Isn't that the case. What makes us crazy? Being in the 1%. That's it. Right or wrong.
One of the most astounding things happened last week. Francis Collins, made a stunning statement addressing these exact failures.
For full context consider he was the Director of the National Institute of Health from Obama through nearly two years of covid, he was the top doctor in charge of public health policy in the United States, he was the architect of the covid response, who oversees NIH's 48 billion dollar budget and happens to have been Anthony Fauci's boss during covid. He said:
"If you’re a public health person and you’re trying to make a decision, you have this very narrow view of what the right decision is, and that is something that will save a life. Doesn’t matter what else happens. So you attach infinite value to stopping the disease and saving a life. You attach zero value to whether this actually totally disrupts people’s lives, ruins the economy, and has many kids kept out of school in a way that they never recover from.”
I happen to think he is being sincere. He is also doing one of the hardest things we can do as humans: admit when we are wrong and acknowledge how it hurt others.
The fact is we're still stuck up here in Canada. We cannot move on and our institutions cannot regain our trust and until they do same. This includes acknowledging the incredible harm our policies foisted on people. The cost of these policies was not evenly distributed.
I so happy that I discovered your Substack and your recent book, How Far We Went. Your book joins that stack of books (real paper books) that I'm reading and collecting. I'm keeping the receipts. No one who participated in the ruination of our society should be allowed to forget. We need a reckoning.
Isn't that the case. What makes us crazy? Being in the 1%. That's it. Right or wrong.
One of the most astounding things happened last week. Francis Collins, made a stunning statement addressing these exact failures.
For full context consider he was the Director of the National Institute of Health from Obama through nearly two years of covid, he was the top doctor in charge of public health policy in the United States, he was the architect of the covid response, who oversees NIH's 48 billion dollar budget and happens to have been Anthony Fauci's boss during covid. He said:
"If you’re a public health person and you’re trying to make a decision, you have this very narrow view of what the right decision is, and that is something that will save a life. Doesn’t matter what else happens. So you attach infinite value to stopping the disease and saving a life. You attach zero value to whether this actually totally disrupts people’s lives, ruins the economy, and has many kids kept out of school in a way that they never recover from.”
I happen to think he is being sincere. He is also doing one of the hardest things we can do as humans: admit when we are wrong and acknowledge how it hurt others.
The fact is we're still stuck up here in Canada. We cannot move on and our institutions cannot regain our trust and until they do same. This includes acknowledging the incredible harm our policies foisted on people. The cost of these policies was not evenly distributed.
Thank you my crazy friend.
I so happy that I discovered your Substack and your recent book, How Far We Went. Your book joins that stack of books (real paper books) that I'm reading and collecting. I'm keeping the receipts. No one who participated in the ruination of our society should be allowed to forget. We need a reckoning.
Mistakes Were NOT Made (Video: Dr Mike Yeadon)
https://margaretannaalice.substack.com/p/mistakes-were-not-made-video-dr-mike