1.. Free expression and truth depends on remembering
2. “Just two weeks” was never defensible
“ ‘Just two weeks’ was perfectly appropriate!”
“ ‘Just two weeks’ was perfectly appropriate!” No! (1) Data already existed showing low IFR. But panic spread conflation between IFR and CFR.
3. The Lockdowners have not learned
4. Not even if a virus was super dangerous!
We’re at risk of learning the wrong lesson from the last three years
Consider this little exchange below, and remember that Musk is mostly friendly to Team Reality. This is exactly the wrong moral to glean from the last three years. Let’s walk through this… (1) Lockdowns weren’t recommended prior to COVID. They were explicitly recommended against, and were obviously ridiculous. (Long thread.)
5. We must put fear in tyrants
6. They still don’t even see their tyranny
Most people wouldn’t recognize the arrival of tyranny
LooFWIRED -- by Mark Changizi is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Most people wouldn’t recognize the arrival of tyranny even if it 1/ banned church services 2/ shut down their business
7. We remember for the same reason we remember all the democides and crimes against humanity
Yes, Covid totalitarian forces are reminiscent of the Holocaust, and that’s the whole point to remembering the Holocaust
The Lockdowners insist that the last three years of authoritarianism, prejudice and civil liberties violations have nothing whatsoever to do with the Holocaust. Here’s Tom Slater, editor of Spiked Online… The very reason we remember the Holocaust is so that we don’t engage in crimes against humanity like coercing billions to take a rushed medication, fir…
8. Make them see how authoritarian they are by your non-compliance even after the fact
9. Their censorship of us was inexcusable
10. They must be taught that civil liberties are FOR the perceived emergencies
Four videos on why civil liberties are ESPECIALLY for the emergencies
(1) Civil liberties don’t depend on data