Very few people have pointed out the fundamental assumption (and error) that has been made in all of these conversations and debates around Covid-19 and the response to it...
This assumption is that managing Covid-19 is THE MOST IMPORTANT THING in society.
More important than human rights & civil liberty.
More important than physical & mental health.
More important than all other diseases.
More important than seeing friends & family.
More important than being able to earn a living.
More important than joy & human connection.
Virtually everything that's being done in every country, is running on the premise that reducing 'Covid numbers' is THE most important thing...
And thus, everything else can be squashed or pushed to the side. Temporarily or eternally.
But who decided that?
And why?
I have always rejected the fundamental premise that Covid is THE most important thing.
Also considering that many of the actions taken to 'mitigate' it were predictably unnecessary, ineffective, and have such serious consequences for society. Especially younger people.
In the UK, it is currently the 26th leading cause of death.
Last year >95% of global deaths had nothing to do with this virus.
The myopia and tunnel vision on this single virus has been a catastrophe for overall health, wellbeing, human rights, and economies.
Running entirely off this collective cliff is not inevitable.
It is wiser to admit that the threat was far less serious than initially predicted, and has mostly passed and/or been mitigated at this point.
Let's go back to normal and stop the foolishness.
It is sad that people have died as a result of this virus.
It is also sad that people have died from ALL other causes of death.
Death is sad, but inevitable.
We do not need to irreversibly crush the wellbeing of billions of people in response. That's not sane nor compassionate
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If you are being pressured, coerced, bullied, shamed, or heavily incentivised to take any 'medicine', it's reasonable to assume it may not in your best interest.
The communication behind this whole thing has been an ever increasing series of red flags.
A lot of people have gone from "Maybe" to "Hell no" as a result of all of the coercive tactics, hostile messaging, and horrible, conflicting communication.
I don't think there's been enough talk about just how awful the communication has been throughout this entire thing...
Unless the terrible communication is intentional. Which is possible.
My skepticism is at an all time high. With good reason. And I don't think I'm alone.