Mock already told you about the ridiculously self-serving and intellectually insulting piece in the Atlantic requesting “pandemic amnesty” for the things we all said and did in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a plea that sounds really nice on the surface– “Let’s all hold hands and forgive each other so we can move on to a brighter future!”
But the problem is that the author, Emily Oster, and her supporters (including Randi Weingarten, who is directly responsible for keeping schools closed to the detriment of our nation’s students) are demanding forgiveness without making any apologies or taking any accountability. Which would be one thing if what they were accountable for was simply, to use Oster’s words, “[making] complicated choices in the face of deep uncertainty.”
But we all know it went WAY deeper than that (and, in many ways, still does). Need proof? Look no further than Libs of TikTok’s exhaustive Twitter thread.
#NoPandemicAmnesty Mega Thread
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 2, 2022
They want us to forgive and forget what they did during the pandemic. We shouldn’t.
Here’s why:
Perhaps the most horrific footage exemplifying the true nature of people being trapped in nursing homes, left to die alone, are these two heartbreaking videos: pic.twitter.com/RNhZVwEjmw
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 2, 2022
(I couldn’t watch the entire video of the family visiting their elderly relative through the window. I actually could feel my heart shutting down out of absolute sorrow.)
Thousands of small businesses were forced to close for good due to lockdown. Businesses were deemed “not essential” by people who pretended they knew more than us. Those that dared defy and open their doors racked up thousands of dollars in fines. pic.twitter.com/UBKQBjGHv6
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 2, 2022
While the rest of the country moved on, mask rules were still only being enforced for the people least affected by the virus. Kids. From the NFC championship game to taping masks on kids, these are some of the craziest instances of the sheer insanity and hypocrisy. pic.twitter.com/avYUCl1xNy
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 2, 2022
It seemed as almost every day we were treated to a new plane video. Stewardesses who were once just the sweet people who handed you a soda now got free reign to terrorize their passengers over masks. But was wearing any mask fine? Nope… not if it was pro-Trump or anti-Biden. pic.twitter.com/frSEHH647r
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 2, 2022
Let’s talk about some of the influencial blue checkers who wanted us dead & celebrated our deaths. This was followed by thousands of their followers echoing the same sentiment. These people now want amnesty. We shouldn’t offer amnesty to people who literally want us dead. pic.twitter.com/TxZAW2igDZ
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 2, 2022
There were many accounts of people who were denied life-saving operations and treatments due to their vaccination status, including a 6-month-old baby. pic.twitter.com/2NVYE5BaZW
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 2, 2022
We went from 15 days to slow the spread to getting fired for declining a vaccine. Doctors, nurses, teachers, first responders, service members, and more- all lost their jobs over refusal to inject a vaccine that didn’t even stop transmission. pic.twitter.com/X8y07TcWjY
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 2, 2022
We went from 15 days to slow the spread to getting fired for declining a vaccine. Doctors, nurses, teachers, first responders, service members, and more- all lost their jobs over refusal to inject a vaccine that didn’t even stop transmission. pic.twitter.com/X8y07TcWjY
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 2, 2022
This perfectly represents how the "elites" thought of us peasants during Covid. They have a different set of rules because of course, they're better than us. pic.twitter.com/FN0KOr4Cmv
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 3, 2022
This wasn’t about “complicated decisions in the face of deep uncertainty.” This was about power, control, and fear. You may be forgiven for being afraid, but not for what your fear drove you to do. (As for the people who actually enacted these policies, well, I don’t want to get us booted from social media/myself arrested, so I’ll just keep those thoughts to myself.)
Anyone who can read these stories and watch these videos and argue that there’s no need for accountability has no heart. I said it, and I mean it. Anyone who can look into the eyes of a person who lost a loved one, a livelihood, precious time with family– who lost anything or everything– due to policies they enacted and/or supported and say, “You should forgive me,” is a literal psychopath.
No amnesty without accountability.
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Too many of these people knew the truth and still enforced insane rules on everyone. I listened to what was being said at the beginning and I, even though not a medical doctor, knew a lot of the rules being put in place were BS. They destroyed peoples’ lives, livelihood, businesses, friendships, etc., and did it on purpose. Never will I forgive them (Fauci, Cuomo, Birx, etc.).
No justice, no peace
Karma’s a bitch