The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in many lockdowns and reopenings. Many people believed that the lockdowns were unnecessary.
   
“Praising the government for reopening your state is like thanking your abuser when they stop beating you” was posted on Twitter by Eric Matheny on March 7, 2021.
 
“Praising the government for reopening the province is like thanking your abuser when they stop beating you” was posted on Twitter by Broken Gear on March 9, 2021.
   
“Praising the government for reopening the country is like thanking your abuser when they stop beating you” was posted on Twitter by MT Miss 76(and others) on July 25 , 2021. “Praising the government for reopening the country is like thanking your abuser when they stop beating you” (shown on a meme) was posted on The Patriot Post on March 7, 2022. This version of the saying has been printed on several images.
   
         
Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020.
 
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Eric Matheny 🎙
@EricMMatheny
Praising the government for reopening your state is like thanking your abuser when they stop beating you.
7:40 AM · Mar 7, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
     
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🇨🇦 Broken Gear 🇺🇸
@BrokenGear2
Praising the government for reopening the province is like thanking your abuser when they stop beating you.
5:16 PM · Mar 9, 2021·Twitter Web App
   
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Shivambu
@Gamuroger
Praising the government for reopening the country is like thanking your abuser when he or she stops beating you#Wakeup everybody, we are living under an authoritarian state#
1:03 AM · Jul 25, 2021 from Giyani, South Africa·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
MT Miss 76
@MTmiss1776
Praising the government for reopening the country is like thanking your abuser when they stop beating you
5:17 PM · Jul 25, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Ellie.
@ChickenNugLover
Praising the government for reopening the country is like thanking your abuser when they stop beating you.
10:23 PM · Jul 25, 2021·Twitter Web App
 
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Martyupnorth’s brother from another mother
@BrotherOfMarty
“Thanking the government for reopening the country is like thanking your abuser when they stop beating you.”
Millions of Canadians are suffering from classic Stockholm syndrome.
(The saying is also shown on an image.—ed.)
8:11 AM · Oct 30, 2021·Twitter Web App
   
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NCPATRIOT
@psddavis
Thanking the government for reopening the country is like thanking your abuser for not beating you for now!
3:07 PM · Feb 15, 2022·Twitter Web App
   
Twitter
Trump / DeSantis / 2024
@TrumpDeSantis1
PRAISING THE GOVERNMENT FOR REOPENING THE COUNTRY IS LIKE THANKING YOUR ABUSER WHEN THEY STOP BEATING YOU !
9:38 PM · Mar 6, 2022·Twitter Web App
 
The Patriot Post
MARCH 7, 2022
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(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
Praising the government for reopening
the country is like thanking your
abuser when they stop beating you.