Singer/songwriter M.I.A. wrote on Twitter Wednesday, „If Alex jones pays for lying shouldn’t every celebrity pushing vaccines pay too?“
Some people are still debating about COVID-19 vaccines, but Sri Lankan singer/songwriter M.I.A. shared her thoughts about vaccines on Twitter Wednesday in response to the news of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones being ordered to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the families of Sandy Hook victims.
On Wednesday, the Infowars founder and podcaster Jones was found liable for defamation after spending years describing the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, in which 20 first-graders and six school administrators were killed, as a hoax.
As a response, M.I.A., whose real name is Mathangi Arulpragasam, wrote on Twitter, „If Alex jones pays for lying shouldn’t every celebrity pushing vaccines pay too?“
She tweeted separately, „Alex jones lying and Pfizer lying both trending . One with penalty other without. If you have no critical thinking faculty, this is about as crazy as we should get before a nuclear war wipe out the human race.“
M.I.A. isn’t the only celebrity who has expressed anti-vaccine sentiments, especially in the last few years. Here is a brief list of some of the artists and actors who have been on the opposing side of COVID-19 vaccines.
„I believe nobody should ever be forced to inject their body with anything, against their will, under threat of violent attack, arrest or detention without trial, loss of employment, homelessness, starvation, loss of education, alienation from loved ones, ex-communication from society…under any threat whatsoever,“ Lilly wrote in an Instagram post in January 2022.
„This is not the way,“ Lilly continued. „This is not safe. This is not healthy. This is not love. I understand the world is in fear, but I don’t believe that answering fear with force will fix our problems.
