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            I prize individual liberties and self determination above any other aspect of our society. It is hard to reconcile individual liberties with the need for society to act as a whole to bring this pandemic under control. I'm sick of the conspiracy theories and political motivations spinning this pandemic. The reality is inside the walls of the hospitals. 

So many nurses have come out and painted the horrific situations within. I do not feel the need to add to that with my own stories. The fact is people will believe what they want to believe. But the reality is there. And perhaps the most ironic twist to the whole pandemic is the manipulation of those who do not want to be manipulated. The control of those who want to be free. You were sold a pack of lies. A false bill of goods. You believed the bullshit spread in the name of an agenda. 

I encourage everyone to simply look at the numbers. If you do not believe the numbers, go to the hospital. Talk to nurses. A year ago nurses enjoyed a public trust that priests, police officers and journalists could only dream of. Yet today people want to believe politicians and nut job conspiracy theorists instead. The voice of those in health care is united and emphatic. Masking works. Social distancing works. Quarantine works. We have had the tools to defeat this pandemic all along. If you chose not to use them then you were manipulated and led like a sheep to the slaughter. And you probably took a few others with you. Reconcile that. 

Louisiana 
368,980 confirmed cases
8,203 deaths 

National Death Toll
394,621
   

Taken on: January 17, 2021

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