The pandemic response has always been about control. Anyone that tells you otherwise is lying, if only to themselves. Of course, that statement, from a skeptic like me, would likely invoke staunch denials and accusations. Even though those who dared to speak out were met with control-oriented statements like “since when does your freedom outweigh my safety”. The more self-aware true believers might contextualize that sentence with “control…in the name of public health”. In any case, control has been a constant theme since the early months of 2020.
Well-said. I've never been a fan of the victim mentality. I am adopted and have mixed racial heritage, but I'd rather rise up and fight back, than look back. Having said that, I find I am changed. I believe I am suffering from PTSD. Not from C19, but from the response from media, politicians, employer (a few good people stood up for me), my husband's employer (feds), his colleagues (crickets), my relatives and friends. We were out last night for my husband's birthday, and I saw my beloved nephew and his wife. She saw us and waved madly. We went ahead to our patio table w/o stopping - they were with a large group. I was afraid to stop. They know our status. I have not seen them since 2021 when the pressure mounted. I felt re-traumatized. I was teary (BTW, I never cry). My nephew didn't come to say hi to us outside, which made me feel so sad. I also remembered how we were not permitted inside a restaurant between September and March. I am not saying this for sympathy, but to point out that there has been population-level trauma. For those who are still walking around with their N95s and 4 shots, to people like us, who have been vilified and othered or worse, called out by media as deserving death. BTW, my family had C19 July 1st weekend. They had a flu. 20, 30s, and 50s. I never got it at all, despite nursing all three for several days. Zelenko protocol, with 5 days of ivermectin for hubby. Ya, the horse one. That's all we could get.
Excellent commentary and I haven’t noted it anywhere else. Job loss, social exclusion, limits on visitors on hospitals, persecution… none of these things are good for anyone’s health. To have governments and doctors intentionally inflicting them on people is horrifying.
I would also note that the public health officials and governments feel surprised and victimized that people are angry at them. What did they expect?
I took my name off the organ donor list after I became aware they were refusing transplants to people who were unvaccinated. How dare they think they can discriminate who my organs go to. I will never forget this or how my country betrayed me.
Well-said. I've never been a fan of the victim mentality. I am adopted and have mixed racial heritage, but I'd rather rise up and fight back, than look back. Having said that, I find I am changed. I believe I am suffering from PTSD. Not from C19, but from the response from media, politicians, employer (a few good people stood up for me), my husband's employer (feds), his colleagues (crickets), my relatives and friends. We were out last night for my husband's birthday, and I saw my beloved nephew and his wife. She saw us and waved madly. We went ahead to our patio table w/o stopping - they were with a large group. I was afraid to stop. They know our status. I have not seen them since 2021 when the pressure mounted. I felt re-traumatized. I was teary (BTW, I never cry). My nephew didn't come to say hi to us outside, which made me feel so sad. I also remembered how we were not permitted inside a restaurant between September and March. I am not saying this for sympathy, but to point out that there has been population-level trauma. For those who are still walking around with their N95s and 4 shots, to people like us, who have been vilified and othered or worse, called out by media as deserving death. BTW, my family had C19 July 1st weekend. They had a flu. 20, 30s, and 50s. I never got it at all, despite nursing all three for several days. Zelenko protocol, with 5 days of ivermectin for hubby. Ya, the horse one. That's all we could get.
My suspenders of disbelief go very well together with my vest of skepticism and belt of empiricism.
Some really interesting points, Jestre. The emotional and financial abuse put upon the unvaccinated has had to take a toll on their physical health.
Guano is a highly valuable resource if you know how to use it...
Excellent commentary and I haven’t noted it anywhere else. Job loss, social exclusion, limits on visitors on hospitals, persecution… none of these things are good for anyone’s health. To have governments and doctors intentionally inflicting them on people is horrifying.
I would also note that the public health officials and governments feel surprised and victimized that people are angry at them. What did they expect?
Great article! Added to that, you then get your lapdog to give ethical reasons for companies to "encourage" employees to take it.
https://nakedemperor.substack.com/p/mrs-fauci-on-the-ethics-of-encouraging
I took my name off the organ donor list after I became aware they were refusing transplants to people who were unvaccinated. How dare they think they can discriminate who my organs go to. I will never forget this or how my country betrayed me.