{"id":1753233,"date":"2022-11-28T06:10:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T11:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1753233"},"modified":"2022-11-28T07:48:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T12:48:26","slug":"wapo-reporter-taylor-lorenz-a-big-fan-of-chinas-authoritarian-covid-lockdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wapo-reporter-taylor-lorenz-a-big-fan-of-chinas-authoritarian-covid-lockdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"WaPo Reporter Taylor Lorenz a Big Fan of China&#8217;s Authoritarian COVID Lockdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwapo-reporter-taylor-lorenz-a-big-fan-of-chinas-authoritarian-covid-lockdowns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1753233&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/92fa5aae-fa47-450c-9af1-2592b087fceb-1110x740-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>(The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/redstate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RedState.com.<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Media activist Taylor Lorenz beclowned herself once again when she posted a tweet supporting China\u2019s authoritarian, COVID-19 lockdown policies. But given the <em>Washington Post<\/em> contributor\u2019s past behavior, it might not be much of a surprise that she would defend this type of government action.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the <em>Washington Post<\/em> tweeted an article about China\u2019s skyrocketing number of COVID-19 cases. The author noted that only a small number of Chinese citizens were vaccinated against the virus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA coronavirus outbreak on the verge of being China\u2019s biggest of the pandemic has exposed a critical flaw in Beijing\u2019s \u2018zero Covid\u2019 strategy: a vast population without natural immunity,\u201d the article read.<\/p>\n<p>Lorenz retweeted the report in an attempt to refute it. \u201cThere is no lasting \u2018natural immunity\u2019 to COVID. You can get covid over and over and over again bc there are so many endlessly evolving strains and antibodies wane. Also, choosing not to kill off millions of vulnerable people (as the US is doing) isn\u2019t a \u2018critical flaw,\u2019\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is no lasting \u201cnatural immunity\u201d to COVID. You can get covid over and over and over again bc there are so many endlessly evolving strains and antibodies wane. Also, choosing not to kill off millions of vulnerable people (as the US is doing) isn\u2019t a \u201ccritical flaw\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SFx4qocp8o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/SFx4qocp8o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK (@TaylorLorenz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TaylorLorenz\/status\/1596602767975407616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That\u2019s right, folks. Lorenz thinks China locking people in their homes as part of the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s \u201czero-COVID\u201d approach, without vaccinations or other measures, is superior to how America and other countries are handling the issue. If it were up to her, the U.S. would still be living under lockdowns and other draconian measures used ostensibly to curb the spread of the coronavirus. While other countries are learning to live with the existence of the virus, she would rather have us hide indoors for the next few years.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, other Twitter users slammed Lorenz\u2019s asinine tweet, noting that she is spreading misinformation and supporting human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11473663\/Washington-Post-reporter-Taylor-Lorenz-slams-paper-opposing-Chinese-COVID-lockdowns.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/em> reported on \u201cPresident Xi Jinping\u2019s signature zero-COVID policy\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>China is battling a surge in infections that has prompted lockdowns and other restrictions in cities across the country as Beijing adheres to a zero-COVID policy even as much of the world tries to coexist with the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>China defends President Xi Jinping\u2019s signature zero-COVID policy as life-saving and necessary to prevent overwhelming the healthcare system.<\/p>\n<p>Officials have vowed to continue with it despite the growing public pushback and its mounting toll on the world\u2019s second-biggest economy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lorenz\u2019s defense of China\u2019s authoritarianism makes sense, considering her past controversies. Earlier in 2022, she punished Chaya Raichik, who operates the Libs of TikTok Twitter account, by <a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/nick-arama\/2022\/04\/20\/taylor-lorenzs-vicious-doxxing-of-libs-of-tik-tok-claims-yet-another-victim-n553131\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doxing<\/a> her, exposing her to threats and potential violence.<\/p>\n<p>It was clear her motivation for publicizing her name was the fact that Libs of TikTok routinely brings to light the progressive efforts to sexualize children and to promote transgender ideology among students in K-12 schools. It also puts the ridiculous nature of far-leftist ideas on display for the world to see.<\/p>\n<p>The idea that a media activist would use threats such as these against someone for disagreeing with her politics is authoritarian to its core. It wasn\u2019t enough for Lorenz and her ilk to repudiate Raichik\u2019s arguments; they sought to destroy her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\nTrending on Redstate Video\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of\u00a0RedState.com.) 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