Not long after 9/11, I was on St.Mark’s Place in Lower Manhattan when a bartender told me about a makeshift memorial and museum that had been set up nearby.
That night, my wife and I walked into a strange, candle lit, abandoned school filled with newly made paintings, sculptures, and even debris.The whole thing was staggeringly beautiful and deeply human.Watching the entire COVID narrative of 2020 blowing up with the disgrace of Dr.
Anthony "Take the Fifth," Fauci, this week, I could not help but think that the COVID lockdowns require their own museum, preferably in Washington, D.C., so that we can finally, truly understand what happened to us.Despite the bluster of some Republican politicians, it seems clear that there will be little to no legal reckoning for the lies about everything from COVID’s origin, to the efficacy of masking or distancing, to the constant shifting stories about the vaccines.But that doesn't mean we can’t have a physical reckoning.9/11 MUSEUM CEO REFLECTS ON LASTING IMPACT OF TERROR ATTACKS AS AMERICA MARKS 250TH BIRTHDAYIn my own vision of the Museum of the COVID Lockdowns, visitors will be given two masks to put on for safety upon entry, and cameras will monitor whether patrons touch their own faces during their visit, with loud sirens announcing violations.Demonstrators take part in Operation Grid-Lock to Re-Open New York to protest against lockdown measures in the wake, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, U.S., April 22, 2020.
REUTERS/Bryan R Smith (REUTERS/Bryan R Smith)I did a bit of crowdsourcing on social media to see what kinds of exhibits people think belong in this museum.There was no shortage of responses, ranging from hilarious to tragic.Among the more light-hearted entry suggestions were interpretive dance TikTok videos from teachers and nurses, and photos of socially distant concert goers sitting in little isolated circles.
My favorite suggestio...