Fucking yikes 
Seriously. Fucking yikes.
The Grayzone article's premise is that lockdowns *don't work* and have human costs.
I kept reading, waiting to see if it would support the first claim, but it never did.
All it demonstrates is that lockdowns *without adequate support for people* have human costs.
I kept reading, waiting to see if it would support the first claim, but it never did.
All it demonstrates is that lockdowns *without adequate support for people* have human costs.
This is one of the most dishonest articles I have ever read. It's hard to know where to begin.
It claims the World Food Programme credited lockdowns for millions facing starvation in the Global South. In reality, the WFP chief credited a confluence of factors related to COVID.
It claims the World Food Programme credited lockdowns for millions facing starvation in the Global South. In reality, the WFP chief credited a confluence of factors related to COVID.
This article holds up human costs of COVID restrictions as the *real* tragedy while completely ignoring that more than 5 million people have died globally from the virus.
Real as the negatives to restrictive policies are, they pale in comparison...
Real as the negatives to restrictive policies are, they pale in comparison...
The article cites a number of studies supposedly demonstrating that lockdowns do not work to reduce the spread of the virus. BUT...
One of those is by Bhattacharya himself.
In another, the way the findings are presented leaves...a lot to be desired. Check it out:
One of those is by Bhattacharya himself.
In another, the way the findings are presented leaves...a lot to be desired. Check it out:
Another cited study is from 2006. Starting to get a picture?
The article also cites a 2019 report from the Global Influenza Programme (which focuses on -- you guessed it -- recommendations for dealing with a flu pandemic):
Setting aside the fact that COVID is fucking NOT the flu, the article ignores a key section. Wonder why...
Setting aside the fact that COVID is fucking NOT the flu, the article ignores a key section. Wonder why...
We know lockdowns are a blunt instrument to reduce transmission. We also know we cannot humanely do lockdowns without providing robust support for the population -- and that's a tough battle.
But letting this virus spread is the worst path we can take. reuters.com/article/uk-fac…
But letting this virus spread is the worst path we can take. reuters.com/article/uk-fac…
I am still really stunned by how dismissive this Grayzone article is regarding the COVID death toll...and this shit is not even accurate.
In May 2021, just over a year since the pandemic started, a paper came out estimating the true death toll to be about 900,000 Americans.
In May 2021, just over a year since the pandemic started, a paper came out estimating the true death toll to be about 900,000 Americans.
Not for nothing, the push to reopen America has largely come from business and business-aligned groups.
The American Institute for Economic Research, which is behind the Great Barrington Declaration, is literally Koch-funded.
The American Institute for Economic Research, which is behind the Great Barrington Declaration, is literally Koch-funded.
More on the only medical expert cited in the Grayzone piece:
https://twitter.com/malar0ne/status/1390724941914411009
And more still:
https://twitter.com/malar0ne/status/1452404417999749121
Bhattacharya is also headlining an event with anti-vaxx conspiracy theorist Naomi Wolf tomorrow!
Wolf is also tied to the Koch-funded AIER behind the Great Barrington Declaration.
Wolf is also tied to the Koch-funded AIER behind the Great Barrington Declaration.
Wolf was recently suspended from Twitter for spreading misinformation about the vaccines. bbc.com/news/world-us-…
Adding this too:
https://twitter.com/JoshC0301/status/1466912294995054596?s=20
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