Control freak politicians panic over the protests

 Liz Peak:

What are the "authorities" so afraid of?

Why are Canadian truckers protesting vaccine mandates considered a threat? The Freedom Convoy has garnered enormous popular support but is condemned by the liberal media and dismissed by Canada’s unpopular Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a "small fringe minority."

Prodded by Canadian authorities, GoFundMe moved to confiscate and redistribute $10 million raised to support the drivers, prompting such outrage that they pivoted to returning the money to the original donors. A like-minded U.S. group, "Convoy to DC 2022," attracted 130,000 members to its Facebook page before it was taken down by the social media giant.

Meanwhile, Joe Rogan has come under blistering attack for hosting on his podcast a cardiologist and infectious disease expert who questions the efficacy and safety of the COVID vaccines. Rogan is viewed as such a threat that the White House – in effect, the president of the United States – is trying to shut him down.

You have to wonder, why is the establishment in full panic mode every time someone challenges their COVID orthodoxy?

When historians review how our nation dealt with this pandemic, our political leaders will be excused for mistakes made. In responding to a fast-moving once-in-a-lifetime virus that threatened wholesale death, our mayors and governors – and two presidents – made quick decisions based on inadequate information but recommended by health experts who did the best they could. Those will be forgiven.

What is not forgivable and should never be excused is that those same political leaders and medical authorities brooked no dissent, allowed no debate, and by pretending they had unassailable "truths" on their side, undoubtedly caused the deaths of many Americans.
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It is as if Covid has unleashed the inner despot of some on the left who have trouble admitting they may have been wrong about things.  They are treating alternative treatments as quackery even though the result do not support their disdain.  Facebook puts a statement on suggestions of alternative treatment suggesting they may harm the patient without evidence of harm being disclosed.