Rand Paul on Vaccine Mandates, Inflation, Socialism, and His Fights with Fauci

When people criticize Dr. Anthony Fauci, he says: “They’re really criticizing science. Because I represent science.”

It’s quite arrogant.

Fauci must be a great scientist. Fauci was an old friend of my brother, who worked at the National Institutes of Health. He is highly respected.

Fauci, however, has been given lots of power.

His department had tax money directed to Wuhan Institute of Virology for the modification of coronaviruses found in bats.

When Sen. Rand Paul asked Fauci about funding “gain of function” research, experiments that try to learn more about a disease by making it more contagious or deadly, Fauci denied it, saying, “Sen. Paul, you do not know what you are talking about!”

It turns out, Paul knew what he was talking to.

Fauci’s Wuhan experiments did not cause COVID-19. This is because of the different molecular structures in the alter viruses.

Gain-of-function research, however, is dangerous and merits public debate.

Paul is a great example of a person who, like many others, encourages that kind of discussion. My New video, he says he does this because it’s important “not only for assessing what happened and how this pandemic arose, but making sure it doesn’t happen again.”

Originally, “experts” claimed COVID-19 came from animals in the wet market in Wuhan. But now “experts” say that COVID-19 might have come from a lab.

“This has become so polarized that you’re either completely in the bag with Fauci or completely opposed to him,” says Paul. “There is no one wanting to actually get to the truth of where this came from or understand that this could happen again.”

I ask Paul what he thought about Fauci’s flat dismissal of anyone who criticizes him.

“That’s an incredibly arrogant attitude,” replied Paul. “Reminiscent of the medieval church (where) the government representative decided what was science … Any time you have government dogma saying they are science, or government bureaucrats who claim that ‘this is the one and perfect truth’ … we should run headlong away.”

Today, the government proposes to require vaccines in private offices. The administration claims that’s necessary because not enough people are vaccinated.

Paul calls that a “big lie.”

“We are not stupid. Collectivism is based on the belief that individuals are too dumb to take their own decisions. Individuals will make rational decisions and do.”

“I push back.” “Some people are stupid. Is there no point when the government does have a right to force a vaccination?”

“I’m not for ever forcing someone to take medical care,” says Paul.

Consider the children?

“The death rate among children is less than the seasonal flu,” Paul points out. “We never mandated that kids get vaccinated for the seasonal flu, (even though they get) like 49 different vaccines. Can we not leave some choice for parents and kids?”

It is possible, but I will push you back. “What if it’s airborne Ebola? Does government ever have the right to say, you must take this medicine?”

“No,” says Paul. “Once you let government in the door to make these decisions, they make onerous decisions.”

They do.

I’m a libertarian. I don’t want government in my life.

However, an epidemic may only be a very rare case where government might need to intervene. A disease that is contagious and vicious can be treated with a medication. This will reduce the spread of the disease. I would like government to help me protect myself from criminals.

But that doesn’t mean America shouldn’t have a mandate for vaccines. There’s been far too much government force during this pandemic already.

It’s good to question the government’s rules. I’m glad Paul does that.

But when it comes to epidemics, I won’t say: never.