Michael Hurst
1 min readMar 27, 2022

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No. No. In spite of your good intentions and the harm you have or think you have suffered, this story is really badly done. You have great penchant for taking your personal grievances and blame them on everybody, without any attempt at discernment:

"The average American will gleefully sacrifice us and our children for shopping and Sunday brunch."

"We were browbeat into bearing offspring."

"It feels good to shame single moms."

"It’s satisfying to pass laws banning abortion."

Bullshit of the highest order. The data clearly shows it is primarily Republicants who refused to get vaccinated, it is Republicants who refuse to wear masks or social distance - the phrase "It's my choice" is a Republicant statement. It is only Republicants who shame single moms, or ban abortion. And the fertility rate is declining, so if you were browbeat into having children, you did a very poor job.

You are angry and frustrated at how the Pandemic was handled. So is just about everybody. But publishing a screed to blame everybody (except yourself, of course), without any attempt to think through who is really responsible, is disingenuous. This piece sounds like something from a MAGA warrior. This was very poorly done, if you are going to continue to write, please try and make your stories at least a little bit accurate.

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Michael Hurst
Michael Hurst

Written by Michael Hurst

Economist and public policy analyst, cyclist and paddler, and incorrigible old coot.

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