Seriously? #PandemicAmnesty? Some people got it right because the were “lucky”? There was misinformation on all sides? Let’s clear this up a bit. A lot of people, from the very beginning, noted that masking was never a good idea because we’ve 1/
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known the science from times past. We never had people mask up in cold and flu season because wearing masks DO NOT prevent wearers from getting sick. We know, from science, that the issue was always SYMPTOMATIC, not ASYMPTOMATIC, persons. Therefore, we knew, from science, if 2/
you feel sick, do not go out. People who were not sick should not be forced to be locked down. We knew from the science that people who had comorbidity factors were at higher risk of serious impact to health, including death. That people who were generally young and healthy 3/
were less at risk. We knew that that rushed vaccines would be problematic because of the lack of safety and efficacy studies. We knew all of this. This wasn’t misinformation. This was truth and the the side that opposed all the harsh and tyrannical measures had this truth on 4/
their side. But what happened? Leftists tyrants saw the opportunity to seize control of how free people lived and grabbed it. They weaponized fear and used it against the people they are supposed to serve. They played on people’s fears and told them that anyone opposing the 5/
approved narrative was Satan incarnate and wanted to kill babies and grandmas. Were there well-meaning people who got caught up in this? Yes, I believe there were. Did some people go too far? Absolutely. But let’s also point something else out. Those who “got it right” were 6/
holding peaceful protests in the open public air against tyrannical lockdowns and mandates. Those who got it wrong harassed, mocked, attacked, maligned, and videoed themselves doing it for TikTok likes! The chased people around stores demanding they put masks on, they dumped 7/
buckets of water on them, screamed at them, pepper-sprayed them, had complete mental breakdowns in public if someone got 6 inches to close to them. I mean, there are family members who never got to see their loved ones for the last time because they couldn’t get into the 8/
hospitals! Families have permanently been divided because those who “got it right” were viciously severed from contact by those who “got it wrong”! All because the “science” told them to do so. People who “got it right” lost their jobs, were barred from public institutions, 8/
were prohibited from going shopping, to movies, and to the bar or club if they didn’t have a COVID pass. People who used social media to bring attention to these issues were maligned, mistreated, called liars and purveyors of misinformation. They were permanently banned from 9/
these sights and have YET to be given a chance to return. No apologies. No mea culpas. Nothing. The list of grievances to date against those who “got it right” far exceeds anything done or said to those who “got it wrong.” You want amnesty? Sorry, no. But we can work to make 10/
it right. Let it start with holding those accountable who purposely and viciously manipulated the people for personal gain. Let’s get the true information out there so that those who fell prey to wrong info realize they were indeed wrong. Let’s encourage people to admit they 11/
were wrong and seek forgiveness and reconciliation. You want healing? That’s how you start. Now get to it. 12/End
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