Exclusive: Ohio gubernatorial candidate blasts NFL fans over COVID rules in resurfaced posts

While it seems like a distant, all but forgotten memory, politicians and top public health officials were outrageously, prolifically ridiculous throughout the COVID lockdown era of 2020. 

They were relentless in lecturing the public, demanding compliance with absurd mandates, often while refusing to comply with those mandates themselves, and ignoring when science and data proved them wrong. There was a concerted effort to demonize anyone who refused to panic and continue with their daily lives and maintain a semblance of normalcy.