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What did they know and when did they know it?
You recall my
recent post about an article written by Brown University professor Emily
Oster. In it she suggests that we offer blanket amnesty to the civil
authorities who botched the covid response so badly. They were using the best
science, so we need forgive them their failings. No one knew any better.
It was a dumb idea, and I commented on it three days ago.
Now, for our general edification the Brownstone
Institute (via Maggie’s
Farm) has compiled a series of links that expose what we knew about the
virus. That these opinions do not correlate with the actions of our bureaucrats
draws our attention. In truth, they knew better and they ignored what they knew.
I offer them for your interest, without commentary:
2019: WHO
Global Influenza Programme recommends against lockdowns and masks
Sept 2019: Johns
Hopkins pandemic preparedness study recommends against lockdowns
Jan 20: Obama
health adviser says stop panicking
Jan 24: Doctor
warns that mass quarantine won’t work and will devastate society
Feb 5: Fauci
says there’s no asymptomatic spread
Feb 28: Fauci says this is
more akin to flu than something more deadly
Mar: 81% of Chinese
Covid cases are mild
Mar 1: Sweden:
No effective measure to let healthy school children stay at home
Mar 2: Discussion
on how Covid IFR was likely much lower than predicted
Mar 2: 800
public health scientists warn against lockdowns, quartantines, restrictions
Mar 3: Article
on why masks are impractical
Mar 3: Berkeley
doctor indicates masks are not helpful in preventing Covid
Mar 4: Doctor
says Covid not nearly as deadly as feared
Mar 4: Your
doctor is not panicking and neither should you
Mar 9: Article
on how Covid is only really dangerous to the elderly
Mar 9: Doctor
talking about unnecessary panic over Covid
Mar 12: Review
found severe mental health problems from prolonged quarantine
Mar 12: Chief
medical officer saying people shouldn’t wear masks
Mar 15: Medical
org. says stopping elective surgeries is unnecessary and dangerous
Mar 17: Covid
response is focused on the wrong things
Mar 17: Warning
of financial crisis, unrest, civil strife, war, and a meltdown of the social
fabric
Mar 19: Article
about Covid overaction and its issues
Mar 25: Data
about the health impacts of crushing the economy
Mar 26: Early
evidence of hospitals inaccurately listing Covid as cause of death
Mar 26: Early
data shows we’re overreacting to Covid
Mar 28: Predictions
about the harms of lockdowns: Drugs, Suicide, and Crime
Mar 28: Guardian
outlines rise in domestic abuse throughout the world
Mar 30: Study
showing children are not the primary spreader of Covid
Apr 1: Article
saying masks offer little to no advantage outside of hospital settings
Apr 3: An
overview on the dangers of Lockdowns
Apr 4: Warning
of the harm in delaying non-Covid medical procedures
Apr 4: Study
from China finds of 7,324 COVID-19 cases only 2 transmissions occurred outdoors
Apr 6: U.N.
warns about domestic violence surge
Apr 6: Piece on
domestic abuse during lockdown
Apr 7: Piece on
the mental health cost of the lockdown on kids
Apr 8: Research
showing the seasonality of Coronaviruses
Apr 13: More
confirmation about domestic abuse rising due to lockdowns
Apr 14: Children are very unlikely
to contract Covid
Apr 15: Barely
any transmission from outdoor activities
Apr 15: Different
approaches by countries have little impact on Covid deaths
Apr 15: Molecular
Biologist suggests the cure is worse than the disease
Apr 16: Research
showing school lockdowns aren’t helpful and cause great harm
Apr 16: UN
overview about the poverty/death that will come from lockdowns
Apr 16: CDC mask study
concludes that masks don’t work
Apr 17: Info on
how damaging canceled procedures are
Apr 20: Oxford
professor says cases in UK peaked before lockdown
Apr 22: Potential
for 60,000 cancer deaths due to lack of screening/treatment
Apr 23: The harm
lockdowns are having on people with heart conditions
Apr 24: Data on
the mental health toll of lockdowns
Apr 24: Indications
from Europe that lockdowns are ineffective
Apr 24: Study
showing school closings are the least cost-effective pandemic policy
Apr 26: The rise
of domestic abuse during lockdowns
Apr 26: Data
that the infection rate from kids is extremely low
Apr 28: Increasing
child abuse is a side effect of Covid lockdowns
Apr 29: Cancer
deaths could increase by 20% due to lockdown
Nov 20: No evidence of
asymptomatic spread in study of 10M Wuhan residents
3 comments:
No amnesty. This pandemic allowed bigoted jerks to show their true colors. They were bigoted jerks before, during and after the pandemic, and should suffer severe consequences.
No amnesty. People are responsible for their actions, and must suffer the consequences of bad decisions and acts.
Excellent post. I offer five points for your consideration:
Point 1: The data from the Diamond Princess cruise ship were consistent with the data we saw throughout the pandemic. The virus’ DNA was sequenced early on. There was little that was unknown beyond that about this “invisible enemy.” This public health crisis was weaponized in both its creation and mitigation, and was mercilessly prolonged for no good reason other than “science says…”This crisis of uncertainty that prevailed throughout the pandemic was motivated by purely cynical political animus at the highest levels. “Never let a good crisis go to waste” became a political lifestyle choice, with devastating effect. That’s why they rabidly destroyed any people who challenged them, until Joe Rogan…
Point 2: Anthony Fauci needs to go to jail for his retirement, as does Deborah Birx. All funds “earned” by public health figures from public speaking and book deals about their self-proclaimed heroism and clairvoyance should go to fund a nationwide movement for executive emergency powers reform (see Point 5).
Point 3: Every person in authority who ever uttered “we’re all in this together” during the lockdowns should be subject to a comprehensive lifestyle audit of their activities and whereabouts during said period. They should be made to account for every minute of every day, given their authoritarian pronouncements and reckless engendering of fear in others.
Point 4: Bill Gates and his foundation should henceforth be ignored. On every topic. The man built a software company, and must no longer be viewed as an authority on much else.
Point 5: All emergency power laws at every level of government executive authority must be changed. After a certain point in time of emergency (30 days is more than ample), those powers should come under the purview of the legislature — the elected representatives of the people. Such sweeping powers must never again be wielded by an executive (nor executive branch secretary, bureaucrat or paid “expert” for same) for unlimited duration ever again. Our American tradition of republican government is certainly far from perfect, but our real, lived experience conclusively shows tyranny is much worse.
Always remember: not ONE government public health bureaucrat ever missed a paycheck during the pandemic, and will never admit their errors that caused untold grief, suffering and social dislocation for an incredible duration of time — time none of us can ever get back. Why? Because they are “experts.” The entire “public health” profession should be made to answer for this outrage. They never had skin in the game.
-IAC
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