For two years, the political class’s ineptitude has been on full display.
School shutdowns, business closures, and endless mask mandates have all proven to be relatively ineffective at stemming the spread of COVID-19 (never mind reducing hospitalizations and deaths). Yet, politicians have continued instituting these harmful and useless measures in a desperate attempt to be perceived as doing something.
But over the past month or so, it has become inescapable that sheer incompetence and ignorance can no longer be the sole explanation for two years of bungled policies. Rather, the craven mindset of many of our leaders in both of our political parties (albeit primarily Democrats) is manifest. They’re using our bodies to score cheap political points, impervious to the injury that they’re inflicting upon us.Worst of all are the vaccine mandates, which come in countless forms. Universities, including public ones, are requiring faculty, staff, and students to vaccinate against COVID-19 in order to remain employed or enrolled. Many universities, including Washington and Lee University in Virginia; Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; and CUNY and SUNY in New York, are now requiring vaccine boosters.