I have a message for ‘Liberty-Hesitant’ Democrats. You know the ones. They are reluctant, fearful, even prone to spreading conspiracy theories about the negative benefits of Liberty.
That totalitarian-like top-down control is better for individuals and the public in general.
Recent data continues to debunk the theory.
In the name of public health, you supported or implemented policy choices under the notion that they were better for people. Better for their overall health and wellbeing. Lockdowns, quarantines, closing businesses, closing schools, manipulating every corner of daily life.
You micro-managed everything, from who could get health care, to products people could buy, to health care access, even mandating (or at least strong-arming people into getting) an invasive pharmaceutical treatment.
All in the name of protecting others. In the name of “public health.” So, how’s that working out?
All-Cause mortality in 2021 has risen 40-50% over 2020 levels.
In 29 countries in Europe, excess mortality in the last four months for people age 15-44 is running at nearly double what it was in 2020. For age 45-65 it is more than 50% higher, and age 65-74 some 40% higher. This is despite (or because of?) vaccination rates of at least 70% across Europe. In the USA, all-cause excess mortality is about 50% higher (so far) than 2020, but for people age 25-44 and 45-64 it is about 85% higher; for people under 25 excess mortality is nearly double last year.
After 43 weeks, the US has counted 362,067 excess deaths. That’s 118, 363 more than the pandemic year of 2020, or an increase of 48.56%.
I’m not blaming it on the vaccine specifically, though we know there have been a significant number of deaths caused by the secret sauce. I’m blaming all of it—the political response in its entirety. The do-goodery politicians swore was meant to protect us.
To save us.
We know that millions of Americans were prevented from regular checkups or other forms of medical surveillance. That there were long-term public health consequences both in mortality and quality of life. The policymakers didn’t care.
We know that the lockdowns and distance learning resulted in a significant rise in suicidal ideation and suicides. Experts soft-peddled and pandered but then created a federal suicide hotline.
Every warning was ignored, suppressed, sold as a conspiracy theory, or labeled as a product of ignorance. We were anti-maskers and vaccine-hesitant.
Talk about covid chickens coming home to roost.
The expert’s COVID policies, in the name of public health, are proving to be some of the most dangerous to public health in modern history.
Another reason why, for those of you who are liberty-hesitant, that we must continue to distrust government. Not necessarily because we think it has some sinister global plan (though it may). But because it is lousy at almost everything.
If more people dropping dead due to their policy choices – sold as saving lives – isn’t proof, then your not Liberty hesitant; you are a liberty denier.
And you’re continued support for these policies and remedies is killing people.
HT | Toby Rogers/Substack
