CONFIRMEDGovernmentOn March 16, 2020, the US government announced '15 days to slow the spread.' What followed was two years of lockdowns, mandates, and restrictions. The original promise was never retracted — it was simply replaced by new goalposts, repeatedly, until people stopped counting.
“On March 16, 2020, the US government announced '15 days to slow the spread.' What followed was two years of lockdowns, mandates, and restrictions. The original promise was never retracted — it was simply replaced by new goalposts, repeatedly, until people stopped counting.”
March 16, 2020. The White House announced "15 days to slow the spread." Flatten the curve. Stay home for two weeks. We'll get through this together. Two years later, the curve still hadn't been flattened, millions had lost businesses, children had lost years of education, and not one official was held accountable for the lie.
Two weeks became a month. A month became "until we have testing." Testing became "until we have a vaccine." Vaccine became "until everyone is vaccinated." Vaccinated became "until boosters." The goalposts didn't move — they were on wheels from the beginning.
Small businesses destroyed: 200,000+ permanent closures. Children's mental health: pediatric psychiatric emergencies doubled. Learning loss: students fell years behind, with the poorest communities hit hardest. Addiction and overdose deaths: skyrocketed. Social isolation: elderly people died alone, unable to see their families.
Fauci retired comfortably. State governors who imposed the harshest restrictions faced no consequences. The pharmaceutical companies that promised the vaccines would "stop transmission" (they didn't) made billions. Everyone who enforced "two weeks" for two years walked away clean.
No one's said anything yet. Be the first to drop your take.
