lifesitenews--2020-10-30--Trump touts his immunity to COVID-19 to remind voters that Biden isn’t

October 29 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — Early in the final debate , President Trump made a comment , almost an aside , about his personal battle with COVID-19 that the media have largely ignored but that could have considerable impact on the election results .
`` I got better very fast , '' Trump said , `` and now they say I 'm immune .
Whether it 's four months or a lifetime , nobody 's been able to say that , but I 'm immune . ''
The next night at a rally at The Villages @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reiterated his claim that his medical team has declared him immune to COVID .
From that day on , Trump has repeated this message to rally audiences in North Carolina , Ohio , Wisconsin , and Nebraska and to the millions of voters watching the rallies nationally .
`` But the fact is , I had it .
It worked out well .
Now I 'm immune , '' Trump declared to an Ohio audience .
At rally after rally , amid seemingly innocuous personal anecdotes about his recovery from the disease , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ undermines his opponent even without directly mentioning him : President Trump is immune to COVID-19 , and Joe Biden is not .
In the final days of the campaign , Trump is prodding voters to ask themselves a question : which candidate do you believe has the best chance of surviving COVID-19 should he contract this pernicious virus during his presidency ?
The answer can favor only Trump .
Recently , Trump was successfully treated for the disease at Walter Reed Hospital over a 72-hour period with innovative drugs and technologies .
Within @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's body COVID-killing anti-bodies that epidemiologists link to future disease immunity .
In a New York Times article , epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch and immunologist Dr. Michael Mina , both of Harvard , emphatically stated that once a person has successfully fought the coronavirus , the acquired antibodies make him virtually immune to reinfection .
University of Arizona immunologist Deepta Bhattacharya 's just released study of 6,000 COVID cases revealed that immunity to COVID-19 lasts for at least several months post-COVID-19 infection .
Co-researcher Michael D. Dake , M.D.
, stated that this research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that lasting immunity is a reality . ''
In contrast , Joe Biden is as susceptible to COVID-19 as anyone who has not already contracted the disease .
This vulnerability has led Biden and his campaign team to limit mass political rallies and interaction with constituents , politicians , and the media .
One reason the Commission on Presidential Debates canceled the second debate was Biden 's expressed anxiety about appearing in person out of fear of contracting .
If elected president , will Biden 's fear of contracting the virus hamper his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Congress or visit states after a hurricane or forest fire ?
Is Joe Biden going to shy away from meeting with world leaders while Chinese trade and political officials travel from country to country , continent to continent , establishing global trade networks and military alliances ?
Since some in the Biden camp believe that the White House itself is not a safe haven from COVID-19 , Joe Biden and members of his Cabinet and staff would be paralyzed , trying to run the Executive Branch as Biden ran his campaign , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If Americans elect Joe Biden president , they can look forward to checking their news feeds daily to see if Biden , plagued with a history of heart irregularities and brain aneurisms , has finally contracted the coronavirus .
Throughout Joe Biden 's presidency , other national concerns will take a back seat to the ongoing focus on his physical status .
Democrats certainly seem to share these concerns .
House speaker Nancy Pelosi last week called for the creation of an Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity empowered to set in motion the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a sitting president deemed unable to serve in office due to physical or mental disability .
Pelosi made clear that `` [ t ] his is not about President Trump . ''
We must `` create a process for future presidents , '' Pelosi said , leading some in the media to wonder whether Biden is the `` future president '' she has in mind .
Biden 's fear of catching the coronavirus is clearly a motivating factor in his stated intention , repeated during the recent debate , to shut down a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , businesses , sports arenas , restaurants , and theaters `` until we get the virus under control . ''
In doing so , Biden will be flouting the recommendations laid out in the Great Barrington Declaration , authored by infectious disease experts from Harvard , Stanford , and Oxford and signed by 2,300 medical and health scientists and 2,500 practitioners and other top epidemiologists .
The Declaration is quite clear : because COVID-based lockdowns cause nations to suffer irreparable economic , mental , and physical harm , governments must permit citizens to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most vulnerable .
The World Health Organization now supports the declaration 's no-lockdown position .
And American voters by a ratio of 3 to 1 are adamantly against such lockdowns .
President Trump , fresh from his successful fight against COVID , presents a more optimistic and balanced pandemic strategy closely aligned with recommendations from the scientific community .
Trump wants to open up America 's schools and businesses while insulating the susceptible , deliver new COVID vaccines to all Americans in the next month or so , and make available to COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ facilitated Trump 's lightning-fast recovery .
The media 's 24/7 focus on COVID-19 will only further encourage American voters to more deeply scrutinize each candidate 's vulnerability to this disease .
As Election Day nears , expect President Trump to continue to press the idea that he has achieved immunity to COVID-19 , and that , by inference , Biden has n't .
Joe Biden did not refute Trump 's claims of COVID immunity on the debate stage Thursday evening , nor has he done so since .
One would think the Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's messaging about immunity .
Instead , Biden 's decision to isolate himself from the press and public for much of the remainder of the campaign only reinforces the public 's anxiety about Biden 's susceptibility to the disease .
Since the Thursday presidential debate , Trump appears to be surging in North Carolina , Florida , Michigan , Arizona , and other key battleground states .
If even a small proportion of undecided voters in these states choose Trump over Biden due to Trump 's perceived immunity to COVID-19 , Biden and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ address this critical issue .
Sociologist Michael G. Zey , Ph.D is the author of Ageless Nation , Seizing the Future , The Future Factor .
Prof. , Montclair State University ( ret. )
.
www.zey.com ; twitter.com/futurist3000 Published with permission from the American Thinker .

In the final days of the campaign, Trump is prodding voters to ask themselves: which candidate has the best chance of surviving COVID-19?
October 29, 2020 (American Thinker) — Early in the final debate, President Trump made a comment, almost an aside, about his personal battle with COVID-19 that the media have largely ignored but that could have considerable impact on the election results.
“I got better very fast,” Trump said, “and now they say I'm immune. Whether it's four months or a lifetime, nobody's been able to say that, but I'm immune.”
The next night at a rally at The Villages, a Florida retirement community, Trump reiterated his claim that his medical team has declared him immune to COVID. From that day on, Trump has repeated this message to rally audiences in North Carolina, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Nebraska and to the millions of voters watching the rallies nationally.
“But the fact is, I had it. It worked out well. Now I'm immune,” Trump declared to an Ohio audience.
At rally after rally, amid seemingly innocuous personal anecdotes about his recovery from the disease, Trump weaves an unspoken message that subtly undermines his opponent even without directly mentioning him: President Trump is immune to COVID-19, and Joe Biden is not.
In the final days of the campaign, Trump is prodding voters to ask themselves a question: which candidate do you believe has the best chance of surviving COVID-19 should he contract this pernicious virus during his presidency?
The answer can favor only Trump. Recently, Trump was successfully treated for the disease at Walter Reed Hospital over a 72-hour period with innovative drugs and technologies. Within a week, doctors detected in Trump's body COVID-killing anti-bodies that epidemiologists link to future disease immunity.
In a New York Times article, epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch and immunologist Dr. Michael Mina, both of Harvard, emphatically stated that once a person has successfully fought the coronavirus, the acquired antibodies make him virtually immune to reinfection.
University of Arizona immunologist Deepta Bhattacharya's just released study of 6,000 COVID cases revealed that immunity to COVID-19 lasts for at least several months post-COVID-19 infection. Co-researcher Michael D. Dake, M.D., stated that this research “has armed us with the knowledge that lasting immunity is a reality.”
In contrast, Joe Biden is as susceptible to COVID-19 as anyone who has not already contracted the disease. This vulnerability has led Biden and his campaign team to limit mass political rallies and interaction with constituents, politicians, and the media. One reason the Commission on Presidential Debates canceled the second debate was Biden's expressed anxiety about appearing in person out of fear of contracting the disease .
If elected president, will Biden's fear of contracting the virus hamper his ability to meet with constituents and members of Congress or visit states after a hurricane or forest fire? Is Joe Biden going to shy away from meeting with world leaders while Chinese trade and political officials travel from country to country, continent to continent, establishing global trade networks and military alliances?
Since some in the Biden camp believe that the White House itself is not a safe haven from COVID-19, Joe Biden and members of his Cabinet and staff would be paralyzed, trying to run the Executive Branch as Biden ran his campaign, via Zoom from a basement bunker.
If Americans elect Joe Biden president, they can look forward to checking their news feeds daily to see if Biden, plagued with a history of heart irregularities and brain aneurisms, has finally contracted the coronavirus. Throughout Joe Biden's presidency, other national concerns will take a back seat to the ongoing focus on his physical status.
Democrats certainly seem to share these concerns. House speaker Nancy Pelosi last week called for the creation of an Oversight Commission on Presidential Capacity empowered to set in motion the 25th Amendment process of removing from office a sitting president deemed unable to serve in office due to physical or mental disability. Pelosi made clear that “[t]his is not about President Trump.” We must “create a process for future presidents,” Pelosi said, leading some in the media to wonder whether Biden is the “future president” she has in mind.
Biden's fear of catching the coronavirus is clearly a motivating factor in his stated intention, repeated during the recent debate, to shut down a large swath of the nation's schools, businesses, sports arenas, restaurants, and theaters “until we get the virus under control.” In doing so, Biden will be flouting the recommendations laid out in the Great Barrington Declaration, authored by infectious disease experts from Harvard, Stanford, and Oxford and signed by 2,300 medical and health scientists and 2,500 practitioners and other top epidemiologists.
The Declaration is quite clear: because COVID-based lockdowns cause nations to suffer irreparable economic, mental, and physical harm, governments must permit citizens to live their lives normally while protecting the most vulnerable. The World Health Organization now supports the declaration's no-lockdown position. And American voters by a ratio of 3 to 1 are adamantly against such lockdowns.
President Trump, fresh from his successful fight against COVID, presents a more optimistic and balanced pandemic strategy closely aligned with recommendations from the scientific community. Trump wants to open up America's schools and businesses while insulating the susceptible, deliver new COVID vaccines to all Americans in the next month or so, and make available to COVID patients the same drugs and therapies that facilitated Trump's lightning-fast recovery.
The media's 24/7 focus on COVID-19 will only further encourage American voters to more deeply scrutinize each candidate's vulnerability to this disease.
As Election Day nears, expect President Trump to continue to press the idea that he has achieved immunity to COVID-19, and that, by inference, Biden hasn't.
Joe Biden did not refute Trump's claims of COVID immunity on the debate stage Thursday evening, nor has he done so since. One would think the Biden team would be trying to counteract Trump's messaging about immunity. Instead, Biden's decision to isolate himself from the press and public for much of the remainder of the campaign only reinforces the public's anxiety about Biden's susceptibility to the disease.
Since the Thursday presidential debate, Trump appears to be surging in North Carolina, Florida, Michigan, Arizona, and other key battleground states. If even a small proportion of undecided voters in these states choose Trump over Biden due to Trump's perceived immunity to COVID-19, Biden and his team will forever regret failing to address this critical issue.
Sociologist Michael G. Zey, Ph.D is the author of Ageless Nation, Seizing the Future, The Future Factor. Prof., Montclair State University (ret.). www.zey.com; twitter.com/futurist3000
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lifesitenews--2020-10-30--America could become totalitarian, but it won’t be because of Trump

October 29 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — One of the most enduring prevarications emanating from the left during the presidency of Donald Trump is the idea that he is a self-styled authoritarian strongman in the tradition of Mussolini and Hitler .
Political commentators such as media personality Rachel Maddow and economic adviser Robert Reich were among the earliest purveyors of this sort of fiction , dating back to 2015 and 2017 , respectively .
In 2020 , journalists like Matthew C. MacWilliams and others like him who continue to write through the lens of true anti-Trump delirium have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a phenomenon that can originate only from the right and that America , specifically Trump-supporters , is `` predisposed to authoritarianism . ''
After four years of the Trump presidency , it is evident to those of us who do not suffer from TDS that if President Trump is an authoritarian dictator , he is an ineffectual one .
He has been compliant with the Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election and an impeachment trial .
In both instances , he was cleared of any wrongdoing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on his detractors .
Maddow , Reich , and other purveyors of anti-Trump pabulum continue to operate with impunity .
The staff of MSNBC and CNN have not been rounded up by the FBI and taken to the gulag in Siberia .
On the other hand , while many leftist media outlets , particularly of the cable news variety , are working hard to make the case that President Trump is the second coming of Mussolini , we are witnessing the advent of a new `` soft '' authoritarianism in America .
As @ @ @ @ @ @ @ points out , '' who needs the gulag when you can compel obedience by threatening someone 's job or destroy their reputation on social media [ ? ]
... [ W ] hy bother with the secret police when the masses already hand over detailed personal information to Google and other woke capitalist behemoths via smartphones and laptops ? ''
Repurposing a familiar phrase with a new twist , I like to think of this new phenomenon as authoritarianism with American characteristics — a despicable alliance among tech companies , the media , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ promote a public image of the promise of a new world steeped in social justice .
On the contrary , it appears that they are actually providing cover for the machinations of Communist China while employing time-tested authoritarian techniques like media and internet censorship on American citizens , all in pursuit of the almighty dollar .
Although President Trump has been critical of the press , he has not taken any action against journalists or censored them in any way .
The same can not be said for American companies like Twitter , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to prevent the spread of misinformation yet allow China to use the platform to help shield itself from criticism with bald-faced lies .
When it comes to promoting misinformation that originates in China , like Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian 's claim that the United States military brought COVID-19 to China , Twitter does not seem to have a problem with it , leaving Lijian 's Twitter account intact , while blocking the account of President Trump 's press secretary , Kayleigh McEnany .
It is clear that Twitter subscribes to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but some are more equal than others .
When Twitter and Facebook tried to prevent the spread of legitimate information regarding the Sino-American connection among Hunter Biden , Joe Biden , and China , even the most fervent liberals should have questioned the future implications of these actions .
It is vital to note that the New York Post is a well respected newspaper that was founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton , Federalist and Founding Father .
In his prescient piece from February 2020 , Erich Prince asserts that `` for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the march , [ it ] would be wise to recall that one of the first things that true authoritarians do when they reach power is , of course , to shut down access to social platforms such as Facebook . ''
Perhaps the most frightening example of Mao-like authoritarianism from the left is the idea of the formation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission .
This type of organization was originally formed in South Africa to deal with injustices under apartheid .
According to Robert Reich , this farcical committee is supposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comfort those who have been harmed by his hatefulness , and name every official , politician , executive and media mogul whose greed and cowardice enabled this catastrophe [ the Trump presidency ] . ''
Clearly , this `` committee '' is nothing more than a way to ferret out and publicly lambaste those who supported President Trump .
One can only imagine what might follow once the work of the commission is done .
We might see the application of class labels in America similar to those seen under Mao during the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accepted the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1983 , he reminded us of Dostoevsky 's warning that `` great events could come upon us and catch us intellectually unprepared . ''
Solzhenitsyn was warning us how a godless society would be responsible for the death of the West , and America finds herself in a similarly precarious position today .
As we move toward turning into a nation more reminiscent of China with each passing day , enabled by a media establishment that seems to be hostile toward all that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never lose sight of what China is really trying to do , which is to pitch its authoritarian vision of a society without democracy or personal freedoms to not only America , but the entire free world , as the Chinese endeavor to take center stage as the new world superpower .
In the words of philosopher Will Durant , `` we shall not close our eyes to the evils that challenge us ; we shall work undiscourageably to lessen them ; but we shall take strength from the achievements of the past @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Let us , varying Shakespeare 's unhappy king , sit down and tell brave stories of noble women and great men . ''
Published with permission from the American Thinker .

One of the left's most enduring lies during the Trump presidency is the idea that he is a self-styled authoritarian strongman in the tradition of Mussolini and Hitler.
October 29, 2020 (American Thinker) — One of the most enduring prevarications emanating from the left during the presidency of Donald Trump is the idea that he is a self-styled authoritarian strongman in the tradition of Mussolini and Hitler. Political commentators such as media personality Rachel Maddow and economic adviser Robert Reich were among the earliest purveyors of this sort of fiction, dating back to 2015 and 2017, respectively. In 2020, journalists like Matthew C. MacWilliams and others like him who continue to write through the lens of true anti-Trump delirium have continued to make the case that authoritarianism is a phenomenon that can originate only from the right and that America, specifically Trump-supporters, is “predisposed to authoritarianism.” After four years of the Trump presidency, it is evident to those of us who do not suffer from TDS that if President Trump is an authoritarian dictator, he is an ineffectual one. He has been compliant with the Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election and an impeachment trial. In both instances, he was cleared of any wrongdoing, and he did not impose retribution on his detractors. Maddow, Reich, and other purveyors of anti-Trump pabulum continue to operate with impunity. The staff of MSNBC and CNN have not been rounded up by the FBI and taken to the gulag in Siberia.
On the other hand, while many leftist media outlets, particularly of the cable news variety, are working hard to make the case that President Trump is the second coming of Mussolini, we are witnessing the advent of a new “soft” authoritarianism in America. As Rod Dreher at the New York Post points out,” who needs the gulag when you can compel obedience by threatening someone's job or destroy their reputation on social media[?] … [W]hy bother with the secret police when the masses already hand over detailed personal information to Google and other woke capitalist behemoths via smartphones and laptops?” Repurposing a familiar phrase with a new twist, I like to think of this new phenomenon as authoritarianism with American characteristics — a despicable alliance among tech companies, the media, and high-profile sports organizations and athletes that promote a public image of the promise of a new world steeped in social justice. On the contrary, it appears that they are actually providing cover for the machinations of Communist China while employing time-tested authoritarian techniques like media and internet censorship on American citizens, all in pursuit of the almighty dollar.
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Although President Trump has been critical of the press, he has not taken any action against journalists or censored them in any way. The same cannot be said for American companies like Twitter, who claim that it is their mission to prevent the spread of misinformation yet allow China to use the platform to help shield itself from criticism with bald-faced lies. When it comes to promoting misinformation that originates in China, like Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian's claim that the United States military brought COVID-19 to China, Twitter does not seem to have a problem with it, leaving Lijian's Twitter account intact, while blocking the account of President Trump's press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany. It is clear that Twitter subscribes to the Orwellian idea that all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.
When Twitter and Facebook tried to prevent the spread of legitimate information regarding the Sino-American connection among Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, and China, even the most fervent liberals should have questioned the future implications of these actions. It is vital to note that the New York Post is a well respected newspaper that was founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton, Federalist and Founding Father. In his prescient piece from February 2020, Erich Prince asserts that “for all the panic about 'authoritarians' on the march, [it] would be wise to recall that one of the first things that true authoritarians do when they reach power is, of course, to shut down access to social platforms such as Facebook.” Perhaps the most frightening example of Mao-like authoritarianism from the left is the idea of the formation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This type of organization was originally formed in South Africa to deal with injustices under apartheid. According to Robert Reich, this farcical committee is supposed to “erase Trump's lies, comfort those who have been harmed by his hatefulness, and name every official, politician, executive and media mogul whose greed and cowardice enabled this catastrophe [the Trump presidency].” Clearly, this “committee” is nothing more than a way to ferret out and publicly lambaste those who supported President Trump. One can only imagine what might follow once the work of the commission is done. We might see the application of class labels in America similar to those seen under Mao during the Chinese Cultural Revolution.
When Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn accepted the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1983, he reminded us of Dostoevsky's warning that “great events could come upon us and catch us intellectually unprepared.” Solzhenitsyn was warning us how a godless society would be responsible for the death of the West, and America finds herself in a similarly precarious position today. As we move toward turning into a nation more reminiscent of China with each passing day, enabled by a media establishment that seems to be hostile toward all that we hold sacred about America, we must never lose sight of what China is really trying to do, which is to pitch its authoritarian vision of a society without democracy or personal freedoms to not only America, but the entire free world, as the Chinese endeavor to take center stage as the new world superpower. In the words of philosopher Will Durant, “we shall not close our eyes to the evils that challenge us; we shall work undiscourageably to lessen them; but we shall take strength from the achievements of the past, the splendor of our inheritance. Let us, varying Shakespeare's unhappy king, sit down and tell brave stories of noble women and great men.”
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lifesitenews--2020-10-30--Trump campaign promises what Americans want most: A return to normal life

October 29 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — `` A normal life — that 's all we want , a normal life . ''
That was President Trump 's message one Monday evening in Sanford , and the following Friday in Ocala , Florida .
He repeated the idea in Carson City , Nevada : `` Normal life , that 's all we want .
We want normal life . ''
Normalcy may seem an unlikely theme for a re-election campaign , but it 's one that strikes a chord in 2020 , which has clearly not been a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus has killed 220,000 Americans ; locked down our economy ; and forced people around the world to practice social distancing , wear masks , and work at home .
Riots have plagued our cities , and the radical left has taken over the Democratic Party .
Protesters have shown disrespect for and attacked the police .
The `` cancel culture '' has removed longstanding monuments and brought our Founding Fathers into disrepute in the minds of many .
At present , a presidential candidate whom many consider mentally incapacitated is leading in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ normal , and the idea that a permanent change has taken place is false .
When they are asked , most Americans say they just want to `` get back to normal . ''
That means they do not accept the idea of staying home ; do not support the protesters or the cancel culture ; and retain a positive opinion of Washington , Jefferson , Madison , and the other great leaders of our country .
Also , there is what Forbes calls `` a severe enthusiasm problem '' for Joe Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they just want to register a protest vote against Trump .
If Biden gets elected , the public wo n't like him any more than they do now .
What this suggests is that there is a strong desire to get back to normal .
Ironically , this was the case exactly 100 years ago , when Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge ran on the theme of a return to normalcy .
In 1920 , Americans had a lot that seemed abnormal , and the parallels with 2020 are uncanny .
America had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and many soldiers had returned in shock .
The great flu epidemic of 1918–19 had killed 50 million people worldwide , and the effects of the flu lingered .
America was in the midst of a severe economic recession caused by unbridled wartime spending and economic regulation , and the president , who had suffered a paralyzing stroke , was governing `` from his basement , '' out of view of the public .
It 's not surprising that President Trump has hit upon the same theme that elected Harding and Coolidge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not pressed harder on the issue .
Americans are tired of the abnormal riots , the coronavirus restrictions , an economy running at less than full speed , the disrespect for our flag and anthem — and for the police — and tired of a presidential candidate who ducks out of view and refuses to answer questions .
If the past is any guide , Trump and Pence will be re-elected in a landslide .
Harding won the electoral vote 404 to 127 , and he won the largest margin of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ran unopposed .
Harding won all but 11 states , all of them in the traditionally Democratic South .
Interestingly , it was the public 's admiration of Coolidge 's handling of civil unrest in Boston and the consequent Boston police strike that earned him a spot on the ticket .
Harding , by the way , was not the scandalous president he is sometimes portrayed as being .
A member of Harding 's Cabinet was convicted of accepting bribes , but Harding himself was blameless , and it was his commitment to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nation toward unprecedented growth in the 1920s .
When Harding died during his first term , Coolidge went on to serve as one of the most popular and effective presidents in American history .
There is even a mild echo of Coolidge 's 1924 election slogan , `` Keep Cool with Coolidge , '' in Donald Trump 's current slogan , `` Keep America Great . ''
The stage is set for another four years of peace and prosperity .
There are many differences between the 1920 and 2020 campaigns .
The solidly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mostly Republican , and it is now the Republican Party that represents working Americans while Democrats have become the party of the elite ( and of their wards , the non-working , dependent underclass ) .
Also , Trump 's opponent in 2020 is far more radical than Harding 's in 1920 , a wealthy attorney whose views were almost as conservative as those of his Republican opponent .
Harding and Coolidge were successful in their call for a return to normalcy .
Woodrow Wilson 's second term — with 675,000 dying of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WWI , and with Wilson 's abuse of the Espionage Act ( to say nothing of his first-term establishment of the Federal Reserve and the personal income tax ) —had been intensely unsettling .
Americans longed for a return to the days before war , pandemic , and a president who was mentally incapacitated .
They wanted the same things President Trump offers today .
Plagiarist that he is , Biden also speaks of normalcy , but as Ryan Girdusky writes in The Hill , Biden 's idea of normalcy is `` dangerous @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the dangerous neoliberal consensus . ''
That consensus is Marxist in nature , and , as Girdusky stresses , `` the working class would suffer '' under a Biden presidency .
Normalcy simply means that which serves the fundamental needs of ordinary persons , and all that President Trump offers is profoundly normal in this sense .
As the president says again and again , Americans want law and order .
They also want a strong military so that we can maintain `` peace through strength , '' and they want to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to work .
There is nothing radical about the president 's agenda , but there is a great deal of radicalism in Biden 's proposals .
If one adds it up , Biden 's additional spending amounts to $ 7 trillion on top of the current federal budget of $ 4.79 trillion .
That spending would lead to another downgrade of America 's credit rating and with it the selling of dollars and unsettling of markets .
America does n't need another recession just when we are making our way out of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n't need massive new federal programs , many of them for corrupt alternative energy boondoggles or more patronage spending by state and local governments .
Biden wants to shovel money to states like Illinois , which ranks near the bottom in private-sector job growth and near the top in the number of public-sector jobs .
The hallmark of a Biden administration — just as it has been of his past — would be corruption .
America needs a return to normalcy : fiscal responsibility ; personal responsibility ; law and order ; defeat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work ; respect for the police ; and love of God , country , and family .
This is the idea of normalcy that President Trump evokes in his campaign speeches , and I believe that it is what will re-elect him in 2020 .
Jeffrey Folks is the author of many books and articles on American culture including Heartland of the Imagination ( 2011 ) .
Published with permission from the American Thinker .

October 29, 2020 (American Thinker) — “A normal life — that's all we want, a normal life.” That was President Trump's message one Monday evening in Sanford, and the following Friday in Ocala, Florida. He repeated the idea in Carson City, Nevada: “Normal life, that's all we want. We want normal life.”
Normalcy may seem an unlikely theme for a re-election campaign, but it's one that strikes a chord in 2020, which has clearly not been a normal year. The fallout from the coronavirus has killed 220,000 Americans; locked down our economy; and forced people around the world to practice social distancing, wear masks, and work at home. Riots have plagued our cities, and the radical left has taken over the Democratic Party. Protesters have shown disrespect for and attacked the police. The “cancel culture” has removed longstanding monuments and brought our Founding Fathers into disrepute in the minds of many. At present, a presidential candidate whom many consider mentally incapacitated is leading in the polls.
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None of this is normal, and the idea that a permanent change has taken place is false. When they are asked, most Americans say they just want to “get back to normal.” That means they do not accept the idea of staying home; do not support the protesters or the cancel culture; and retain a positive opinion of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and the other great leaders of our country. Also, there is what Forbes calls “a severe enthusiasm problem” for Joe Biden. Biden-supporters don't like Biden — they just want to register a protest vote against Trump. If Biden gets elected, the public won't like him any more than they do now.
What this suggests is that there is a strong desire to get back to normal. Ironically, this was the case exactly 100 years ago, when Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge ran on the theme of a return to normalcy.
In 1920, Americans had a lot that seemed abnormal, and the parallels with 2020 are uncanny. America had recently exited the first truly modern war, and many soldiers had returned in shock. The great flu epidemic of 1918–19 had killed 50 million people worldwide, and the effects of the flu lingered. America was in the midst of a severe economic recession caused by unbridled wartime spending and economic regulation, and the president, who had suffered a paralyzing stroke, was governing “from his basement,” out of view of the public.
It's not surprising that President Trump has hit upon the same theme that elected Harding and Coolidge. It's surprising only that he has not pressed harder on the issue. Americans are tired of the abnormal riots, the coronavirus restrictions, an economy running at less than full speed, the disrespect for our flag and anthem — and for the police — and tired of a presidential candidate who ducks out of view and refuses to answer questions.
If the past is any guide, Trump and Pence will be re-elected in a landslide. Harding won the electoral vote 404 to 127, and he won the largest margin of the popular vote since1820, when James Monroe ran unopposed. Harding won all but 11 states, all of them in the traditionally Democratic South. Interestingly, it was the public's admiration of Coolidge's handling of civil unrest in Boston and the consequent Boston police strike that earned him a spot on the ticket.
Harding, by the way, was not the scandalous president he is sometimes portrayed as being. A member of Harding's Cabinet was convicted of accepting bribes, but Harding himself was blameless, and it was his commitment to free-market, small-government principles that propelled the nation toward unprecedented growth in the 1920s. When Harding died during his first term, Coolidge went on to serve as one of the most popular and effective presidents in American history. There is even a mild echo of Coolidge's 1924 election slogan, “Keep Cool with Coolidge,” in Donald Trump's current slogan, “Keep America Great.” The stage is set for another four years of peace and prosperity.
There are many differences between the 1920 and 2020 campaigns. The solidly Democratic South of earlier times is now mostly Republican, and it is now the Republican Party that represents working Americans while Democrats have become the party of the elite (and of their wards, the non-working, dependent underclass). Also, Trump's opponent in 2020 is far more radical than Harding's in 1920, a wealthy attorney whose views were almost as conservative as those of his Republican opponent.
Harding and Coolidge were successful in their call for a return to normalcy. Woodrow Wilson's second term — with 675,000 dying of the flu and 53,000 in combat in WWI, and with Wilson's abuse of the Espionage Act (to say nothing of his first-term establishment of the Federal Reserve and the personal income tax) —had been intensely unsettling. Americans longed for a return to the days before war, pandemic, and a president who was mentally incapacitated. They wanted the same things President Trump offers today.
Plagiarist that he is, Biden also speaks of normalcy, but as Ryan Girdusky writes in The Hill, Biden's idea of normalcy is “dangerous” because it “represents a return to the dangerous neoliberal consensus.” That consensus is Marxist in nature, and, as Girdusky stresses, “the working class would suffer” under a Biden presidency.
Normalcy simply means that which serves the fundamental needs of ordinary persons, and all that President Trump offers is profoundly normal in this sense. As the president says again and again, Americans want law and order. They also want a strong military so that we can maintain “peace through strength,” and they want to get past the coronavirus and go back to work.
There is nothing radical about the president's agenda, but there is a great deal of radicalism in Biden's proposals. If one adds it up, Biden's additional spending amounts to $7 trillion on top of the current federal budget of $4.79 trillion. That spending would lead to another downgrade of America's credit rating and with it the selling of dollars and unsettling of markets. America doesn't need another recession just when we are making our way out of the one this spring. And we don't need massive new federal programs, many of them for corrupt alternative energy boondoggles or more patronage spending by state and local governments. Biden wants to shovel money to states like Illinois, which ranks near the bottom in private-sector job growth and near the top in the number of public-sector jobs. The hallmark of a Biden administration — just as it has been of his past — would be corruption.
America needs a return to normalcy: fiscal responsibility; personal responsibility; law and order; defeat of the coronavirus; a return to work; respect for the police; and love of God, country, and family. This is the idea of normalcy that President Trump evokes in his campaign speeches, and I believe that it is what will re-elect him in 2020.
Jeffrey Folks is the author of many books and articles on American culture including Heartland of the Imagination (2011).
Published with permission from the American Thinker.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-30--Threats of fraud, violence as presidential election looms

October 29 , 2020 ( American Thinker ) — Four days out from the Republic 's most consequential presidential election since 1860 , deep concern that major voter fraud may be occurring arises by comparing the two most reliable polls with the numbers that daily , hourly are being bruited about by the egregious American media .
As of Wednesday , October 28 , 2020 , the Real Clear Politics average , being reported daily by American Pravda , shows a 7.5 % Biden lead in the national popular vote .
But that widely reported average is vastly remote from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most accurate predictors of the 2016 outcome : IBD/TIPP and Rasmussen , both of whose final snapshots in 2016 came closest to the actual result , IBD actually predicting a Trump victory .
First , the less favorable for the president of these two polls : October 28 , 2020 : IBD/TIPP has a 4.6 % lead for Biden ( 50.1 to 45.5 ) , a spread significantly 2.9 % smaller than that claimed by the RCP average .
Trump 's 2016 electoral vote victory came against the gale force winds of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is no historical precedent for overcoming a popular vote loss in the 4-point range — no one ever has — but five days remain , and the margin of error could easily bring today 's IBD/TIPP 's numbers within the popular vote percentages for 2016 , possibly even more favorable to the president .
But today 's huge outlier from the RCP average is Rasmussen , also very close to correct in 2016 .
Rasmussen has likely voter preference at 48-47 , favoring the president , an enormous 8.5 % better showing for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Another Rasmussen number backs up its latest voter preference survey .
Rasmussen 's presidential approval poll has the president in positive territory , 52-47 % , which normally would also be predictive of his victory .
If the latest numbers by 2016 's two most accurate polling companies are averaged , the president is doing better now in the national popular vote than his 2016 result .
Yet the RCP average , overwhelmingly based on unproven pollsters , has him down 7.5 % , a significant 5.5 % worse than his 2016 result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to cheer up AT 's already sophisticated readers , who know that the RCP average includes a passel of polls with no record of recent accuracy or trustworthiness — little more than a collection of unassessed data with no recent history of accuracy in presidential elections — and who already understand the enormous difficulty of getting an accurate read on the president 's support , even by fair pollsters , given the `` shy '' Trump voter phenomenon and many other factors .
Rather , I put this together to emphasize what seems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the RCP average , and in the media drumbeat , far worse than 2016 , that it 's in the bag for Biden , the public is being prepared for a victory that very well may not be real , but that may appear from the count to have happened .
This is not conspiracy stuff or paranoia .
America has never had a presidential election more perfectly designed to facilitate wide-scale voter fraud .
It has never before had a presidential election where anything approaching the millions of unrequested absentee ballots has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , possibly millions , of those ballots have been , and still are , lying around uncollected ( or , worse still , possibly already collected ) .
Would today 's Democrats — filled with Bolshevist certainty that they have the truth and that their opponents are evil and about to destroy Mother Earth — throw all concern for constitutional legitimacy aside and collect , and feloniously vote , enough ballots to convert a Trump victory into a loss ?
Might they have done that already ?
I 'll let the reader answer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ today 's numbers by 2016 's two best pollsters , and the junk polls being touted hourly by the media , suggest that the stage may well be under construction for presentation and justification of a Biden victory that never happened .
The sage Emmett Tyrrell predicted Trump 's victory this Tuesday , just as he predicted it four years ago .
But he ended his upbeat article with the following dark observation : It 's been a hard year .
It may well be about to get a lot harder for American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the brink of having to endure another two-month election night , as in 2000 — but this time endure it in a country whose Democrats can and will deploy their large and well organized violent street thug wing to aid an army of lawyers .
It 's a classic revolutionary coalition straight out of the history books : intellectuals backed by the mob .
If it unfolds thus , Trump 's prevailing will require a much steelier will , by him and his supporters , than in 2000 .
Trump of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the contrary make a pair with `` Russia Collusion . ''
But his tens of millions of voters , half the country at least and more than half of its productive citizens , are not going to surrender the values , constitutional freedoms , and rule of law that they love to a fraudulent election .
Fortunately , they have a president who feels the same way .
Published with permission from the American Thinker .

PETITION UPDATE (12/11/2020)
Right before Thanksgiving, YouTube deleted a LifeSite video of a distinguished Canadian physician protesting the "unfounded public hysteria" over COVID-19 and accused us of spreading "medical misinformation."
Our account was suspended, and we were prohibited from posting videos on our YouTube channel for one week. And, while that may not seem like a big deal, it's a huge deal for a news organization like LifeSite.
Then, earlier this week, YouTube again suspended our account – this time for two weeks – over an episode of The Bishop Strickland Show wherein Bishop Strickland said he would not take an unethical COVID-19 vaccine.
We were able to appeal the suspension, and our request was granted.
This means that in YouTube's three-strikes-and-you're-out content-policing, idea-cleansing scheme, we are back down to one strike. But, we still face the threat of losing our account permanently.
And, we're not the only ones.
In a recent turn of events, YouTube just announced that it will remove videos alleging widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
But, what is YouTube afraid of? The truth???
Thankfully, however, there is a one, big bright spot on the horizon: 48 states filed suit against Facebook just this week.
And, although this seems like a step in the right direction, the draconian measures which YouTube just rolled out, which are already wielded by Twitter, are an assault against free speech.
So, the fight for freedom of speech against Big Tech goes on. And, we must do everything we can to protect it!
Please SIGN and SHARE this petition today!
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https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-youtube-reverses-ban-on-lifesitenews?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-bans-lifesite-over-video-of-bp-strickland-refusing-to-take-corona-vaccine
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lifesites-channel-was-suspended-by-youtube-heres-how-you-can-still-watch-our-videos
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/youtube-starts-removing-videos-that-contain-allegations-of-mass-voter-fraud
https://tennesseestar.com/2020/12/10/facebook-sued-by-48-states-federal-trade-commission-over-allegations-of-monopolistic-practices/
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PETITION UPDATE (11/18/2020)
Everyone thought the censorship by Big Tech corporations would decrease after the 2020 election, but the truth is that censorship is being felt just as much as it was before the election.
And, given the election outcome, perhaps Big Tech censorship now is even more consequential than it was before the election!
The two biggest social media platforms, Facebook and Twitter, and other Big Tech companies, are still censoring and suppressing stories and posts favorable to conservatives, and especially anything that has to do with election fraud.
Here are a few recent examples:
Women for America First organized the March for Trump on November 14, which was shut down by Facebook, MailChimp and Eventbrite. Despite Big Tech’s best efforts to cancel the event, the march went on and gathered a huge crowd.
Twitter has been suppressing a large number of President Trump’s Tweets. Most of his Tweets have been flagged arbitrarily with a warning stating: “This claim about election fraud is disputed."
Please READ this recent article about Big Tech's attempt to choke information conerning the recent Million MAGA March in Washington, DC: '5 things mainstream media won’t tell you about massive DC ‘Stop the Steal’ rally'
Then, please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
PETITION UPDATE (10/15/2020)
In a remarkable development, Republican Senators Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham have announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will be issuing subpoenas to Twitter's Jack Dorsey and Facebook's Mark Zuckerburg for their company's suppression of two critical expose news stories about how Hunter Biden and the Biden Family allegedly profited from business deals made because of Joe Biden's position as Vice President.
Please WATCH LifeSite's exclusive video of the announcement by Senator Ted Cruz below.
According to the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Lindsey Graham, the subpoenas will be issued next Tuesday, for hearings to be held on Friday of next week.
This is a MASSIVE development, and should be welcomed by those who champion freedom of speech.
Again, this is all happening because Twitter and Facebook refuse to allow their members to share stories which would be favorable to conservatives.
Here's the timeline:
Yesterday, Twitter and Facebook suppressed a NY Post story about how Hunter Biden allegedly profited from introducing a Ukrainian businessman to his then-Vice President father, Joe Biden. The story also alleges that Vice President Biden then subsequently pressured Ukrainian authorities to fire a prosecutor who was investigating the businessman's company.
And, just this morning, Twitter suppressed another expose by the NY Post alleging that the Biden Family improperly profitted from deals made with one of the largest Chinese energy companies because of Vice President Biden's position in government.
But, right after the story broke, Senator Cruz tried to share the latest story on Twitter and was blocked. Twitter says that they are blocking the stories because they claim that the information was obtained illegally. However, Twitter showed no problem allowing illegally obtained information about President Trump's tax returns to be shared.
Please SIGN and SHARE this urgent petition, which calls on the Congress, the president, and governors to defend freedom of speech as Big Tech continues their rampant censorship.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'GOP senators decry Big Tech censorship of NY Post story exposing Biden corruption' - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gop-senators-decry-big-tech-censorship-of-ny-post-story-exposing-biden-corruption
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PETITION UPDATE (9/17/2020)
Big Tech is out to kill free speech. LifeSite is out to protect it!
LifeSite has been digging deep into the many claims of liberal bias and selective censorship of pro-life, pro-family, and conservative voices on social media.
And, we are now launching our new series 'Uncensored: Big Tech vs. Free Speech', which will unpack how the actions of Big Tech censors actually affect conservative and Christian organization and individuals.
Please WATCH the first video in our series featuring Brigitte Gabriel, the Founder of ACT For America, one of the nation's premier national security grassroots organizations.
Ms. Gabriel's organization, ACT For America, has been targeted by Big Tech especially in the manipulation of search results.
Big Tech “think[s] they are God and they are exercising their godly power over everybody else,” Gabriel explained. "Because in today's world, anytime you want to find out any information about somebody, what do you do? Google. You go to the internet to find out some information about them. When you research anything about somebody, the first thing that comes up [in the search results] is the Southern Poverty Law Center’s labeling of ‘hate groups.’”
“And who are the ‘hate groups’? Family Research Council is a hate group because they are pro-family. American Family Radio is a hate group…LifeSiteNews is a hate group. My organization is a hate group because we sound the alarm about terrorism and protecting our constitutional freedom. And so they try to character assassinate you. And they control the language.”
LifeSite's research shows that Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter, and others have become far too dangerous for democracy.
They can and do sway elections and public opinion in whatever direction they want, primarily by manipulating search results, tracking our online behavior, and by blocking truthful content from their platforms.
Today, LifeSite is starting to fight back, with facts and with stories of conservatives and Christians who are being negatively impacted by Big Tech's liberal bias.
Please continue to follow our 'Big Tech vs. Free Speech' series which aims to launch a new video each week for the next eight weeks.
And, please sign our petition demanding that Big Tech monopolies are broken up. Thank you!
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ORIGINAL PETITION BACKGROUND TEXT:
The outrageous erasing of the White Coat Summit from the internet is only the latest in a long series of brazen acts of censorship against conservatives and all those who support legitimate free speech.
You may agree or disagree with the efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine against the coronavirus, but everyone should agree on this point:
No Big Tech company should have the power to erase from the internet the medical opinions of licensed practicing doctors simply because they do not like what they have to say about the coronavirus or their experience treating it. Americans and other free peoples do not need leftist computer programmers deciding what the best course of medical treatment is for them.
Google/Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Apple and their Big Tech friends want to control what you see, what you read, what you think, and ultimately, how you vote. Not only do they spend hundreds of millions of dollars on lobbying congress and buttering up big Washington DC think tanks, but now they brazenly and directly censor any content they don't want you to see.
Big Tech, like other interest groups, aggressively lobby to help their businesses thrive, but increasingly, Big Tech is using blatant internet censorship to impose its radical world view over those they consider to be "deplorables."
This must stop, but it won't unless we demand it as forcefully as legally possible. We believe that we have reached the point were Big Tech must be broken up if legitimate free speech is going to survive and continue to thrive on the internet.
Please sign our petition to demand real consequences for Big Tech's suppression of legitimate free speech.
In 2016, emails revealed by Fox News' Tucker Carlson proved that Google tried to influence the election by affecting voter turnout. Thankfully they failed. But they didn't give up. Instead, they have been preparing and testing how to manipulate information to continue to abuse their monopolistic power.
In 2018, Google/Youtube et. al. succeeded in manipulating the Irish abortion referendum by blacklisting pro-life videos, manipulating pro-life search terms and results and intentionally withholding pro-life information. Again, this is not an opinion or a conspiracy theory, Project Veritas obtained first hand information proving the intentional censorship by Big Tech.
And the Coronavirus has just made things worse. You see, scared people are more easily manipulated into giving up their freedom of speech. Children are being kept from going to school, tens of millions of Americans are out of work, and rioting has broken out in most major American cities.
Now, more than ever, freedom of speech is necessary to secure all of our freedoms. Freedom of speech is crucial to truly exercise the freedom to vote for the person that best represents one's own views, or the freedom to decide what course of medical treatment to accept - especially the decision to control what vaccines are administered to our children.
Some experts, like Dr. Robert Epstein, a behavioral psychologist who has testified before congress against Big Tech believes that we may already be too late to control Big Tech's tyrannical control over information.
President Trump took a step in the right direction with his Executive Order calling for increased regulation of Big Tech. But much more can be done and needs to be done right now.
In an era where almost everything is polarized, there is an overwhelming support for breaking up the Big Tech monopolies. A recent Pew poll found that 75% of Americans believe that Big Tech companies have too much influence.
It is time to bring serious accountability to Big Tech for their attempts to use their monopolies to kill free speech.
It is time to break up Big Tech.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Google, Facebook, Twitter shut down ‘frontline’ US doctors who promote ‘cure for COVID’ - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-facebook-twitter-shut-down-frontline-us-doctors-who-promote-cure-for-covid?utm_source=featured&utm_campaign=standard
Americans overwhelmingly agree Big Tech has too much power: Pew poll - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-big-tech-has-too-much-power-pew-poll
Leaked Google employee's email reveals effort to boost Latino vote, surprise that some voted for Trump - https://www.foxnews.com/tech/leaked-google-employees-email-reveals-effort-to-boost-latino-vote-surprise-that-some-voted-for-trump
Undercover video proves Google interfered in Irish abortion referendum - https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/americans-overwhelmingly-agree-big-tech-has-too-much-power-pew-poll


lifesitenews--2020-10-29--UK police threaten to enter houses at Christmas to break up gatherings

BIRMINGHAM , England , October 29 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) – The politician responsible for the UK police force in the West Midlands area has stated that he will order the police to break up family gatherings around Christmas if they violate the government ’ s “ rule of six.
” David Jamieson made the comments to the Telegraph , stating that “ If we think there ’ s large groups of people gathering where they shouldn ’ t be , then police will have to intervene .
If , again , there ’ s flagrant breaking of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to enforce.
” Jamieson then referred to the Christmas period , saying “ it ’ s not the police ’ s job to stop people enjoying their Christmas .
However , we are there to enforce the rules that the government makes , and if the government makes those rules then the government has to explain that to the public.
” “ The police are there to enforce it and keep people safe , ” he continued , “ they ’ re not there to make judgments about whether people should enjoy themselves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cautiously supported by the PCC for the Merseyside area , who stated that police would “ investigate ” reports of family gatherings occurring that contravened the existing laws .
Despite Jamieson ’ s promise of house inspections over Christmas , he also acknowledged that civil unrest and “ riots ” were “ very likely ” in the near future , and mentioned that “ we ’ re sitting on a time bomb here.
” He added , “ We ’ re getting very near the stage where you could see a considerable explosion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very on the edge in a lot of communities and it wouldn ’ t take very much to spark off unrest , riots , damage.
” The PCC ’ s interview refers to the UK government ’ s rule of six , which widely outlaws any gathering of more than six people , with some exceptions , including for religious ceremonies .
The rule arrives in conjunction with the recent three-tier system that divides the country into alert levels of “ medium , high , very high.
” Jay Singh-Sohal , a candidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in next year ’ s election , stated that the PCC ’ s role “ is to hold the force to account NOT operational policing.
” He described the comments as “ a clear breach ” and declared he would be ask the supervisory panel to investigate Jamieson .
Police in the UK have long been described as “ citizens in uniform , ” operating under the policy of policing by consent .
This concept is based on nine policies of policing , of which the second states that the power of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their existence , actions and behaviour and on their ability to secure and maintain public respect.
” The principles also warn against the police becoming heavy-handed law enforcers , teaching instead that they “ maintain at all times a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and that the public are the police , the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent on every citizen in the interests of community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more recent times , these principles seem to have been dropped , as only days before Jamieson ’ s comments , Welsh police made headlines as they entered a Christian church on Sunday evening and ordered the congregation to return home .
Numerous videos have also emerged of police violence in response to anti-lockdown protests occurring in London in recent weeks , with some footage showing the police beating non-violent protestors with batons and throwing them onto the ground .
In addition , Parliament is soon to approve the Covert Human Intelligence Sources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to break the law when they deemed necessary .
The bill does not rule out excessive violence , rape , murder or torture .
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PETITION UPDATE (8/27/2020)
Thank you for continuing to SIGN and SHARE this petition, which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask orders within their borders.
Facebook has restored the share link for this petition, saying that the decision to block it was a 'mistake...'
Please share with your Facebook friends, but we should all take heed of this warning: when an organization or individuals have to beg, plead and cajole just to express objective truths, it may be time to start looking for other social networking platforms.
Facebook needs to treat its users with respect, no matter their political persuasion. Moreover, Facebook needs to treat objective reality and facts with more respect.
One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
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PETITION UPDATE (8/25/2020)
Facebook is actively censoring this petition, saying that some people find it 'abusive.'
How anyone could find alternate facts about oppressive mask mandates 'abusive' is incredible...that is, impossible to believe.
This is exactly the kind of censorship which Big Tech is getting a bad reputation for.
The fact that Facebook calls differing opinion and objective reality "abusive" says a lot about Facebook and their agenda to silence reason and logic, not just conservatives and Christians.
But, people are more intelligent than Facebook give them credit for.
And, the more this continues, the more reasonable people will look alternate platforms to share their thoughts and connect with their friends and family. The more that happens, the less revenue Facebook will generate.
All of us have a decision to make, and the time is coming where we might have to tell our Facebook friends that we are moving to another platform.
We are encouraging people to continue SIGNING this petition and SHARING it via other platforms such as Parler and Gab, and to share the link below with your family and friends on Whatsapp, Telegram, Threema and Signal.
Thank you!
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One-size-fits-all oppressive government mask mandates must stop!
Healthy adults and children should not be forced - by the state - to wear masks when the risk of infection is low and the benefit of wearing a mask is highly questionable.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse mandatory mask mandates within their borders.
Public health policies should be based on science and logic, not on the type of political posturing and virtue-signaling which led Joe Biden to recently call for a national mask mandate.
And, public health policies certainly shouldn't lead to a situation where more people could become sick.
But, that is exactly what these mandatory mask mandates are doing.
Here are four inconvenient facts about masks:
1) Masks** are largely ineffective at stopping the transmission of viruses.
The vast majority of masks worn by the public are made from material which cannot filter-out viruses because virus particles are too small to catch or obstruct. Wearing cloth masks to stop a virus is like putting a bee in a bird cage to keep it from flying away.
Wearing a mask for long periods of time ensures that the wearer has a warm and moist receptacle around his or her mouth, on which viruses and bacteria can land and accumulate.
Thus, masks are actually likely to have little effect in stopping the spread of COVID-19 acting as a barrier, but could actually make things worse acting as a receptacle.
2) Mandates which call for masks to be worn outdoors are both absurd and oppressive.
3) There are clearly documented hazards of wearing masks for long periods of time.
4) And, since school is on everyone's mind...
Notwithstanding the above information on the ineffectiveness of most masks against viruses, we don't know if asymptomatic children can even transmit the virus.
But, it was a reported in an article in the July 21, 2020 Uk Times that: "There has been no recorded case of a teacher catching the coronavirus from a pupil anywhere in the world, according to one of the UK government's leading scientific advisers."
And, we also know that children are extremely unlikely to get seriously ill or die from COVID infections. In any case, children cannot possibly be expected to wear a mask properly in a way that would cut transmission.
There are still a lot of unknowns about COVID-19, but we have grown in our understanding of this disease since the beginning of the crisis.
The knowledge we have gained should allow government and health authorities to make more nuanced policies than the current one-size-fits-all mask mandates.
Where are the legislative hearings in county commissions, and state, provincial or federal legislatures before these drastic actions are mandated? Where are the open and transparent debates among experts that provide our representatives with the necessary information to make good policy decisions?
The real pandemic is the panic and the resulting tyranny that is being caused by dictatorial governors, corporate media and the monopolistic Big Tech.
The truth is that COVID-19 is like a bad cold for most people; this is not ebola or the plague.
Of course, the very elderly and those with serious health conditions should take precautions or be quarantined, but the rest of society should begin the long process of returning to normality.
The frenzy to force everyone to wear a mask, at all times, has gone beyond all comprehension, and goes against science and logic.
Please SIGN this petition which asks policymakers at all levels of government to reverse any mandatory mask order within the borders of their county, state, province, or country.
Thank you!
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART I - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear
'Explosion in mandatory masking isn’t driven by science, but fear', PART II - https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/explosion-in-mandatory-masking-isnt-driven-by-science-but-fear-part-ii
OSHA Document on Surgical Masks and Respirators stating that surgical masks do NOT prevent airborne particles (e.g. viruses) from being inhaled - https://www.osha.gov/Publications/OSHA3219.pdf
'PETER HITCHENS: Face masks turn us into voiceless submissives - and it’s not science forcing us to wear them, it’s politics' - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-8537489/PETER-HITCHENS-Face-masks-turn-voiceless-submissives.html
**Here, we are referring to the masks worn by the vast majority of the public, not to specialist masks or respirator-type masks.
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lifesitenews--2020-10-29--Fr. Altman: Life is a ‘non-negotiable’ issue for Catholics when voting

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lifesitenews--2020-10-29--Pro-abortion protestors in Poland attack priest, deface saints’ statues

MYŚLIBÓRZ , Poland , October 29 , 2020 ( LifeSiteNews ) — More than a week after the constitutional tribunal banned so-called eugenic abortions in Poland , pro-abortion protestors in Poland are still violently attacking priests , churches , and monuments .
According to Polish political news website wPolityce , a priest in the northwestern town of Myślibórz was attacked earlier this week by a militant taking part in an illegal protest against last Thursday ’ s decision by the Polish court that eugenic abortion — the killing of unborn babies with disabilities — violates the nation ’ s constitution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whereas current coronavirus measures limit the size of groups outdoors to five .
The attack , which was recorded and then posted on Twitter yesterday , first involved the protestor hitting the pastor of St. John the Baptist church in the face and stomach .
When both the pastor and other people in the crowd told the attacker he had been hitting a priest , the abortion supporter attacked him even more violently .
“ But he ’ s a priest , calm down , ” one of the onlookers says on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a priest makes it ideal , ” said the attacker , who then chased the pastor into a gas station building and punched him repeatedly in the face and head .
Ewa Obarek of the local district prosecutor ’ s office in Szczecin told wPolityce that an investigation is taking place , and the news site indicated an arrest might soon take place .
On Tuesday , a young man was attacked by baton-wielding men in the town of Wołowin , about 12 miles east of Warsaw , after he attempted to protect @ @ @ @ @ @ @ II .
According to Polish news website tvp.info , hundreds of pro-abortion demonstrators had gathered in the town center to shout anti-Catholic and anti-government slogans .
Faithful Catholics , tipped off about the rally , created a human cordon around the statue so that it would not be destroyed .
According to the victim , who allowed photographs of his injuries to be published , but not his name , the Catholic defenders of the statue prayed the rosary while the pro-abortion demonstrators shouted obscene abuse at them .
When the situation calmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see if local church had been vandalized .
They went back to the statue , and then three men returned to the church , where they were attacked by masked people wearing black .
“ A group of about five people ran up to us and shouted ‘ defenders of the cross , ’ ” the victim said .
“ They took out retractable batons and began to beat us.
” Two of the men were not injured , but the third was seriously wounded .
“ I saw that blood was gushing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ began to staunch it , and then I found myself in the ER , ” the victim said .
When he was treated for injuries to his head and wrist , and subsequently released , he went to the police station to file a complaint , but discovering it was too late at night , he reported the crime at noon on Wednesday .
Other monuments to John Paul II have , in fact , been profaned .
The hands of a statue of the Polish saint in the town of Kostancin-Jeziora , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were painted red .
In Poznań , protesters who failed to damage the historic cathedral settled for vandalizing the nearby monument to the sainted Pope instead .
Today , Krystian Kratiuk of Polonia Christiana told LifeSiteNews that the pro-abortion , anti-Catholic rallies are more concentrated in left-leaning towns and cities like Warsaw and Poznań .
The rallies are explicitly militant in nature , featuring obscene chants and signs declaring , “ This is war.
” The symbol of the pro-abortion protests is a lightning flash , something some of their critics have described @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by defenders of the Catholic cathedral in Białystock on Tuesday proclaimed , in Polish , “ Jesus said to them , ‘ I saw Satan falling from heaven like lightning.
’ ” Fr .
Dariusz Oko of the Pope John Paul II University in Kraków has also commented on the connection .
Despite the coronavirus regulations , “ official ” pro-abortion “ Women ’ s Strike ” protests were permitted across Poland yesterday .
In Krakow , female municipal employees were permitted by their employer to take part , and in Warsaw protestors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture .
Karolina Pawłowska of Ordo Iuris assured LifeSiteNews today via email that everyone there is “ fine , although the situation is a little bit stressful.
” “ But we hope it will soon be better , ” she added .

MYŚLIBÓRZ, Poland, October 29, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — More than a week after the constitutional tribunal banned so-called eugenic abortions in Poland, pro-abortion protestors in Poland are still violently attacking priests, churches, and monuments.
According to Polish political news website wPolityce, a priest in the northwestern town of Myślibórz was attacked earlier this week by a militant taking part in an illegal protest against last Thursday’s decision by the Polish court that eugenic abortion — the killing of unborn babies with disabilities — violates the nation’s constitution.
The crowd numbered about 150, whereas current coronavirus measures limit the size of groups outdoors to five.
The attack, which was recorded and then posted on Twitter yesterday, first involved the protestor hitting the pastor of St. John the Baptist church in the face and stomach. When both the pastor and other people in the crowd told the attacker he had been hitting a priest, the abortion supporter attacked him even more violently.
“But he’s a priest, calm down,” one of the onlookers says on the video.
“That he’s a priest makes it ideal,” said the attacker, who then chased the pastor into a gas station building and punched him repeatedly in the face and head.
Ewa Obarek of the local district prosecutor’s office in Szczecin told wPolityce that an investigation is taking place, and the news site indicated an arrest might soon take place.
On Tuesday, a young man was attacked by baton-wielding men in the town of Wołowin, about 12 miles east of Warsaw, after he attempted to protect a statue of Pope St. John Paul II.
According to Polish news website tvp.info, hundreds of pro-abortion demonstrators had gathered in the town center to shout anti-Catholic and anti-government slogans. Faithful Catholics, tipped off about the rally, created a human cordon around the statue so that it would not be destroyed.
According to the victim, who allowed photographs of his injuries to be published, but not his name, the Catholic defenders of the statue prayed the rosary while the pro-abortion demonstrators shouted obscene abuse at them. When the situation calmed, the men went to check and see if local church had been vandalized.
They went back to the statue, and then three men returned to the church, where they were attacked by masked people wearing black.
“A group of about five people ran up to us and shouted ‘defenders of the cross,’” the victim said. “They took out retractable batons and began to beat us.”
Two of the men were not injured, but the third was seriously wounded.
“I saw that blood was gushing horribly from my head, and I began to staunch it, and then I found myself in the ER,” the victim said.
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When he was treated for injuries to his head and wrist, and subsequently released, he went to the police station to file a complaint, but discovering it was too late at night, he reported the crime at noon on Wednesday.
Other monuments to John Paul II have, in fact, been profaned. The hands of a statue of the Polish saint in the town of Kostancin-Jeziora, about 20 miles south of Warsaw, were painted red. In Poznań, protesters who failed to damage the historic cathedral settled for vandalizing the nearby monument to the sainted Pope instead.
Wulgaryzmy, profanacja kościołów i pomników to nie jest droga do rozmowy. pic.twitter.com/FkGbNI25TU — Jadwiga Emilewicz ������ (@JEmilewicz) October 25, 2020
Today, Krystian Kratiuk of Polonia Christiana told LifeSiteNews that the pro-abortion, anti-Catholic rallies are more concentrated in left-leaning towns and cities like Warsaw and Poznań. The rallies are explicitly militant in nature, featuring obscene chants and signs declaring, “This is war.”
The symbol of the pro-abortion protests is a lightning flash, something some of their critics have described as satanic. A large banner held by defenders of the Catholic cathedral in Białystock on Tuesday proclaimed, in Polish, “Jesus said to them, ‘I saw Satan falling from heaven like lightning.’”
Fr. Dariusz Oko of the Pope John Paul II University in Kraków has also commented on the connection.
Despite the coronavirus regulations, “official” pro-abortion “Women’s Strike” protests were permitted across Poland yesterday. In Krakow, female municipal employees were permitted by their employer to take part, and in Warsaw protestors gathered outside the offices of the pro-life Ordo Iuris Institute for Legal Culture.
Karolina Pawłowska of Ordo Iuris assured LifeSiteNews today via email that everyone there is “fine, although the situation is a little bit stressful.”
“But we hope it will soon be better,” she added.
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