I wrote this in such a way so that a 10 year old could understand, and not be turned off because it reads like a rant.
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How it affected us (a family of four with two teenagers)
- Adverse effects of the vaccine were vehemently denied officially, and social media was extensively censored as part of that ‘war on covid’. I personally never had any adverse effects, but I regularly met people by chance who have/had long term health issues, which happen to have started after the first or second covid vaccination. I have no reason not to believe what these people told me.
- Schools closed at short notice. Our kids school simply wasn’t prepared, and they had next to no teaching for two terms (We live in Auckland). It negatively effected kids social development.
- Because of the whimsical nature to the covid response, we home schooled our kids instead, rather than put their future in the hands of incompetence.
- The sustained discrimination against the unvaccinated, convinced our kids that a university education wasn’t a good option anymore.
- Employment in any Health service or the military, where it is still mandatory to have 2 covid vaccines, is no longer an option my kids will consider at this point.
- Our relatives on my wife’s side ostracised us and pushed us away, my side of the family seemed OK like it was no big deal, but it felt awkward all the same, given the social stigma at the time.
- We met lots of like minded people who agreed with us about the covid response, and they have effectively become our new family, and replaced those formally close relatives.
- Government institutions, and private institutions who received government funding were now working against us, which led us away from trusting them.
- It all felt like civilisation was falling apart.
Censorship and the silencing of opposing opinions
The consequences of all this, is our continuing lack of trust in any Government Department, which also includes any organisation that relies on Government funding, as they were practicing vaccine discrimination on behalf of the Government. (The Sports foundation for example)
The continuing harassment of health professionals who tried to raise the alarm regarding adverse effects (and have since been proven right), doesn’t instill a sense of trust in these establishments.
Rather, it shows these organisations to be somewhat unprofessional and vindictive, with an inability to learn from their mistakes.
Some examples are
- Barry Young, the whistleblower with NZ Healthdata that shows adverse effects.
- Dr Sam Bailey, a doctor with differing views to the Medical council, who are still effectively trying to cancel her.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the whole covid thing leaves us with a lack of trust of Government institutions and large corporates, partly because it’s possible it could happen again unless we acknowledge the mistakes of the past and move on to making New Zealand a nice place to be again.
Uncoffined 
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