You may have heard about the recent article in The Atlantic, by Emily Oster, where she made a plea for amnesty to be granted to those who designed and lead the disastrous COVID policies.
It was a “pseudo-apology” of sorts, as she asked for forgiveness while simultaneously refusing to admit fault for any of their previous actions. Her article was a mixed and tossed “word salad” in an attempt to have her cake and eat it too.
Then, another even more recent article in Newsweek, attempted another plea for amnesty, using a similarly lame word salad, disguised as an admission of “coming around,” without actually admitting that fully, or apologizing authentically. I wasn’t fooled by either article, although this Newsweek article was much more covert. They are merely A/B testing the masses with these articles, to explore the possibility of getting away with crimes against humanity.
Both articles came from the rapidly growing group who have realized that the Covid narrative was and still is a complete “scam” and using “I was lied to” as an excuse is far from acceptable. I was told all the same lies, but I used my brain and didn’t fall for them.
Many people fell for the lies from the start without asking any questions. Then, those same people who fell for the lies repeated and even amplified them. Therefore, nearly everyone hearing the perpetuation of the lies was hearing them from those folks who had already fallen for the lies. This doesn’t excuse any of them. Every one of them had a personal responsibility to use their brain and repeat verified truth instead – especially if they had a large audience or formal leadership responsibilities – and especially given the societal damage and civil liberties at stake.
Even without data, common sense should have told anyone that you don’t quarantine the healthy, lockdowns won’t work, masks are a joke, you can’t freeze an economy, and so on.
They all turned off their prefrontal cortex, which was a choice, in favor of allowing unfettered amygdala activation, the center for fear in the brain. They should have remembered the common knowledge principle that humans have a tendency to panic and rush off cliffs as a group.
The subject was heavily politicized to the point that no real facts or evidence mattered. In fact, facts and evidence were censored and those trying to reveal the truth, or any dissenting view other than the official mainstream narrative, were punished, censored, canceled, fired, and more. This should have been the biggest indicator of the falsehood. But instead, this is what led many to the state of “Mass Formation Psychosis,” a form of hypnosis, frequently observed in totalitarian regimes, which leads relatively normal and even some well-intentioned people to do very bad things.
Whenever I hear someone proudly (and often loudly) repeat an argument or train of logic that I have already heard numerous times, one of the most common replies I give is, “What brought you to this conclusion?” Then I follow up with, “Who or what are your sources?”
If these people who now “see the truth” are truly sorry for what they did, they would be willing to relinquish their power so it could not happen again. Anything less should not be considered acceptable for them to be granted amnesty. None of them are stepping down though, which speaks volumes. A true apology would look something like this:
“I now know the facts and truth about X, Y, and Z. I am truly sorry for letting myself be misled by the lies. My lack of judgment cost lives, jobs, health, and much more, on a personal and professional basis. This means I am not fit to serve, so I am stepping down immediately. I will now do X, Y, and Z to help fix the problem I was a part of creating. I hope you can forgive my honest mistake. I am human and I really messed up.” Click here for an example of a mainstream expert who did this quite well (and see the full interview here).
This will never happen, though because they are too afraid of what would happen to them personally. These people always put themselves above others, even if those others are the people they are supposed to be serving and protecting. Their self-preservation takes priority over anyone or anything else – even if it’s just preserving their ego or reputation, which is how sociopaths think.
So what is the solution? I see three initial steps:
- Fix our broken and corrupt election system, starting with voting by hand, in person, by verified US citizens only, with equal numbers of representatives from both sides, hand counting the ballots in front of each other and agreeing to the results.
- Then the citizens can vote the swamp out and vote in leaders who want to SERVE the people as their REPRESENTATIVES, upholding the constitution they swear to.
- Prosecute those who knowingly lead us astray with purposeful deceit (and there are many of these monsters). NO AMNESTY! We need another series of trials, similar to the Nuremberg trials of the 1940s, with punishments so severe, the monsters are deterred from trying something like this again. If this step seems harsh, just remember how harsh the folks are/were who engineered this whole disaster. Those of us who endured their policies, punishment, and persecution are truly the superheroes of today.
Only after those steps are in place can we begin to repair the damage and help prevent disasters like this in the future. We would have to go through a lot of pain though because the swamp has almost completely destroyed our nation, but with enough hard work, with the right people in charge, we could get back to the great nation we once were.
Without these steps (as a start), our nation will crumble into oblivion, just like most great empires of the past, which tended to happen every 200-300 years, like clockwork…
This article was initially posted on February 15th, 2023. Updates after that are below:
Here was an email I received from a good friend and fellow patriot, when he saw this article. His thoughts show the immense wisdom and clarity only found among the 1% of us who are still critical thinkers, who still use logic, reason, and discernment. His name is Brandon, and I have him saved in my phone as “Let’s Go Brandon.” 😉
The fact that so many people who pushed the narrative, hurting people, taking lives, and destroying businesses, are asking for amnesty, is laughable, pathetic, and extremely bold.
Then my response:
The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed (the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders. When they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers, and kettles). So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”
He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
“‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.’