The Pandemic Response as Contemporary Imperialism

The almost uniform support for totalitarian lock-down measures and mandates from those on the left has been shocking to see and has resulted in a feeling of political homelessness for those whose leftist values are what lead them to view the response to the pandemic with a sharp critical eye. This article shows that the reason why so many on the left have abandoned the values of freedom of speech and movement, bodily autonomy, and economic justice is because those people belong to the ideology of progressivism, which exists outside the left-right dichotomy.

The Pandemic Response as Contemporary Imperialism

‘No need to rush’: Senator warns of FDA’s shortcuts to full approval of COVID-19 vaccine

‘No need to rush’: Senator warns of FDA’s shortcuts to full approval of COVID-19 vaccine (Archived)

“I see no need to rush the FDA approval process for any of the three COVID-19 vaccines. Expediting the process appears to only serve the political purpose of imposing and enforcing vaccine mandates,” Mr. Johnson wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Times.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told “Fox News Sunday” that moving the Pfizer vaccine from “emergency” to “full approval” would make mandates more appealing.

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is on the Pfizer board of directors, also said the full approval will prompt more vaccine mandates.

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Gottlieb’s Pfizer Announces $1.95 Billion Deal with Feds for COVID-19 Vaccine

Just hours before the Pfizer vaccine news became public, Gottlieb appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to explain that any vaccine will need to be administered on an annual basis.

Source.

Some more notes that I made, about Gottlieb and the coronavirus, in March 2020.

Federal Vaccine Program Hasn’t Helped Those Whose Lives Were Altered by COVID-19 Shot

Federal Vaccine Program Hasn’t Helped Those Whose Lives Were Altered by COVID-19 Shot

A national vaccine court has paid out billions to families who could prove their kids were injured by vaccines. But there’s only a skeletal program for the rare victims of covid vaccination, raising concerns as the pressure for mandated shots grows.

Federal Vaccine Program Hasn’t Helped Those Whose Lives Were Altered by COVID-19 Shot

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Why won’t the US medical establishment “believe women”? Covid-19 vaccines do not warn about menstrual disruption

Stop harassing the unvaccinated

Stop harassing the unvaccinated

So, stop harassing them. The left believes in “my body, my choice” when it comes to abortion, but not when it comes to vaccination. Unlike abortion, vaccine hesitancy poses virtually no risk of death to others who are otherwise healthy human beings. Refusing to get vaccinated may be a bad health choice, but people make bad health choices all the time. They smoke, drink to excess, abuse prescription drugs and engage in all sorts of risky behaviors.