To the editor:
What did we learn from Covid? It came on the scene four years ago and it’s stuck around.
On Tuesday, the Madison County Health Advisory Committee discussed covid and everything that surrounded it.
From the beginning, many of us were skeptical of the message from Dr. Fauci.
Four years ago, we were in lock down and on May 2, 2020, I wrote a letter to Gov. J.B Pritzker, requesting that our county be allowed to re-open. Hearing nothing, the county board voted 26 to 2 to re-open, according to our own schedule.
Later, the county board passed resolutions encouraging school districts to let parents make decisions regarding masks (July 2021) and opposing employer-mandated covid shots (January 2022).
During the past four years I wrote letters to the editor, encouraging people to think for themselves regarding the covid shots.
What did we learn?
One lesson is the importance of the First Amendment — freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
We heard the message “safe and effective” repeated again and again.
But others were saying “harmful and not effective.” These voices were censored.
This is what our founding fathers feared – that the government would try to censor free speech, as our government is trying to do today, with the excuse that it is “misinformation” or “hateful.”
Is there a way for us to hear alternate views?
Yes, may I suggest X / Twitter, purchased by Elon Musk in 2022. The platform now allows a variety of views, which are often banned from main stream and other social media.
Kurt Prenzler, CPA
Madison County Board Chairman