DO NOT COMPLY – Now is the time for Civil Disobedience

BY SIMONE J. SMITH

As children return to schools and the cold and flu season approaches, rumours are swirling about a return to covid restrictions. Yes, that means mask wearing, standing six feet away from each other, and vaccination discrimination. We saw how well that worked out for us last time.

The propaganda machines are starting to spin back up, and it is time that we address and remember these strategies. First they are going to start normalizing our fears through the media; this is when the government will start making recommendations for things like masks and boosters, which will be followed up with mandates and restrictions.

They’ve even started making up scary new terms like “tripledemic”–three simultaneous pandemics of the flu, RSV, and Covid. Mainstream media has begun to propagate the fact that Canada is likely at the start of a new wave of COVID-19, but  they say they don’t know how bad it is going to be.

This comes after months of low transmission of the “virus,” which continues to mutate and has recently spawned two variants — EG.5, a subvariant of Omicron, and BA.2.86 — that have captured the attention of scientists.

“We’re starting to see an uptick in cases after a pretty long decline. We saw really an impressive drop in the number of infections that started right at the end of 2022 and continued to all the way to the middle of this summer,” Dr. Fahad Razak, a professor at the University of Toronto and internal medicine physician at St. Michael’s Hospital shared with Global News.

“Over the last few weeks, we’ve started to see that rise again … It’s that expected rise. I think nothing of that is surprising to any of us that, after a period of decline as the virus continues to mutate, you’ll have a period where you start to have that increase again.”

Unfortunately, the fearmongering is already working. For some strange reason, I am starting to witness more people wearing masks out and about every day. The uselessness of masks is a mute point; at this point, if people don’t see the cleverness of their conformity tactics, there is really nothing left to be said.

I want to remind everyone that for as long as I can remember, influenza (or the flu) is a common respiratory illness affecting millions of Canadians each year. In Canada, flu season usually runs from November to April. Influenza in humans is a respiratory infection caused primarily by influenza A and B viruses. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, influenza had an annual attack rate estimated at 5 to 10% in adults and 20 to 30% in children worldwide. It wasn’t until the pandemic that how the flu was dealt with got completely out of hand.

The government is also in the process of approving three new vaccines for new strains of Covid. In its latest guidance on July 11^th, 2023, “NACI recommends a dose of the new formulation of COVID-19 vaccine for people in the authorized age groups who have previously received a COVID-19 vaccine, if it has been at least 6 months since the last COVID-19 vaccine dose or known SARS-CoV-2 infection (whichever is later).”

“Booster doses in the fall will be formulations updated to target more recent, immune‑evasive SARS-CoV-2 variants,” NACI said in its updated vaccine recommendations. “Individuals vaccinated with the updated formulation are expected to benefit from a better immune response against these variants compared to current vaccines.”

They emphasized it is particularly important for those at increased risk of COVID-19 infection or severe disease including those 65 and over, long-term care residents, people who are pregnant and those with underlying conditions, to get immunized.

It is really disheartening to say, but it seems like a distinct possibility that we may be returning to Orwellian restrictions in the coming months.

I have a simple message for you today. DO. NOT. COMPLY.

Government picked experts are cautioning about the looming risk posed by three prominent viruses: respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and COVID-19. They argue reinstating mask mandates within schools may help mitigate the transmission of these viruses.

“The province should step in and mandate masks, we know that masks work,” said Dr. Catherine Clase, a professor of medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. “We know that COVID spreads through schools… we know that having had COVID and having had a vaccine is not going to stop kids from having COVID again.”

So mandating masks is going to take care of it. Hmmm!

Last time it took years for enough Canadians to wake up, to muster the courage to stop complying with unnecessary and unjust restrictions such as mask mandates and vaccine passports. We can’t and must not go through that again. Many of us are still recovering from the last time.

This time, we can’t give them an inch. Every one of us has a role to play in rejecting these tyrannical policies. Do not wear masks. Do not let them force masks on your children. Do not get the boosters, and finally, please do not close your businesses. We now know how useless and destructive these policies are.

Standing up against tyranny can be risky and may come with significant personal sacrifices, this I know too well.  It has required: courage, resilience, and determination in the face of ridicule and ostracization. In order to assert your human rights, you need to know what they are. Research and familiarize yourself with the laws, regulations, and policies of this country we call Canada. Find your voice and forcefully articulate the specific issue or violation of your rights that you want to address. Be precise about what is happening to yourself and your family and why it is a concern.

Remember that standing up for your rights is about asserting your dignity and ensuring fair treatment. It might be time for some Civil disobedience, which does involve intentionally breaking unjust laws, or regulations as a form of protest.

Me, well I am going to continue to do my job. The spread of information and the role of independent media are crucial in exposing tyranny. Journalists, whistleblowers, and activists who report on abuses of power help mobilize public opinion against tyranny.

Again I say DO. NOT. COMPLY!