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A lockdown opponent’s wish: may I be courageous like Soviet dissidents I knew

25 August 2021

4:00 AM

25 August 2021

4:00 AM

At 58, I have for the first time become a dissident.

I am in active opposition to Covid-19 related policies by governments which, I believe, are lacking in evidence, ineffective from a health perspective, costly from a societal perspective, and downright cruel to too many people, especially the young amongst us.

My protest mostly takes the form of being much more assertive in what I do on social media, as well as through some columns and media appearances.

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