Thread by @FreedomFriesInc

#ProCovid losers on the right are claiming this is some kind of bombshell admission, lol. We have known this from pandemic Day One.

They do not, and cannot, #science.

Much easier to take a quote out of (ANY kind of) context. Dishonest. So don't fall for it.

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1476988310845329412

During a pandemic it's essential to any hospital patient's safety to be tested for the virus. Because it may affect the care they need, period.

It affects others, too. Because every aspect of this pandemic is a public health issue that can seriously affect other people.

The US Constitution and laws have ALWAYS allowed governments to declare a national security / public health emergency and TEMPORARILY suspend SOME individual freedoms, in order to SAVE LIVES and maintain national security. These are the most important rights enshrined in law.

Serious people know this. Look, it's even at the start of the DoI:

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Governments are duty-bound to take reasonable steps to preserve the LIFE of every citizen & lawful resident or visitor. Some include those unlawfully present too.

Technically, laws like those made by the (currently missing in action) FL Gov Ron DeSantis against mandated mask use are unconstitutional. But no one has time rn to wait 5 years for a SCOTUS decision on that.

It's obvious ON IT'S FACE that a state government can't do this.

Biden flubbed his words the other day when he said "there's no federal solution." He should have known the #ProCovid anti-American far right wing GWP would seize on those words with zero context.

Obviously, he meant that:

The American fight against Covid needs to be a truly national one, with officeholders at every level of every jurisdiction UNITED against the virus, not each other.

These pandemic years have shown that such a goal is merely aspirational & in some ways, "we're on our own."

The only other time since US independence that civilian lives were on the line on a mass scale, because of politics, was the 1861-65 Civil War.

Biden knows and usually expresses that Americans must pull together to end the pandemic, including both state & federal government.

There's no easier trick than for state governments to blame the federal govt and vice versa.

It's all bullshit.

Both have specific roles in a national emergency like a pandemic or actual war.

The idea that US Covid case numbers are over-counted has been used by the GQP (GWP above was a typo) since the start of the pandemic. Their followers are in deep denial about this issue, including the ironic fact that cases are woefully under-counted. Esp. with Omicron.

The way Dr Fauci is treated is a case study in how the RW talking points are designed and deployed.

They weave a narrative that he has flip flopped on a series of particular Covid related issues. It doesn't stand up to scrutiny.

Most Americans trust Fauci at this time.

I admire Fauci for remaining in the fight against Covid. He's a tough little guy, lol.

He's not going to let a loud minority push him around. Always remember: They are a minority that can be politically defeated; as long as we stay the course.

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