You Are Right to be Angry!
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You Are Right to be Angry!
Five years later, I am still struggle to believe some of the things we were told to accept during COVID.
The painted circles, the arrows on the floors, the taped-off seats, the masks that somehow only worked while walking to your table…
But when I really think about it, the strangest rules weren’t the ones that made us laugh later they were the ones that quietly broke families, businesses, and lives.
I know we’ve been talking a lot about the impact COVID had on doctors, but when I look back over the past five years I’m still struck by some of the astonishing things we were told to accept.
At the height of the propaganda we were told to stay inside. I was in South Africa with my sick father at the time and watched in disbelief as police chased surfers as they came out of the sea, surfers who were out there alone. Apparently exercising and getting sunshine was dangerous… though not many surfers were caught, because the police weren’t exactly fit enough to keep up.
Small businesses were forced to close while large corporations were labelled “essential” and allowed to stay open. For many small business owners, that was the death knell. Some tried to defy the new rules and keep their livelihoods alive, only to be threatened with arrest.
I remember flying during that time too. Airports had every second seat taped off so you couldn’t sit near someone… yet the planes themselves were packed. And of course there were the mask rules, where somehow you couldn’t catch COVID while sitting and eating in a restaurant, only when walking to your table.
Who can forget the painted circles in parks, the arrows on shop floors, and the chemical-laden hand sanitizers everywhere?
Looking back, some of these things almost seem laughable now , and I really believe that is why those stories and images are often shared today, makes it seem like it was lighthearted.
But the real madness and crime wasn’t the circles or the arrows.
It was banning families from visiting elderly relatives in hospitals and care homes.
It was keeping children out of school and making many of them believe they needed an experimental vaccine to protect their families.
It was people losing jobs overnight, businesses collapsing, and the tragic rise in depression and suicide.
And then there are the people still dealing with ongoing health problems and injuries, many of whom feel they’ve been ignored, dismissed, or gaslit instead of helped.
Families were divided. Lifelong friendships were lost.
And yet, after all of this, we’ve seen no real accountability, no arrests, and not even an apology from the institutions, governments, or media that pushed these policies and lies so aggressively.
That’s why the call to sign the COVID Justice Resolution made me stop and reflect again on that very mad and very sad period — one that will have consequences for many years to come.
We’d really like to hear from you.
What was the biggest impact those years have had on you or your family?
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