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Looking Back on the Sadism of the Covid-19 Shaming Campaign

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Looking Back on the Sadism of the Covid-19 Shaming Campaign

As Matt Orfalea's new video shows, apologies are due for the media campaign against "the unvaccinated," which unveiled open cruelty as public policy strategy

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May 21, 2023
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Looking Back on the Sadism of the Covid-19 Shaming Campaign

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There’s a scene in videographer Matt Orfalea’s arresting new “Nobody is Safe!” compilation in which Jeff Van Gundy — one of the sharpest basketball announcers alive, and one of my favorites to watch — leans back and says, “I don’t even understand what that means, ‘I’m doing my own research.’”

During the pandemic we sure learned to hate people who “did their own research,” even during a preseason NBA game:

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