I had an opportunity to sit down with the great Matt Kibbe of Free the People. Matt broadcasts on The Blaze and has his own channel producing interviews and content on big topics of our day. While I was last in D.C. I sat down with him for this interview
Just got done listening to your interview. Great stuff. I am a critical care nurse that has been following Rational Ground since its inception. Even joined your super PAC. I did not work in the Covid units but have taken care of covid patients, before we let visitors back in and after. The stuff I could tell you about these past two years, it's too much for this comment forum. I'm not saying I have some insight into a nefarious plot by medicine. Let me just say I think a lot of the rules came from accrediting agencies like CMS, Joint Communications, and DNV. They take their cues from the CDC. If the hospital doesn't follow the rules our Medicare funding and accreditation goes out the window. It's why my hospital is still forcing us to mask where the public can see us. There isn't enough admin standing on principle to fight back. The money is fruit from the poisonous tree. I complained on FB. I complain (still) at work. Others do too, but not in great numbers. We just get shrugs, "DNV says..." Now we are being audited for our mask compliance. Argh. I won't quit, though. I have patients to care for and a family to support. I just keep saying the quiet part out loud. Thanks for all your group has done over the past couple years. I felt alone in my opinions a lot and lost friends over my views on the pandemic response. It was nice to know I wasn't just one crazy scofflaw nurse out there.
Just got done listening to your interview. Great stuff. I am a critical care nurse that has been following Rational Ground since its inception. Even joined your super PAC. I did not work in the Covid units but have taken care of covid patients, before we let visitors back in and after. The stuff I could tell you about these past two years, it's too much for this comment forum. I'm not saying I have some insight into a nefarious plot by medicine. Let me just say I think a lot of the rules came from accrediting agencies like CMS, Joint Communications, and DNV. They take their cues from the CDC. If the hospital doesn't follow the rules our Medicare funding and accreditation goes out the window. It's why my hospital is still forcing us to mask where the public can see us. There isn't enough admin standing on principle to fight back. The money is fruit from the poisonous tree. I complained on FB. I complain (still) at work. Others do too, but not in great numbers. We just get shrugs, "DNV says..." Now we are being audited for our mask compliance. Argh. I won't quit, though. I have patients to care for and a family to support. I just keep saying the quiet part out loud. Thanks for all your group has done over the past couple years. I felt alone in my opinions a lot and lost friends over my views on the pandemic response. It was nice to know I wasn't just one crazy scofflaw nurse out there.