Thread by @GoingMedieval, This is why this disinformation is dangerous. It puts people at risk [...]

This is why this disinformation is dangerous. It puts people at risk of contracting a deadly disease and also puts people at risk of massive fines. Magna Carta will not save us, and we have got to stop telling lies about an imagined past that gives us the outcome we want. https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/1331258647050153984

https://twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/1331258647050153984

I have covered this extensively and don't have much more to say other than what I said: https://defector.com/a-medieval-historian-explains-why-the-magna-carta-has-nothing-to-do-with-covid-19/

A Medieval Historian Explains Why The Magna Carta Has Nothing To Do With COVID-19 | Defector

A deeply embarrassing Youtube video from ye olde Englande surfaced last week, and if you thought MAGA dorks chanting “STOP THE COUNT” was bad, wait until you’ve seen this. The video shows two polite...

https://defector.com/a-medieval-historian-explains-why-the-magna-carta-has-nothing-to-do-with-covid-19/

And here: https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7aaye/magna-carta-article-61-lockdown-uk

We Asked an Expert Whether Magna Carta Can Really Help You Defy Lockdown

In bad news for anyone who isn't a Medieval baron, the 800-year-old document means very little.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7aaye/magna-carta-article-61-lockdown-uk

Magna Carta does not establish any law for common people, and tweets like this show how dangerous the lies we tell ourselves about history are. Magna Carta did nothing for anyone other than the Barons. You are not a Baron. This is meaningless.

I want to see this Magna Carta will save us energy translated into community organising, and pressure on the government to provide adequate support to small businesses. This is a distraction. You are not a Baron.

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