have had no interest Donald’s message. Donald is, quite simply, a concerned citizen (& experienced scientist), who like so many see a devolution & regression in public health’s abandonment of western procedures for something else.

In the latter part of his original thread, Donald used the term “public health extremists”. Which is, of course, a controversial and inflammatory phrase. But I would encourage @MeganatLFPress & the @LFPRess to consider whether Don may be onto something, given the following…

Clip #1 – Our Ontario public health officials and their advisors:

https://twitter.com/rubiconcapital_/status/1385326799484342274?s=20

Clip #2 – Our Ontario public health officials and their advisors:

https://twitter.com/rubiconcapital_/status/1385015930003116034?s=20

From the Ontario Science Table on Apr 22: “Behavioural Science Principles for Enhancing Adherence to Public Health Measures”.

A document that reveals a mistrust of the public and appears to advocate for micromanagement of public behaviour. It’s a troubling read to say the least.

David Fisman, a key member of the Ontario Science Table, w/several apparent (disclosed) conflicts of interest, who once advocated for intentional mass unemployment and long national hard lockdowns, appears to have quite extreme views and inability to engage with civility:

And last example: a prominent media physician and member of the Ontario Modelling Table now appears to be in full support of vaccine passports (with agreement from David Fisman). Our Prime Minister today alluded to their use.

So on reflection, perhaps Donald's concern about the actions of public health specifically in this province are not far off-base.

Side note: interestingly, a few of the digital online comments on the article about Donald have been deleted/flagged by the LFP, and they appear to be from some of the folks expressing support for Donald.

In closing: @DonaldWelsh cares about his community. And he is troubled by the damage public health has done to it to date. And for these concerns, he was smeared in his home community, for simply remembering that ‘Lest we Forget’.