The Omicron variant, which emerged in South Africa in the past months, caused the number of cases to rise again when we said that the effects of the pandemic were over. After this variant took the whole world by storm and a record number of diseases were reported, many countries started to turn to restrictions again.
Austria was one of the places that turned to one of these restrictions and made vaccination mandatory in the whole country. In addition, Canada was among the countries that required vaccination for certain conditions. Now, the richest person in the world, Elon Musk, shared his thoughts on COVID-19 restrictions.
‘The road to tyranny’
Making statements on Twitter, Musk made statements that would create controversy about the restrictions. The famous billionaire said, “If you scare the public enough, ‘they’ will demand the abolition of freedom. This is the road to tyranny. Using the expressions, “COVID restrictions can lead to tyranny, a form of government in which the people have no say and the person in government makes decisions only for their own ‘interests’.
Musk; He also stated that he supported Canadian truck drivers who could not cross the Canada – USA border due to the vaccination obligation and who will protest in Ottawa for the country’s government to lift the restrictions. The 50-year-old businessman also criticized the United Nations (UN). Musk said that the UN has not yet published the ‘world death rates for 2020’; He stressed that this was strange.
Musk has made similar statements before.
These posts are not the first to show that SpaceX and Tesla CEO are against restrictions and obligations. The famous billionaire participated in the program of the world’s most popular podcast host Joe Rogan in 2020. In his statements here, Musk stated that more details are needed about the death rates published, that they want to create panic, and that the isolations are ‘freedom-restricting’.
In addition to these, the famous businessman shared a cartoon that drew a reaction in the past months. Musk’s sharing, which you can access here, caused great reactions. Musk also stated that last year, he had 4 COVID-19 tests done in 24 hours, two of which were positive and two were negative. After this statement, questions began to arise in people about the reliability of COVID tests.
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