Robert Zimmerman blogs at BehindTheBlack. Yesterday, he posted “The Lie That Was COVID”
(h/t Instapundit), and he highlights the government's perpetually moving goal posts. Since there was a “share” option and it's short, I am posting
the entire thing:
The
lie that was COVID
This humor story at the Babylon Bee on February 8th is sadly
100% accurate and illustrates the utter lie that is at the foundation of
everything we have been told about COVID-19:
Nation
Prepares To Celebrate 1st Anniversary Of Two Weeks To Flatten The Curve
“This time of year we like to come together to remember the historic
day one year ago when we put on masks and locked ourselves down, trusting that
the lockdown would be over in just two weeks,” said local man Paul Christof as
he stared out his window longingly, his three masks securely in place. “This
year, I’m going all out with a Zoom party with no more than five of my closest
friends — I mean, closest, figuratively speaking, of course. We’ll be literally
far apart, because I want to stay home and stay safe, and I don’t want grandma
to die.”
From day one, nothing we have been
told by government health officials has been reliable or trustworthy. First we
were only to lock-down for two weeks in order to slow the spread of the virus
slightly so that hospitals would not be overwhelmed. We were also told that we
shouldn’t wear masks, because a century of research clearly showed
them useless and possibly counter-productive if used improperly, and proper
use was unlikely if used all the time.
Then we were told we needed to
lockdown for months, because we wanted to stop the spread, a goal
that was utterly impossible to meet. At that same time, suddenly health
officials decided that the previous half century of research about masks was
all wrong, and that we must wear them all the time.
These new rules were only going to
be necessary until a vaccine was available.
Now, a year later, a vaccine is
suddenly not enough to allow us to be free humans again. We must wear
masks, with
two masks being even better, and normal activities such as attending
parties, sports events, shows, and concerts must
still be forbidden.
Along the way, a lot of evidence raised legitimate
questions about the way coronavirus deaths and cases were
tracked, with much of it suggesting the numbers were being manipulated for
political purposes.
The result today is that a very
very large percentage of the population no longer trusts anything said by these
health officials. And for good reason. They have lied, repeatedly, and liars should
never be trusted, ever.
Not that it makes much different.
These liars are firmly ensconced in power, and can say and do anything,
including fines
and punishments for not obeying their commands.
America is no longer a nation dedicated
to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” It is now a place of
lies, edicts, petty dictators, blacklists, and increasing oppression. All
largely prompted by an irrational over-reaction to a virus that is really
nothing more than a variation of the flu.
Our household is split; one will get the vaccine, the other
won’t. And Mr. Zimmerman’s blog is here.
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