Some minutes later, and this is my best guess in the form of original with code comments. I got to the end and then backfilled the group names.
There's a double layer of irony here, # There is something wrong and hypocritical.
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where the people # People who thought vaccines were good
criticizing people # criticized anti-vaxxers,
of the ignorance # saying the anti-vaxxers didn't realize
of "unintended" consequences # the damage they would cause
of vaccine fear # by scaring everyone away from proper treatment.
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will play defense # Those people give excuses
for the unintended consequence # for the problem they actually created
of causing that fear # by MAKING the anti-vaxxers afraid in the first place
by the extremely aggressive pushing # since they tried too hard
of vaccine policies during covid. # to get everyone vaccinated to stop the virus.
So, unless I've taken a wrong turn somewhere... *sigh* Helllll no. That's trying to disclaim all responsibility from the group of people who made the mistake.
Compare to: "Well, the car I was driving is wrecked, and it's all your fault! You should have known that I don't like being told what do to, so by telling me to slow down you forced me to accelerate into that barrier to prove that you aren't the boss of me. We could have avoided this whole mess if you'd simply babied my special needs and irrationalities like an adult."