Someone elses attempt at sarcasm and the world of Covid

 

Today I wish to share with you another person's essay. This time Glen Bishop, a second year university student in England and reported by Will Jones. Why? Because he takes a similar tack to what I used in the essay I had submitted to the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal and was published August 11, 2020. I then shared that essay on this blog: An Open Letter to Dr. Janet Demille

Here is a link to Will Jones' post that I recommend you read in full:

“If You Were to Release at this Point in Time, it Would Lead to a Lot of Death.” Texas, Florida and Mississippi Would Beg to Differ, Professor

And here is a part of Glens essay quoted by Will who, like what I did in my "open letter", uses sarcasm to try and point out the outrageousness of the actions proposed by people who should know better:

"Professor Brown should feel free to lock himself away for the rest of time if he wants to make sure he isn’t putting the ‘vaccine hesitant’ community at risk, but he shouldn’t advocate forcing the rest of sane society to do so. What next? A ban on car travel because some people refuse to wear seat belts and it puts them at risk of dying? A ban on ‘do not resuscitate’ wishes from patients? Do SAGE want to ban sex outside of committed relationships because some people do not use condoms and could spread STDs? What about “a circuit breaker on sex” whilst we do mass testing for STDs and make everyone get a “coitus passport”, so the plebs can only fornicate if they have tested negative for chlamydia, herpes, and HIV? If Professor Brown insists on advocating one set of restrictions, it is illogical not to advocate the others.  

If it is acceptable to restrict other people’s civil liberties because some people aren’t sensible with their own health, then I suppose Professor Brown will be getting to work advocating the banning of cigarettes, alcohol, chocolate, and junk food. Eradicating them from society may lead to a far greater increase in QALYs than eradicating Covid will, now that we have very effective vaccines. 78,000 die from smoking each year alone. Perhaps I ought not be giving Professor Brown these ideas. If you read this Professor, please don’t suggest them in your next JCVI meeting. You’ve done enough damage to civil liberties as it is. "

The aspects of this whole "pandemic" that have bothered me the most are the lack of good science and the repressive fear mongering by a dishonest and corrupt "free press" who continue to fail to ask critical questions and do not push back against any of the nonsense being promoted by unelected bureaucrats.