“It was supposed to be a battle against the pandemic to protect the people…”

“It was supposed to be a battle against the pandemic to protect the people. It became a battle against the people to protect the pandemic” is a saying that has been printed on several images. The saying usually refers to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
 
“IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A BATTLE AGAINST THE PANDEMIC TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE. IT BECAME A BATTLE AGAINST THE PEOPLE TO PROTECT THE PANDEMIC”” (shown on an image) was posted on The Patriot Post  on October 23, 2021.
 
“It was supposed to be a fight against the pandemic to protect the people. It became a fight against the people to protect the pandemic”—with “fight” instead of “battle”—is from April 2021.
   
       
The Patriot Post 
OCTOBER 23, 2021
Battle
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
A BATTLE AGAINST THE PANDEMIC
TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE.
IT BECAME A BATTLE AGAINST THE
PEOPLE TO PROTECT THE PANDEMIC.
 
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CookieMom
@CookieM97497042
It was supposed to be a battle against the pandemic to protect the people…..
(The following text is shown on an image by The Patriot Post.—ed.)
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
A BATTLE AGAINST THE PANDEMIC
TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE.
IT BECAME A BATTLE AGAINST THE
PEOPLE TO PROTECT THE PANDEMIC.
1:32 PM · Oct 26, 2021
 
Twitter
Grassroots Dad
@WillSherwood
It was supposed to be a battle against the pandemic to protect the people….
It became a battle against the people to protect the pandemic.
(The following text is shown on an image by The Patriot Post.—ed.)
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
A BATTLE AGAINST THE PANDEMIC
TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE.
IT BECAME A BATTLE AGAINST THE
PEOPLE TO PROTECT THE PANDEMIC.
10:03 AM · Oct 30, 2021
     
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rudolph_antler
30 oct 2021
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A BATTLE AGAINST THE PANDEMIC TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE. IT BECAME A BATTLE AGAINST THE
 
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Kambree
@KamVTV
It was supposed to be a battle against the pandemic to protect the people. It became a battle against the people to protect the pandemic.
9:57 PM · Nov 7, 2021
   
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Politically Stripped ™️
@politstrip
It was supposed to be a battle against the pandemic to protect the people
Now it’s a battle against the people to protect the pandemic
3:10 AM · Jan 15, 2022
     
iFunny 
Sith_Emperor_Sadeus2386
15 jan 2022
IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A BATTLE AGAINST THE PANDEMIC TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE. THESE ARE NOT QUARANTINE CENTERS THEY ARE ITBECAME A BATTLE AGAINST PEOPLE TO PROTECT THE PANDEMIC.
 
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GordonFlowers
24 jan 2022
It was supposed to be a battle AGAINST the PANDEMIC to protect the PEOPLE. It became a battle AGAINST the PEOPLE to protect the PANDEMIC! Just two weeks to flatten the curve…!
 
Twitter
Something or another
@turdeaudonkey
Replying to @nmmelnick
I can’t find it but i saw a post that said:
“it was supposed to be a battle against the pandemic to protect the people…but reality is it’s a battle against the people to protect the pandemic”
8:20 PM · Jul 24, 2022
 
Twitter
VANDAAR
@Juist_Daarom
Replying to @TexasLindsay_
It was supposed to be a battle against the pandemic to protect the people, but it became a battle against the people to protect the pandemic. It is difficult to make a man understand something if his salary depends on his not understanding it.
1:22 AM · Jan 9, 2023