And how exactly do you know it was bullshit at the time? Based on the science, the media you consume, or your personal opinion?
So, just because we were right at the time doesn't mean we were right? Got it.
Where to begin...
Let's address the ad hominem attack first shall we... Try re-reading my comment. Here, I'll make it simple for you
"Except we're not talking about hindsight. They were slinging bullshit and anyone who tried to call them out for it was pilloried." The operative point is underlined. Why do you find it necessary to question my education and intelligence? I was simply reiterating that anyone who dared question "THE SCIENCE" was attacked. Do you refute the notion that anyone that questioned "THE SCIENCE" was ridiculed, attacked and silenced for daring to question "THE SCIENCE"?
Arrogant much?
I will briefly explain why I was extremely skeptical of "THE SCIENCE" and adamantly refused to take their experimental "vaccine".
After the initial deployment of the virus we saw the powers that be telling us how to stay safe by social distancing and wearing a face diaper. OK fair enough, some basic hygiene stuff, no big deal.
Then we started seeing things like the Governor of NY refusing to use the hospital ship Trump sent and instead placed active Covid cases into nursing homes. Man, that sure worked out well didn't it.
Here are a few of the red flags I saw.
The part where you can't question the science.
Any "science" that can't be questioned because the "authorities" say so is automatically suspect. Anyone that claims to be a scientist and goes along with not questioning the science doesn't deserve the title.
Any suggestion of a treatment outside of the "THE SCIENCE" approved treatments or any questioning of "THE SCIENCE" was met with ridicule, derision, personal attacks (deja vu), firings and even threats of imprisonment.
We also saw the statistics being manipulated. Suddenly nearly all deaths were Covid deaths, people stopped dyeing from flu, heart disease, car accidents gunshots... everything was "Covid related". I have personal, 1st hand information of two people that died and their cause of death was listed as Covid related one was a car crash in which the driver (a friend of mine) was ejected from the vehicle (dipshit neer wore his seatbelt) and was crushed when the car landed on top of him. The other was an elderly relative with a long, long history of heart disease and emphysema. The shotgun in the mouth would have been my diagnosis but it was actually Covid that killed him. Just ask "THE SCIENCE".
So maybe we all don't have your lofty degrees and years of experience and indoctrination in the medical field but that doesn't mean we can't identify bullshit when it's getting rubbed in our faces.