Pandemic Peer Censorship and the Importance of Critical Thought

How I Earned My Scarlet Letter V

There is an extensive force of people that insist that covid-19 mRNA vaccines can not possibly be blamed for anything. With just a base level of critical thought, anyone should realize that saying “it is impossible to have an immune reaction to a covid vaccine,” is just as baseless as saying, “ it is impossible to have an immune reaction to peanut butter.” It should be equally as clear that the first statement is just as false as the second. Would you shun your friend if you found out they had a peanut allergy? I can only assume, (and hope,) your answer is no. The fact that the same can’t often be said for those who’ve suffered from vaccine reactions is a strong indication of a mob mentality that can be seen in various cliques of public life and is often categorized as a belief that is segregated by a political divide. PEG antibodies, antiphospholipid antibodies, thrombosis, and emboli don’t care about your political beliefs, (and I’m fairly sure the same can be said for peanut butter also.) This is what I’m referring to as peer censorship. 

Let it be known that just like peanut butter, I have no political agenda for this writing. In fact, one of my first allies in this journey was FLCCC Anchor Betsy Ashton, who believed my story, listened to my doctor, and supported my mother’s writing efforts. The FLCCC is a bipartisan organization run by a number of democrats and republicans alike.  

Peer censorship is a byproduct of peer pressure. Let me explain. The will to conform to the provided solution and to see the alternatives as inferior or unacceptable is something that has been ingrained in mainstream American culture by its own corporatocracy. Gucci and Prada are the gods and status symbols of American culture. Their authority is carried in only their name and they do not hold the integrity of good craftsmanship or even pay living wages to sweatshop workers. Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine is the is the Gucci hand bag of covid prevention. In our society, numerous people are buying and taking what the dominant marketing tells them they should have, and they do not stop and think about why. So, when they encounter people that can not, or do not conform to their Advert-induced perception of reality, the typical reaction is to remove all association with this individual. They are, as my parents often say, “The good germans,” (an ironically coined term to refer to German officers in the second world war that turned a blind eye to the atrocities of the holocaust.) In more modern terms, enactors of peer censorship. As a wise professor had recently told me, “Never refrain from asking questions.” Society thinks to work on the ideal of, “curiosity killed the cat,” whereas critical thinking begs the opposite. 

We all need to start asking more questions and use and develop our critical thinking skills in order to be better prepared for the modern world. As much as I would not be here today without the medical help I received from Dr. B and my mother, I would not be alive, and certainly wouldn’t be where I am now without critical thinking. As I laid in my hospital bed, I had to keep focusing on making sure I kept breathing 10 seconds at a time. A problem that seems impossible can be managed when you break it down into its smaller component parts. So, kept going for 10 seconds at a time, and didn’t sleep despite the sedation forced upon me. Every time I dozed off, I began to suffocate because my body was too weak to keep itself alive without my conscious effort. I bit my tongue to keep myself awake, counted for 10 seconds, and started over. Suddenly the horrible, mountainous task to keep breathing was possible, even if at the very edge of my ability. The human mind is both the best asset and the cruelest weapon of humankind. Learning to hone critical thought can give you the tools to accomplish the unimaginable.

My curiosity could not save me. As I had done all that I knew to do at the time to ensure the safety of the vaccine before I allowed it to be administered to me. Even if I could not save myself from the injuries I suffered, It has allowed me, and the allies me and my mother have found on my journey the ability to help people through all the new ways we’ve learned to fight these adversities. My mother author of, A Mother’s Anthem, Dr. B, Dr. Lawrie, and her writer, Betsy Ashton, and the FLCCC team have been my champions. My mother and doctor have done remarkable things to learn how to keep me alive through all of what happened in the last year. And everyone has done a remarkable job to get my story out to the public. Unfortunately, I don’t have the power to save lives the way that they have. However, what I can do is teach those that are willing to listen how I have persevered, and continue persevering and achieving my goals. Everything from how I made myself keep breathing when my lungs were too tired to go on, to how I’ve learned to study and manage time effectively, and more. Articles relating directly to my covid experience will be free, as I think the world is largely in need of this information. Other Articles will be made free by my discretion. I hope that you’ve appreciated this article and have come to understand a bit more about who I am and what I do. Thank you all for your time and I hope to see you all again in the near future.