thelibertybeacon--2020-12-25--The Hope of Christmas Past

The Hope of Christmas Past

Many people have expended a great deal of energy this year in the fight to see our Liberty protected so America ’ s principles may be restored .
As we enter into this Christmas season with many struggles ahead and mountains yet to be conquered , let us be reminded of a hope rooted firmly in the American experience .
Our history is rich with men and women who have surrendered all so that many could have the greatest nation the world has ever known .
For over 700 years before the Declaration of Independence , men and women were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to our founders .
Lessons that would infuse our founders with a courage and a hope that would build the greatest nation in the world .
Patrick Henry said , “ I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided , and that is the lamp of experience .
I know no way to judge the future but by the past.
” He was letting us know that his knowledge of those last 700 years , were the very reason he knew how this fight would turn out .
He knew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the value of Liberty and pledged all to protect it , they were always victorious .
These guarantees of history must have raced through Henry ’ s head ; 1100 Charter of Liberties , Magna Carta , 1628 Petition of Right , 1641 Grand Remonstrance , and his very own Bill of Rights of 1689 .
These were battles fought in the name of Liberty and he knew that victory was a guarantee .
This is our history .
This is our guarantee .
This is our victory !
Patrick Henry had more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knew their victory was guaranteed not only by the lamp of experience , but also because they served a “ just God who presides over the destinies of nations ” and when standing for Liberty , a gift from God , they could not fail .
“ We are three millions of people , armed in the holy cause of liberty , and in such a country as that which we possess , are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us .
Besides , sir , we shall not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a just God who presides over the destinies of nations ; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us.
” Benjamin Franklin reiterated this understanding to our founders when he proclaimed : “ In the beginning of the Contest with G. Britain , when we were sensible of danger we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection.- Our prayers , Sir , were heard , & they were graciously answered .
All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we now forgotten that powerful friend ?
or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance ?
I have lived , Sir , a long time , and the longer I live , the more convincing proofs I see of this truth- that God Governs in the affairs of men .
And if a sparrow can not fall to the ground without his notice , is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid ?
” Though we may become reacquainted with the history that provides us with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Liberty , we are still wanting until we reacquaint ourselves with the Giver of that Liberty .
Thomas Jefferson warned , “ Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis , a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God ?
” Our founders were in a position to pledge their lives , the lives of their families , everything that they had because they were firmly rooted in ALL the assurances of Liberty .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Webster – one of the greatest orators of our time – on his death bed , being ministered to by his dearest friend and physician .
When his friend realized he could no longer minister to Daniel ’ s physical needs , he began ministering to his spiritual needs .
He read to Daniel his favorite hymns .
He read , “ There is a fountain filled with blood , drawn from Emmanuel ’ s veins… ” and when Daniel ’ s friend read the last verse to this hymn “ Then in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ll sing thy power to save , when this poor lisping stammering tongue lies silent in the grave ” one of the greatest orators the world has ever known uttered his final three words , “ Amen , Amen , Amen.
” Our founders knew that Liberty is a gift from God , and those that stand for God ’ s gifts will be victorious through God ’ s promises .
They firmly believed that living in tyranny was worse than dying for Liberty .
They knew that through their faith in Christ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s gift would be certain , whether on the battle field or in Heaven .
This is not the darkest hour of our nation by far .
We still live in the greatest nation in the world .
A nation built upon the principles of Liberty .
The principles that cry all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights .
A nation where all men have equal opportunity to life , liberty , and the pursuit of happiness .
No other nation can make that claim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right .
But with that gift comes great responsibility to secure that Liberty for generations to come .
We can not lose hope .
We can not let Liberty slip .
Because , it is not our hope , it is not our Liberty , it is the hope and Liberty of ages and millions yet unborn .
We must reacquaint ourselves with the lamp of experience that gives us the courage to see a guaranteed victory .
But we must also reacquaint ourselves with the Giver of that gift of Liberty and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In one of the darkest moments of our history , a story is told of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow .
Henry ’ s wife had been tragically and fatally burned in June of 1861 .
Henry , himself , was badly burned trying to put out the fire that consumed his beloved wife .
He was so consumed by grief over the loss of his wife , at Christmas he wrote in his journal , “ How inexpressibly sad are all holidays.
” One year later , Henry wrote , “ A merry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is no more for me.
” That following year , Henry learns that his oldest son was severely wounded in the Civil War after a bullet passed under his should blades damaging his spine .
His journal was blank on Christmas on 1864 .
However , on Christmas day , 1865 , Henry penned the words to “ I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day ” .
During one of the darkest times our nation has ever known , Henry Wadsworth Longfellow found his hope ; Henry awoke from his despair and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is still the Giver of peace and hope .
He knew that God promises victory to those who trust in Christ and will stand for God ’ s gifts .
He was able to express that hope in the phrase , “ God is not dead ; nor does he sleep !
The Wrong shall fail ; the Right prevail , With peace on earth , good-will to men !
” That same promise belongs to us , the greatest nation this world has ever known .
We simply must place our trust @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s some hope and change I can rely on !

The Hope of Christmas Past
By: KrisAnne Hall, JD
Many people have expended a great deal of energy this year in the fight to see our Liberty protected so America’s principles may be restored. As we enter into this Christmas season with many struggles ahead and mountains yet to be conquered, let us be reminded of a hope rooted firmly in the American experience.
Our history is rich with men and women who have surrendered all so that many could have the greatest nation the world has ever known. For over 700 years before the Declaration of Independence, men and women were learning the lessons that would be taught to our founders. Lessons that would infuse our founders with a courage and a hope that would build the greatest nation in the world. Patrick Henry said, “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know no way to judge the future but by the past.” He was letting us know that his knowledge of those last 700 years, were the very reason he knew how this fight would turn out. He knew that every time men and women understood the value of Liberty and pledged all to protect it, they were always victorious. These guarantees of history must have raced through Henry’s head; 1100 Charter of Liberties, Magna Carta, 1628 Petition of Right, 1641 Grand Remonstrance, and his very own Bill of Rights of 1689. These were battles fought in the name of Liberty and he knew that victory was a guarantee. This is our history. This is our guarantee. This is our victory!
Patrick Henry had more than knowledge of history. Patrick Henry knew their victory was guaranteed not only by the lamp of experience, but also because they served a “just God who presides over the destinies of nations” and when standing for Liberty, a gift from God, they could not fail.
He declared,
“We are three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us.”
Benjamin Franklin reiterated this understanding to our founders when he proclaimed:
“In the beginning of the Contest with G. Britain, when we were sensible of danger we had daily prayer in this room for the divine protection.- Our prayers, Sir, were heard, & they were graciously answered. All of us who were engaged in the struggle must have observed frequent instances of a superintending providence in our favor…and have we now forgotten that powerful friend? or do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth- that God Governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without his aid?”
Though we may become reacquainted with the history that provides us with a guaranteed victory when we choose to stand for Liberty, we are still wanting until we reacquaint ourselves with the Giver of that Liberty. Thomas Jefferson warned,
“Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are of the gift of God?”
Our founders were in a position to pledge their lives, the lives of their families, everything that they had because they were firmly rooted in ALL the assurances of Liberty.
There is a story told of Daniel Webster – one of the greatest orators of our time – on his death bed, being ministered to by his dearest friend and physician. When his friend realized he could no longer minister to Daniel’s physical needs, he began ministering to his spiritual needs. He read to Daniel his favorite hymns. He read, “There is a fountain filled with blood, drawn from Emmanuel’s veins…” and when Daniel’s friend read the last verse to this hymn “Then in a nobler sweeter song, I’ll sing thy power to save, when this poor lisping stammering tongue lies silent in the grave” one of the greatest orators the world has ever known uttered his final three words, “Amen, Amen, Amen.” Our founders knew that Liberty is a gift from God, and those that stand for God’s gifts will be victorious through God’s promises. They firmly believed that living in tyranny was worse than dying for Liberty. They knew that through their faith in Christ, their rewards in standing for God’s gift would be certain, whether on the battle field or in Heaven.
This is not the darkest hour of our nation by far. We still live in the greatest nation in the world. A nation built upon the principles of Liberty. The principles that cry all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights. A nation where all men have equal opportunity to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. No other nation can make that claim. No other people have that birth right. But with that gift comes great responsibility to secure that Liberty for generations to come. We cannot lose hope. We cannot let Liberty slip. Because, it is not our hope, it is not our Liberty, it is the hope and Liberty of ages and millions yet unborn. We must reacquaint ourselves with the lamp of experience that gives us the courage to see a guaranteed victory. But we must also reacquaint ourselves with the Giver of that gift of Liberty and the provider of the hope of victory.
In one of the darkest moments of our history, a story is told of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Henry’s wife had been tragically and fatally burned in June of 1861. Henry, himself, was badly burned trying to put out the fire that consumed his beloved wife. He was so consumed by grief over the loss of his wife, at Christmas he wrote in his journal, “How inexpressibly sad are all holidays.” One year later, Henry wrote, “A merry Christmas’ say the children, but that is no more for me.” That following year, Henry learns that his oldest son was severely wounded in the Civil War after a bullet passed under his should blades damaging his spine. His journal was blank on Christmas on 1864. However, on Christmas day, 1865, Henry penned the words to “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”. During one of the darkest times our nation has ever known, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow found his hope;
“I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men! •••• And thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along The unbroken song Of peace on earth, good-will to men! •••• And in despair I bowed my head; “There is no peace on earth,” I said; “For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” •••• Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: “God is not dead; nor doth he sleep! The Wrong shall fail, The Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men!”
Henry awoke from his despair and realized that God is not dead and is still the Giver of peace and hope. He knew that God promises victory to those who trust in Christ and will stand for God’s gifts. He was able to express that hope in the phrase, “God is not dead; nor does he sleep! The Wrong shall fail; the Right prevail, With peace on earth, good-will to men!” That same promise belongs to us, the greatest nation this world has ever known. We simply must place our trust in the right place. Now that’s some hope and change I can rely on!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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thelibertybeacon--2020-12-25--It’s That Time Of The Year – The Many Memes of Christmas

The Many Memes of Christmas Christmas memes have become not only a staple of each holiday season online but they have found a place year round .
Christmas , it seems , has memes for every season .
There is an entire generation – or two – that does not understand the idea of memes at all .
And there is yet another generation that can not look at anything in life without them .
Memes have been the subject of philosophy courses and marketing classes alike .
There just isn ’ t much out there that is as pervasive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A meme is a statement of humor , irony , sarcasm or wit tied to anything catching the public ’ s attention .
It is a yet another form of personal expression .
For those seeking a technical definition of memes , click here .
Some would call the meme a recent phenomenon of the Internet .
It began , some say with the Dancing Baby and it has created stars from cultural icons like Grumpy Cat .
But technically you can call anything from clever bumper stickers to Norman Rockwell “ memes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and art to make statements .
Christmas season is frequently known as “ meme season ” online .
Everyone , it seems , has opinions about Christmas .
Memes are often irreverent .
They tackle even the thorniest of issues .
Sometimes they can be mean , cruel or profane .
Most often , they make a point : Frequently , popular memes that have nothing to do with Christmas get recycled and re-used as Christmas memes : When it comes to Christmas , a popular theme are popular Christmas movie images that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our favorite memes of Christmas : To see more of our collection of memes , please visit our Media Library on the Merry Forums The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate , and for this we are grateful and excited !
But we must also be practical .
For 7 years we have not asked for any donations , and have built this project with our own funds as we grew .
We are now experiencing ever increasing growing pains due to the large number of websites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have just installed donation buttons on our websites and ask that you consider this when you visit them .
Nothing is too small .
We thank you for all your support and your considerations … ( TLB ) Comment Policy : As a privately owned web site , we reserve the right to remove comments that contain spam , advertising , vulgarity , threats of violence , racism , or personal/abusive attacks on other users .
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The Many Memes of Christmas
By: Jeff Westover
Christmas memes have become not only a staple of each holiday season online but they have found a place year round. Christmas, it seems, has memes for every season.
There is an entire generation – or two – that does not understand the idea of memes at all. And there is yet another generation that cannot look at anything in life without them. Memes have been the subject of philosophy courses and marketing classes alike. There just isn’t much out there that is as pervasive in our culture than the meme.
A meme is a statement of humor, irony, sarcasm or wit tied to anything catching the public’s attention. It is a yet another form of personal expression. For those seeking a technical definition of memes, click here.
Some would call the meme a recent phenomenon of the Internet. It began, some say with the Dancing Baby and it has created stars from cultural icons like Grumpy Cat. But technically you can call anything from clever bumper stickers to Norman Rockwell “memes”. People have always used images and art to make statements.
Christmas season is frequently known as “meme season” online. Everyone, it seems, has opinions about Christmas.
Memes are often irreverent. They tackle even the thorniest of issues. Sometimes they can be mean, cruel or profane. Most often, they make a point:
Frequently, popular memes that have nothing to do with Christmas get recycled and re-used as Christmas memes:
When it comes to Christmas, a popular theme are popular Christmas movie images that make a statement:
Here are some of our favorite memes of Christmas:
To see more of our collection of memes, please visit our Media Library on the Merry Forums
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thelibertybeacon--2020-12-25--What I Learned From the Christmas Star

What I Learned From the Christmas Star

What I Learned From the Christmas Star There ’ s been a definite media buzz about the Christmas Star this year , a celestial event caused by the rare ultra-proximity between the planets Jupiter and Saturn .
To be able to see something as beautiful as the Christmas Star appear in the heavens is a welcome distraction from current event we call 2020 .
The Christmas Star appears in everyone ’ s sky , and you don ’ t have to be of any particular race or class or political persuasion to be able to see it .
Its simple @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a rare commodity in America today , and perhaps we should consider the star an encouragement for Americans to value again all we have in common with one another .
There is something appealing about the fact that this is such a rare event .
This close alignment of Jupiter and Saturn last occurred in 1226 and won ’ t be back again until 2080 .
By January 7 , the star will be gone — a reminder to us to slow down to notice and enjoy life ’ s little pleasures @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the grocery store , to the beach , or the park and watch and listen to the sheer delight being expressed by the younger children .
Everything to them is pure and simple , most everything is unexpected , and they are so alive in the moment , all of which combines to keep them close to a joyous and frequently exuberant state .
No one has the ability to cancel the Christmas Star , and I don ’ t think anyone can turn it into something hateful and ugly .
Instead @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the star , a worldview explained beautifully in Psalm 19 , which says : “ The heavens declare the glory of God ; the skies proclaim the work of his hands .
Day after day they pour forth speech ; night after night they display knowledge .
There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.
” Just like millions of Americans , my wife and I went out shortly after sunset a few nights back to see if we could see the star .
There did seem to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the southwest sky shortly after sunset , but it wasn ’ t clear to us that we had located the star .
We came out again maybe 20 minutes later and were delighted to find our neighbor pointing his incredibly cool-looking telescope at the star .
He took great joy in sharing the star with us .
Along the way , he let us know that we were looking at Jupiter and Saturn , which are over 700 million miles from Earth .
I did some quick math and realized that what we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our way nearly an hour before .
At that moment , I felt my perception of life shift .
The beauty of what I was seeing through that telescope was just breathtaking , and at the same time , I realized in a fresh way how incredibly large the universe is with its estimated one trillion galaxies .
This realization was the product of combining the facts I knew with the exuberance caused by seeing Jupiter with two moons and Saturn encircled by her rings .
What actually happened to me was that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed my thinking to be expanded by a combining new facts and a new experience with a helping of joyous wonder .
Isn ’ t this our way forward in America ?
Our country ’ s soul aches for a time when joy and wonder can again be our shared experience .
Surely we won ’ t agree upon everything , but all of us should be able to see what is as clearly visible as the Christmas Star — that we have the poor , the sick , the orphans , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ helping hand right now .
Jesus , the baby whose birth we celebrate at Christmas , came to serve .
All of us , no matter what our lot in life is , have someone nearby who is poorer , sicker , more stressed and depressed than we are and who could use a helping hand .
Absorb the lessons of the Christmas Star by keeping an eye out for beauty , simplicity , joy , and wonder .
And if you are willing to step out , step up , and serve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will find that the Christmas Star provides light and love to you and yours for many years to come .
The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate , and for this we are grateful and excited !
But we must also be practical .
For 7 years we have not asked for any donations , and have built this project with our own funds as we grew .
We are now experiencing ever increasing growing pains due to the large number of websites and projects we represent .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ on our websites and ask that you consider this when you visit them .
Nothing is too small .
We thank you for all your support and your considerations … ( TLB )

What I Learned From the Christmas Star
By: Mark Deutschle
There’s been a definite media buzz about the Christmas Star this year, a celestial event caused by the rare ultra-proximity between the planets Jupiter and Saturn. To be able to see something as beautiful as the Christmas Star appear in the heavens is a welcome distraction from current event we call 2020.
The Christmas Star appears in everyone’s sky, and you don’t have to be of any particular race or class or political persuasion to be able to see it. Its simple beauty is evident to all. Simplicity is a rare commodity in America today, and perhaps we should consider the star an encouragement for Americans to value again all we have in common with one another.
There is something appealing about the fact that this is such a rare event. This close alignment of Jupiter and Saturn last occurred in 1226 and won’t be back again until 2080. By January 7, the star will be gone — a reminder to us to slow down to notice and enjoy life’s little pleasures.
Take time on your next trip to the grocery store, to the beach, or the park and watch and listen to the sheer delight being expressed by the younger children. Everything to them is pure and simple, most everything is unexpected, and they are so alive in the moment, all of which combines to keep them close to a joyous and frequently exuberant state.
No one has the ability to cancel the Christmas Star, and I don’t think anyone can turn it into something hateful and ugly. Instead, there is a narrative expressed by the star, a worldview explained beautifully in Psalm 19, which says: “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.”
Just like millions of Americans, my wife and I went out shortly after sunset a few nights back to see if we could see the star. There did seem to be something of a bright star visible in the southwest sky shortly after sunset, but it wasn’t clear to us that we had located the star. We came out again maybe 20 minutes later and were delighted to find our neighbor pointing his incredibly cool-looking telescope at the star. He took great joy in sharing the star with us. Along the way, he let us know that we were looking at Jupiter and Saturn, which are over 700 million miles from Earth. I did some quick math and realized that what we were seeing was light that had started our way nearly an hour before.
At that moment, I felt my perception of life shift. The beauty of what I was seeing through that telescope was just breathtaking, and at the same time, I realized in a fresh way how incredibly large the universe is with its estimated one trillion galaxies. This realization was the product of combining the facts I knew with the exuberance caused by seeing Jupiter with two moons and Saturn encircled by her rings. What actually happened to me was that my worldview was forever changed when I allowed my thinking to be expanded by a combining new facts and a new experience with a helping of joyous wonder.
Isn’t this our way forward in America? Our country’s soul aches for a time when joy and wonder can again be our shared experience. Surely we won’t agree upon everything, but all of us should be able to see what is as clearly visible as the Christmas Star — that we have the poor, the sick, the orphans, the widows and strangers who all need a helping hand right now.
Jesus, the baby whose birth we celebrate at Christmas, came to serve. All of us, no matter what our lot in life is, have someone nearby who is poorer, sicker, more stressed and depressed than we are and who could use a helping hand.
Absorb the lessons of the Christmas Star by keeping an eye out for beauty, simplicity, joy, and wonder. And if you are willing to step out, step up, and serve someone on a regular basis, you will find that the Christmas Star provides light and love to you and yours for many years to come.
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The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate, and for this we are grateful and excited! But we must also be practical. For 7 years we have not asked for any donations, and have built this project with our own funds as we grew. We are now experiencing ever increasing growing pains due to the large number of websites and projects we represent. So we have just installed donation buttons on our websites and ask that you consider this when you visit them. Nothing is too small. We thank you for all your support and your considerations … (TLB)
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thelibertybeacon--2020-12-26--In case you thought the PCR test detects an actual virus…wrong [A Jon Rappoport commentary]

In case you thought the PCR test detects an actual virus…wrong In a CDC document titled , “ Coronavirus Disease 2019 ( COVID-19 ) 2020 Interim Case Definition , Approved April 5 , 2020 , ” under the section , “ Laboratory Criteria , ” we have this : [ 1 ] “ Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ribonucleic acid ( SARS-CoV-2 RNA ) in a clinical specimen using a molecular amplification detection test.
” The test referred to is the PCR .
And as you can plainly see , it is detecting , not the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
A piece of RNA ASSUMED to come from the virus , SARS-CoV-2 .
I say ASSUMED because , where is the actual virus ?
Where is the virus isolated from all surrounding material ?
If you don ’ t have the virus , you can ’ t say , with any degree of certainty at all , that you have a piece of it ( the RNA ) .
As I ’ ve described many times , “ isolated ” is a term that is tortured by researchers and public health officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposite of what it is supposed to mean .
[ 2 ] Numerous studies that claim the virus has been isolated actually turn out to mean : “ We have the virus in a soup in a dish in the lab .
The soup contains various types of animal and humans cells , toxic chemicals and drugs , and other genetic material .
The virus is completely surrounded , but it is there .
We know this , because some of the cells are dying , and this dying must be the result @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argument not only turns the definition of “ isolation ” on its head , it reveals , upon a moment ’ s consideration , that the dying of the cells could come from the action of the toxic chemicals and drugs ; and on top of that , the cells are being starved of nutrients , so they could be dying as a result of that deprivation .
Therefore , to say “ the virus must be in the soup in the dish in the lab ” because is killing cells…well , that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ There is no reason under the sun to claim that the virus is there in the soup at all .
Hence , the claim that the PCR test is detecting a piece of RNA from the virus is unwarranted .
Because , again…where is the virus ?
Where is the truly isolated virus ?
And on that basis alone , the PCR test is irrelevant , useless , and deceptive .
It is set up to look for and detect a piece of RNA material that has never been proved to come from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ SARS-CoV-2.
” A few more moments of clear thought , and you realize the whole string of “ science ” that leads to the lockdowns and the economic devastation is not science at all .
It is what is called , in the intelligence community , a cover story .
A story launched to justify crimes .
In this case , capital crimes against humanity .
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In case you thought the PCR test detects an actual virus…wrong
Jon Rappoport
In a CDC document titled, “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 2020 Interim Case Definition, Approved April 5, 2020,” under the section, “Laboratory Criteria,” we have this: [1]
“Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ribonucleic acid (SARS-CoV-2 RNA) in a clinical specimen using a molecular amplification detection test.” The test referred to is the PCR. And as you can plainly see, it is detecting, not the virus itself, but a piece of RNA. A piece of RNA ASSUMED to come from the virus, SARS-CoV-2.
I say ASSUMED because, where is the actual virus? Where is the virus isolated from all surrounding material?
If you don’t have the virus, you can’t say, with any degree of certainty at all, that you have a piece of it (the RNA).
As I’ve described many times, “isolated” is a term that is tortured by researchers and public health officials, so that it means just the opposite of what it is supposed to mean. [2]
Numerous studies that claim the virus has been isolated actually turn out to mean: “We have the virus in a soup in a dish in the lab. The soup contains various types of animal and humans cells, toxic chemicals and drugs, and other genetic material. The virus is completely surrounded, but it is there. We know this, because some of the cells are dying, and this dying must be the result of infection with the virus…”
This argument not only turns the definition of “isolation” on its head, it reveals, upon a moment’s consideration, that the dying of the cells could come from the action of the toxic chemicals and drugs; and on top of that, the cells are being starved of nutrients, so they could be dying as a result of that deprivation.
Therefore, to say “the virus must be in the soup in the dish in the lab” because is killing cells…well, that’s completely unproven, and therefore…
There is no reason under the sun to claim that the virus is there in the soup at all.
Hence, the claim that the PCR test is detecting a piece of RNA from the virus is unwarranted. Because, again…where is the virus? Where is the truly isolated virus?
Nowhere.
And on that basis alone, the PCR test is irrelevant, useless, and deceptive.
It is set up to look for and detect a piece of RNA material that has never been proved to come from this un-isolated phantom ASSUMPTION, called “SARS-CoV-2.”
A few more moments of clear thought, and you realize the whole string of “science” that leads to the lockdowns and the economic devastation is not science at all.
It is what is called, in the intelligence community, a cover story. A story launched to justify crimes.
In this case, capital crimes against humanity.
SOURCES:
[1] https://wwwn.cdc.gov/nndss/conditions/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/case-definition/2020/
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6-8VRGvNtQ “Conversations with Dr. Cowan and Friends Episode 12: Jon Rappoport” (Dec 17, 2020)
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EVIDENCE OF GENOCIDE: The Mask Psyop

Here ’ s a compilation of evidence from peer-reviewed scientific journals , medical experts and media explicitly proving that masks are not only ineffective at containing the spread of infectious diseases , viruses and influenza but masks are also extremely dangerous to health .
Masks Do Not Work .
There is no such study that has proven the efficacy of masks in stopping viral or influenza infectious spread .
THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS .
Large meta-analyses , and all the RCT , prove that there is no such relative benefit .
Masks and respirators do not work .
Mandating masks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Here is a WILEY study released in February : “ Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks against influenza : A systematic review and meta-analysis.
” CONCLUSION : “ A total of six RCTs involving 9,171 participants were included .
There were no statistically significant differences in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza , laboratory-confirmed respiratory viral infections , laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection , and influenza-like illness using N95 respirators and surgical Masks .
Meta-analysis indicated a protective effect of N95 respirators against laboratory-confirmed bacterial colonization ( RR = 0.58 , 95 % CI 0.43-0.78 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with surgical masks is not associated with a lower risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza.
” Essentially , neither N95 or surgical masks are effective in protecting against influenza .
— See link here .
The Independent published a story where one of England ’ s most senior doctors warned that members of the public could be putting themselves more at risk from contracting coronavirus by wearing face masks : “ Coronavirus : Face masks could increase risk of infection , medical chief warns ” — See link here .
Denis G. Rancourt , PhD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an abstract summary providing a list of Medical Literature proving that Masks and respirators do not work : “ Masks Don ’ t Work A review of science relevant to COVID-19 social policy ” — See link here .
Dr Rashid Buttar was one of the very first medical experts to speak up with medical facts in the face of a sea of mainstream media disinformation .
I highly recommend watching this London Reel interview with Dr Rashid Buttar where he explains in depth what Coronavirus is based on sound science without a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the harms of mask-wearing : “ THE CORONAVIRUS AGENDA – WHAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA DON ’ T WANT YOU TO KNOW ” — See video here .
The Event 201 Coronavirus live simulation exercise to prepare public and private leaders of a pandemic response , was launched in October of 2019 .
We have been in a training exercise orchestrated by the elites .
— See link here .
Governments were clear from the start of this training exercise that nobody should be wearing a mask but by June , they did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here .
Public Health Agency of Canada ( PHAC ) openly states on its website that there is little evidence that wearing a mask will protect you when you are healthy .
— See link here .
CDC released a report in May saying that wearing face masks , washing hands and sanitizing surfaces are useless in preventing one ’ s susceptibility to Covid19 — See link here .
New England Journal of Medicine released a peer-reviewed study : “ Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era ” .
CONCLUSION : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health care facilities offers little , if any , protection from infection.
” — See link here .
In May 2020 , Technocracy News and Trends published : “ Blaylock : Face Masks Pose Serious Risks To The Healthy ” .
Dr. Russell Blaylock warns that not only do face masks fail to protect the healthy from getting sick , but they also create serious health risks to the wearer .
The bottom line is that if you are not sick , you should not wear a face mask : “ It gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that in some cases the virus can enter the brain .
In most instances it enters the brain by way of the olfactory nerves ( smell nerves ) , which connect directly with the area of the brain dealing with recent memory and memory consolidation .
By wearing a mask , the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages , enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.
” — See article here .
“ By wearing a mask , the exhaled viruses will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ concentrate in the nasal passages , enter the olfactory nerves & travel into the brain… the bulk of the evidence points toward hypoxia and/or hypercapnia as the cause .
That is , a reduction in blood oxygenation ( hypoxia ) or an elevation in blood C02 ( hypercapnia ) .
” “ It is known that the N95 mask , if worn for hours , can reduce blood oxygenation as much as 20 % , which can lead to a loss of consciousness , as happened to the hapless fellow driving around alone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , causing him to pass out , and to crash his car and sustain injuries .
I am sure that we have several cases of elderly individuals or any person with poor lung function passing out , hitting their head .
This , of course , can lead to death.
” “ The importance of these findings is that a drop in oxygen levels ( hypoxia ) is associated with an impairment in immunity .
Studies have shown that hypoxia can inhibit the type of main immune cells used to fight viral infections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because the hypoxia increases the level of a compound called hypoxia-inducible factor-1 ( HIF-1 ) , which inhibits T-lymphocytes and stimulates a powerful immune inhibitor cell called the Tregs .
This sets the stage for contracting any infection , including COVID-19 and making the consequences of that infection much graver .
In essence , your mask may very well put you at an increased risk of infections and if so , having a much worse outcome.
” Also in May , Global Research emphasized in that masks lead to under-oxygenation , a forerunner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ like cancer .
The decrease of oxygen in one ’ s body always increases acidity .
Cancer thrives in acidic conditions : “ Unmasking the Truth : Studies Show Dehumanizing Masks Weaken You and Don ’ t Protect You ” — See link here .
In June , River Cities Reader ‘ s provides a vital list of peer-reviewed studies and Medical Literature on masks , providing key anchor points to the extensive scientific literature that establishes that wearing surgical masks and respirators ( e.g.
, “ N95 ” ) does not reduce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Masks Don ’ t Work : A Review of Science Relevant to COVID-19 Social Policy ” — See link here .
A month later , CNN released this article : “ Coronavirus pandemic could cause wave of brain damage , scientists warn ” — See link here .
Dr. Rashid Buttar was among the first medical experts to speak out against masks and he has been tyrannically censored by big tech social media platforms .
He explains that the pores of the fibers of masks are so much bigger than the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out .
Dr. Buttar explains that masks are a scam and tyrannical abuse .
If anybody tells you to wear a face mask all you have to say is that you have a medical exemption .
If they ask you what your medical condition is they are violating your HIPAA rights and your American Disability Rights if you are in the US .
Nobody has the right to ask you what is your medical condition or force you to wear a mask .
Nobody .
Global Research reveals masks are conditioning people to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ psychological operation towards mandatory vaccines ” — See link here .
Bigtree introduced his 11-year old son who wore an N95 mask and tested the carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) levels inside of it that can cause toxicity or oxygen deprivation when CO2 rises to 5000 ppm , which is the limit for daily workplace exposures , according to OSHA .
The meter registered more than 10,000 ppm and stopped , all within a few seconds .
A paper mask and a bandana both registered over 9000 ppm , and a plastic face @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CO2 air levels should be no higher than 1100 ppm inside of classrooms .
Global Research further stated a case that mandated or coerced mask wearing by governments is psychological terrorism aka warfare : “ COVID-19 : Continuous Wearing of Mask Aggravates Risk of Infection .
“ Psychological Terrorism ” ?
” — See link here .
Dr Buttar gave another urgent warning in a TV interview : “ Expect Mass Deaths From Coronavirus Vaccines – Dr Rashid Buttar on Second Wave ” — See video here .
Global Research released “ COVID-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Child Abuse ” — See link here .
World Doctors Alliance confirmed that two 14-year-old boys from Germany died due to wearing masks .
Mainstream media censored it .
Ireland ’ s chief Virologist , Dollores Cahill , says that after one minute of wearing a mask you are in a toxic environment .
An employer who forces you to wear a mask is liable for any fatalities from masks which are causing serious harm to people .
— See link here .
OffGaurdian published this : “ Face Masks : A Danger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ourselves ” — See link here .
The Last American Vagabond did an excellent news report : “ Health Risks of Masks ” — See link here .
In November a medical Doctor in the US slammed masks .
Medical Doctor : Truth About Masks And Their Futility Dr Merritt has researched Bioweapons and face masks and says masks don ’ t work .
Professionals pushing masks are either being “ paid or played ” .
— See video here .
In Highwire ’ s : “ MASK WHISTLEBLOWERS TELL ALL ” , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & Kristen Meghan joined Del in-studio to break down vital info on masks , PPE , and their role in Covid-19 prevention .
They reveal that mask wearing can lead to heart attacks and cancer .
Every adult on this planet wearing a mask needs to hear this riveting discussion .
— See link here .
If work requires you to wear a face mask , OSHA requires that your employer verifies you are receiving a minimum of 19.5 % oxygen level by law !
Sustained stress levels during unlawful Lockdown and by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immune system .
Cortisone is released by the immune system in response to stress , suppressing & weakening your Immune System .
This is corporate manslaughter by governments and intentional genocide .
Dr. Otto Warburg has also exposed these truths about cancer : The typical blue mask most people are wearing , contains Teflon and other chemicals that cause cancer .
Masks are “ sterilized ” with Ethylene Oxide — a known carcinogen .
Many teachers in various school boards have been experiencing significant symptoms as a direct result of the effects of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contain ( not sprayed with ) PTFE which makes up Teflon along with other chemicals that also cause cancer .
— See link here .
US Senator Rand Paul says Lockdowns are unlawful .
Rand Paul : No Scientific Evidence ‘ Tyrannical ’ Lockdowns Work — See link here .
In November David Kurten published a Notice of Liability for Schools , drafted by Legal Counsel for the World Freedom Alliance in the UK with regard to mask-wearing .
This document will put your schools on notice for personal liability for associated risks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports from the historic pandemic of 1918 revealed that mandated masks killed an estimated 30 million people .
So it was not the “ flu ” that killed them at all during the “ Spanish Flu ” .
In a paper co-authored by Anthony Fauci in the Journal of Infectious Diseases in 2008 it reveals that Mr Fauci knew masks killed millions of people in the 1918 “ pandemic.
” Autopsy reports exposed secondary bacterial pneumonia caused by common upper respiratory-tract bacteria as the main cause of death , not the “ flu @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still coercively mandated masks on the American people knowing they would get sick from the masks and they are .
— See link here .
I recommend reading “ Vaccines Caused 1918 “ Spanish Flu ” Which Killed Millions ” since historic genocides are now repeating ” — See link here .
I also recommend watching “ Historic Pandemic ” — See video here .
Finally , I will leave you with this explosive video compilation of censored medical experts warning to humanity released in December : “ Ask The Experts – Doctors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of COVID-19 and the danger of VAX !
” — See video here .

EVIDENCE OF GENOCIDE: The Mask Psyop
By: Ariyana Love
Timeline 2020
Here’s a compilation of evidence from peer-reviewed scientific journals, medical experts, and media explicitly proving that masks are not only ineffective at containing the spread of infectious diseases, viruses, and influenza but masks are also extremely dangerous to your health and worn long enough, can be fatal. There is no such study that has proven the efficacy of masks in stopping viral or influenza infectious spread. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS. Large meta-analyses, and all the RCT, prove that there is no such relative benefit. Masks and respirators do not work. Mandating masks constitutes Crime Against Humanity and it’s child abuse. Masks weaken your immune system making you more susceptible to all pathogens including the big bad flu, the Coronavirus. Masks deprive your body of vital oxygen too, resulting in hypoxic injuries (deprivation of oxygen in the brain), and in other cases, prolonged mask-wearing will result in permanent brain damage or death.
February
Here is a study released in February: “Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks against influenza: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” The conclusion was: “A total of six RCTs involving 9,171 participants were included. There were no statistically significant differences in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza, laboratory-confirmed respiratory viral infections, laboratory-confirmed respiratory infection, and influenza-like illness using N95 respirators and surgical Masks. Meta-analysis indicated a protective effect of N95 respirators against laboratory-confirmed bacterial colonization (RR = 0.58, 95% CI 0.43-0.78). The use of N95 respirators compared with surgical masks is not associated with a lower risk of laboratory-confirmed influenza.” Essentially, neither N95 or surgical masks are effective in protecting against influenza.
March
The Independent published a story where one of England’s most senior doctors warned that members of the public could be putting themselves more at risk of contracting coronavirus by wearing face masks: “Coronavirus: Face masks could increase risk of infection, medical chief warns”.
April
Denis G. Rancourt, Ph.D. Researcher forproduced anproviding a list of Medical Literature proving that Masks and respirators do not work: “Masks Don’t Work A review of science relevant to COVID-19 social policy”.was one of the very first medical experts to speak up with medical facts in the face of a sea of mainstream media disinformation. I highly recommend watching thiswhere Dr. Buttar explains in depth what Coronavirus is, based on sound science. Dr. Buttar also dives into the harms of mask-wearing: “THE CORONAVIRUS AGENDA – WHAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA DON’T WANT YOU TO KNOW”.
May
“It gets even more frightening. Newer evidence suggests that in some cases the virus can enter the brain. In most instances, it enters the brain by way of the olfactory nerves (smell nerves), which connect directly with the area of the brain dealing with recent memory and memory consolidation. By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves, and travel into the brain.” Dr. Baylock continues to stress that the bulk of the evidence points toward hypoxia and/or hypercapnia as a major illness due to abusing masks. “That is, a reduction in blood oxygenation (hypoxia) or an elevation in blood C02 (hypercapnia).” By forcing you to wear a mask, your government, school, or institution is violating your human rights and international law. “It is known that the N95 mask, if worn for hours, can reduce blood oxygenation as much as 20%, which can lead to a loss of consciousness, as happened to the hapless fellow driving around alone in his car wearing an N95 mask, causing him to pass out, and to crash his car and sustain injuries. I am sure that we have several cases of elderly individuals or any person with poor lung function passing out, hitting their head. This, of course, can lead to death.” “The importance of these findings is that a drop in oxygen levels (hypoxia) is associated with an impairment in immunity. Studies have shown that hypoxia can inhibit the type of main immune cells used to fight viral infections called the CD4+ T-lymphocyte. This occurs because the hypoxia increases the level of a compound called hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1), which inhibits T-lymphocytes and stimulates a powerful immune inhibitor cell called the Tregs. This sets the stage for contracting any infection, including COVID-19, and making the consequences of that infection much graver. In essence, your mask may very well put you at an increased risk of infections and if so, having a much worse outcome.”
were clear from the start of this Event 201 Coronavirusfor a live simulated pandemic drill, that nobody should be wearing a mask but by June they did an about-face and began coercing the public to muzzle up. See this short video. Note that theopenlythat there is little evidence that wearing a mask will protect you when you are healthy from disease when you are healthy. Essentially, healthy individuals should never wear masks.releasedin May saying that wearing face masks, washing hands, and sanitizing surfaces are useless in preventing one’s susceptibility to Covid-19.Are you feeling a little foolish right about now? Well, hold tight because we’re just getting warmed up.released a: “Universal Masking in Hospitals in the Covid-19 Era”. The conclusion was: “We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little if any, protection from infection.” In May 2020,published afrom Dr. Russell Baylock: “Blaylock: Face Masks Pose Serious Risks To The Healthy”, who warns that not only do face masks fail to protect the healthy from getting sick but they also create serious health risks to the wearer. The bottom line is that if you are not sick, you should not wear a face mask:Also in May,masks lead to under-oxygenation, a forerunner to fatigue, weakness and serious diseases like cancer. The decrease of oxygen in one’s body always increases acidity. Cancer thrives in acidic conditions: “Unmasking the Truth: Studies Show Dehumanizing Masks Weaken You and Don’t Protect You”.
June
In June, River Cities Reader‘s provided us with a vital list of peer-reviewed studies and Medical Literature on masks, providing key anchor points to the extensive scientific literature that establishes that wearing surgical masks and respirators (e.g., “N95”) does not reduce the risk of contracting a verified illness: “Masks Don’t Work: A Review of Science Relevant to COVID-19 Social Policy”.
July
A month later, CNN: “Coronavirus pandemic could cause a wave of brain damage, scientists warn”.was among the first medical experts to speak out against masks and he has been tyrannically censored by big tech social media platforms. He explains that the pores of the fibers of masks are so much bigger than the particles people are fearfully trying to keep out.
Dr Buttar: Masks Are a SCAM & Tyrannical Abuse

Dr. Buttar explains that masks are a scam and tyrannical abuse. If anybody tells you to wear a face mask all you have to say is that you have a medical exemption. If they ask you what your medical condition is they are violating your HIPAA rights and your American Disability Rights if you are in the US. Nobody has the right to ask you what is your medical condition or force you to wear a mask. Nobody.
August
In August, Global Research revealed that mandatory masks are conditioning people to accept mandatory vaccinations: “Masks – psychological operation towards mandatory vaccines”.
September
Bigtree introduced his 11-year old son who wore an N95 mask and tested the carbon dioxide (CO2) levels inside of it that can cause toxicity or oxygen deprivation when CO2 rises to 5000 ppm, which is the limit for daily workplace exposures, according to OSHA. The meter registered more than 10,000 ppm and stopped, all within a few seconds. A paper mask and a bandana both registered over 9000 ppm, and a plastic face shield registered at 1500 ppm. Indoor CO2 air levels should be no higher than 1100 ppm inside of classrooms.
Global Research further stated a case that mandated or coerced mask wearing by governments is psychological terrorism aka warfare in, “COVID-19: Continuous Wearing of Mask Aggravates Risk of Infection. “Psychological Terrorism”?.
October
gavein an interview on national TV to “Expect Mass Deaths From Coronavirus Vaccines – Dr Rashid Buttar on Second Wave”.“COVID-19 Masks Are a Crime Against Humanity and Child Abuse”.
November
two 14-year-old boys from Germany died due to wearing masks. Mainstream media censored it. Ireland’s chief Virologist, Dollores Cahill, says that after one minute of wearing a mask you are in a “toxic environment”. She further states that an employer who forces you to wear a mask is liable for any fatalities from masks which are causing serious harm to people.published thisin November, “Face Masks: A Danger to Our Planet, Our Children & Ourselves”also did anon the “Health Risks of Masks”. In November a medical Doctor in Tulsa, USA, slammed masks on record.
Medical Doctor: Truth About Masks And Their Futility

December
Dr Merritt has researched Bioweapons and face masks and goes on record stating says masks don’t work. Professionals pushing masks are either being “paid or played”, she says.
Cancer and Masks
In“MASK WHISTLEBLOWERS TELL ALL”, the government trained OSHA mask experts Tammy Clark & Kristen Meghanto break down vital info on masks, PPE, and their role in Covid-19 prevention. She reveals that mask wearing can lead to heart attacks and cancer. Every adult on this planet wearing a mask needs to hear this riveting discussion. If work requires you to wear a face mask,requires that your employer verifies you are receiving a minimum of 19.5% oxygen level by law! Sustained stress levels during unlawful lockdowns and by the wearing of masks compromise the human immune system. Cortisone is released by the immune system in response to stress, suppressing & weakening your Immune System. This is corporate manslaughter by governments and elite eugenicists and it is intentional genocide.
Dr. Otto Warburg has also exposed these truths about cancer:
“All normal cells have an absolute requirement for Oxygen, but cancer cells can live without Oxygen – a rule without exception… Deprive a cell 35% of its Oxygen for 48 hours and it may become cancerous.”
The typical blue mask most people are wearing, contains Teflon and other chemicals that cause cancer. Masks are “sterilized” with Ethylene Oxide — a known carcinogen. Many teachers in various school boards have been experiencing significant symptoms as a direct result of the effects of this chemical. 2. The masks contain (not sprayed with) PTFE which makes up Teflon along with other chemicals that also cause cancer.
Lockdowns
Via Infowars, US Senator Rand Paul says lockdowns are unlawful: “Rand Paul: “No Scientific Evidence ‘Tyrannical’ Lockdowns Work”.
Know Your Rights
In November, David Kurten published a Notice of Liability for Schools, drafted by Legal Counsel for the World Freedom Alliance in the UK with regard to mask-wearing. This document will put your schools on notice for personal liability for associated risks. If your child’s school does not except your child’s Medical Exemption and still tries to force your child to muzzle up, show them this document.
History repeats – “Spanish Flu”
Autopsy reports from the historic pandemic of 1918 revealed that mandated masks killed an estimated 30 million people. So it was not the “flu” that killed them at all during the “Spanish Flu”. A paper co-authored by Anthony Fauci in the Journal of Infectious Diseases in 2008, reveals thatmasks killed tens of millions of people in the 1918 “pandemic.” Autopsy reports exposed secondary bacterial pneumonia caused by common upper respiratory-tract bacteria as the main cause of death, not the “flu”. Despite this, Mr Fauci still coercively mandated masks and lockdown on the American people knowing they would get sick from the masks and they are. I highly“Vaccines Caused 1918 “Spanish Flu” Which Killed Millions” since historic genocides are now repeating”. I also“Historic Pandemic”. Finally, I will leave you with this importantof censored medical experts warning to humanity released in December: “Ask The Experts – Doctors and Scientist speak up about the hoax of COVID-19 and the danger of VAX!”.
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About the Author: Ariyana Love is a Goodwill Ambassador to Palestine (ICSPR), Chairwoman of an international foundation, a Human Rights Defender, Journalist and an Activist. Find out more about Ariyana by visiting her Blog (where this article originated) at Ambassador Love.
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thelibertybeacon--2020-12-26--Romania Strikes GOLD: Nationalists Break Through with 9% of Vote in Parliamentary Elections

This party is called the Alliance for Romanian Unity , whose acronym AUR means GOLD in Romanian .
The organization , led by the 34-year-old street activist George Simion and the traditionalist journalist Claudiu Târziu , has managed to strike a balance between uniting a diverse of coalition of right-wing supporters and presenting a reassuring image to the general public .
This coalition includes nationalists , Orthodox Christians , philosophical Rightists , and opponents of the anti-COVID lockdowns in Romania .
AUR ’ s logo is indicative : a map of Romania , the eastern border suggestively superimposed by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ message ?
We are a responsible , pro-European party – important given how many Romanians work in the EU or have benefited from EU funds – and we wish the neighboring country of Moldova to rejoin Romania .
Indeed , the recent centennial of Romanian unity , the nation was fully unified in 1919 in the wake of the First World War , was widely celebrated throughout the country .
Reunification with Moldova , a poor country of 2 million souls , then seems natural to Romanians , even if the goal is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ break through ?
It is not completely clear why AUR was able to break through while remaining under the radar for much of the media .
George Simion , who has been active in public causes for many years , had crisscrossed the country visiting localities since July in the “ Golden Caravan , ” a sleek bus .
Attention was also brought by party member Diana Șoșoacă ’ s street protests against lockdown measures .
The party also evidently did well on social media .
Simion ’ s Facebook page now has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voters are young ( 45 % between 18 and 35 ) and less educated ( 8 % university graduates ) .
The previous parliamentary elections had seen the breakthrough of the liberal-globalist Union to Save Romania ( USR , analogous to the Macronist tendency in France ) , who had done particularly well with educated Romanians abroad , on an anti-corruption platform .
In 2016 , USR received 8.9 % of the vote and they have more than consolidated their position by winning 15.4 % in 2020 .
This time , however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ AUR also did well in the diaspora , seemingly from the hundreds of thousands of Romanians abroad working in farming , construction , and other blue-collar work .
Indeed , the “ AUR in Germany ” Facebook group has over 17,500 members and AUR was competitive with , or even received more votes than , USR in many cities in Belgium .
Romanians abroad are generally politically rather inert .
Many rise through the ranks of their new homes , however , ( e.g.
, among countless cases , the current French minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ diaspora networks , liberal or conservative , are eager to use their considerable resources to influence and do good in the home country .
Empty Catholic churches in the West are sometimes converted into Orthodox ones .
One such well-frequented church I visited in a Western country proudly displayed pictures of Ion Moța and Vasile Marin on the walls , two celebrated members of the Iron Guard , a fascist group , who died fighting atheistic socialism in the Spanish Civil War .
Many AUR organizers seem to have been part of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a group which had managed to initiate a civic referendum to make gay marriage unconstitutional .
The referendum was held in 2018 with 93.4 % of votes in favor of the reform .
However , the result was void because turnout was a measly 21.1 % , partly because progressives called for a boycott and because of Romanians ’ evident disinterest .
The failed referendum , however , evidently served as a milestone in the successful reorganization of the Romanian Right .
Personally , I ’ ve long thought that there was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Romania , unfulfilled since the decline of Vadim Tudor ’ s Great Romania Party in the 2000s .
Tudor had managed to reach the second round of the presidential elections in 2000 , receiving 33.2 % of the vote .
AUR was able to be the one to capitalize upon this latent demand .
As mentioned , the party combines diverse elements .
Alongside Simion is Claudiu Târziu , 47 , a journalist who runs the Christian news site ROST .
The site has sympathetic coverage of Romania ’ s historic Christian fascist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ documents the activism of Romanian Jewish groups , such as the Élie Wiesel Institute and the Federation of the Jewish Community .
In recent years , such groups have put pressure to remove the name of anti-communist dissident Petre Țuțea from city streets ( because of ultimately quite mild and balanced comments of his on the Jews ) and to censor the writings of leading Romanian intellectuals Mircea Eliade and Emil Cioran ( who early in their careers had supported the Iron Guard ) .
This year , Romanian MP and Jewish Federation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to deprive anti-communist dissidents ( and their relatives ! )
from receiving special state pensions if they had been members of the Iron Guard .
Several university professors openly support AUR , notably the philosopher Sorin Lavric , who now serves as the party ’ s president in the Romanian Senate .
The mild-mannered Lavric is widely known as a genteel and wry moralist .
In a recent video , Lavric explains that he “ entered politics out of disgust and despair ” and because of “ a suffocating ideology due to which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this country.
” Liberal activists are now poring over everything Lavric has ever said and done in an effort to demonize him .
One online campaign calls for his resignation for writing that a gynecological exam is “ the most odious situation in which the feminine element can fall.
” Literally , no other context is provided .
The campaign has already received over 20,000 signatures .
The movement is also supported by other prominent Romanian personalities , such as the actor Mircea Diaconu , who starred in the amusing 2002 film Filantropica @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist party , where he was not noted for support for nationalist causes ) .
The party program indicates that “ AUR ’ s doctrine is based on four pillars : family , nation , belief , and freedom.
” The emphasis is on the unity and solidarity of all ethnic Romanians across borders .
This includes not only reunification with Moldova , but also a tightening of ties with the Romanian diaspora , scattered across Western Europe in particular : The central project is clear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Republic of Moldova as a national and priority project in the the national and European security strategy , regional development , and in the consolidation of NATO ’ s eastern flank.
” Indeed , seven of AUR ’ s 40 new members of parliament and 14 senators are of Moldovan origin ( or as Romanians sometimes say , “ Bessarabian ” ) .
The program has tremendous emphasis on demographic renewal and the family .
The situation is indeed dire : “ Demographic decline is probably the most critical problem that we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growing diaspora of any country in the world , after Syria.
” The party wants to support families , raise fertility , and reduce emigration .
Indeed , while Romania ’ s fertility rate is a respectable , by European standards , 1.7 , the population has fallen from 23.5 million in 1990 to 19.2 million today .
The brain drain of doctors and engineers has been catastrophic for the country , and the EU forecasts the population will further decline to 15.5 million by 2050 .
AUR argues that the family is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Just as an organism can be kept alive only if it preserves the health of its cells , so a nation has no chance of survival unless it cultivates its classic pattern of the ordinary family.
” The party furthermore considers that “ gender ideology is a theoretical aberration which stems from the current offices of neo-Marxist activists.
” AUR ’ s advocacy for a renewal of Romanian families and natality is logically paired with opposition to the current continuous Afro-Islamic settlement of Europe .
The party wants to actually enforce Article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states “ No foreign populations may be displaced or colonized on the territory of the Romanian State.
” This stands as a sharp rebuttal to the EU ’ s plans for forced resettlement of migrants in eastern Europe .
More generally , the party is “ clearly against the colonization of Europe with foreign populations.
” Much of AUR ’ s program reads as a sophisticated traditionalist philosophical critique of demoliberalism , in the lineage of Plato and Evola .
The party rejects “ anthropocentrism ” and argues for “ a spiritual vision @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of vulgar materialism.
” It supports “ the natural pursuit of well-being by each person , but we reject the idolatry of money , considering material gain a means , not an end in itself.
” The program defines freedom as follows : And affirms the reality of human nature : The party opposes “ Socialist Euro-Federalism ” and advocates for a conservative “ Europe of Nations ” : In terms of much practical policy , AUR ’ s positions are not clear as of yet .
Upon election , the party leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reassuring ” discourse .
In an hour-long discussion on national television channel TVR1 , policy was barely broached at all , AUR ’ s newly-elected officials apparently mainly wanting to appear approachable and human .
The interviewer was by no means hostile .
Simion says he wants to put competent experts in charge of the country , not politicians , such as Florian Colceag as minister of education .
Colceag , an AUR supporter , not a member , is a famous trainer of gifted youth and a researcher in environmental economics .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ but this should remain an individual choice .
Upon being interviewed on television , newly-elected MPs sagely wore COVID masks .
In contrast with other right-wing populist movements , AUR has demanded protections for Romania ’ s forests , homes for brown bears and much other wildlife , which have long been plagued by illegal logging .
Time will tell what comes of AUR .
New political movements are notoriously fractious after all , particularly at the margins .
But political nationalism is also in general much more viable in eastern Europe .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bulgaria , after all .
These latest elections suggest that Romania is undergoing the same trends of subcultural and political fragmentation as France .
Romanian politics also used to be governed by two extraordinarily vacuous big-tent parties .
Liberal Romanians broke through politically in 2016 with USR .
Now , the time has come for nationalists to be represented .
Ironically , the nationalist breakthrough owes a lot to the liberals ’ discrediting of Romania ’ s traditional party of government , the Social-Democratic Party ( PSD , in fact , a party @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dedicated to small-time pork and machine politics ) .
The Social-Democrats ’ reputation never recovered from their attempt to essentially legalize corruption in 2017 and the massive protests against this that ensued .
PSD has declined from a whopping 58.6 % of the vote in 2012 to a mere 28.9 % in 2020 ( although still the largest party ) .
It seems likely that many younger rural voters , who would have naturally voted PSD , instead opted for AUR .
Political alienation continues to be overwhelming : turnout has fallen to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ever , liberalism is nothing if not entropic .
Vadim Tudor once declared : “ Romania is to be governed with a machine gun !
” This is gives a sense of the economic and social chaos of 1990s Romania , where standards of living stagnated for a decade at the same abysmal level as under communism .
On one occasion , police were sent to contain 15,000 miners marching against the government : many of the police were captured and the prefect of Valcea county was taken hostage and beaten .
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This party is called the Alliance for Romanian Unity, whose acronym AUR means GOLD in Romanian. The organization, led by the 34-year-old street activist George Simion and the traditionalist journalist Claudiu Târziu, has managed to strike a balance between uniting a diverse of coalition of right-wing supporters and presenting a reassuring image to the general public. This coalition includes nationalists, Orthodox Christians, philosophical Rightists, and opponents of the anti-COVID lockdowns in Romania.
AUR’s logo is indicative: a map of Romania, the eastern border suggestively superimposed by the stars of the European Union. The message? We are a responsible, pro-European party – important given how many Romanians work in the EU or have benefited from EU funds – and we wish the neighboring country of Moldova to rejoin Romania. Indeed, the recent centennial of Romanian unity, the nation was fully unified in 1919 in the wake of the First World War, was widely celebrated throughout the country. Reunification with Moldova, a poor country of 2 million souls, then seems natural to Romanians, even if the goal is rarely actively pursued.
Why did AUR break through?
It is not completely clear why AUR was able to break through while remaining under the radar for much of the media. George Simion, who has been active in public causes for many years, had crisscrossed the country visiting localities since July in the “Golden Caravan,” a sleek bus. Attention was also brought by party member Diana Șoșoacă’s street protests against lockdown measures. The party also evidently did well on social media. Simion’s Facebook page now has 428,500 likes and 617,500 followers. AUR voters are young (45% between 18 and 35) and less educated (8% university graduates).
The previous parliamentary elections had seen the breakthrough of the liberal-globalist Union to Save Romania (USR, analogous to the Macronist tendency in France), who had done particularly well with educated Romanians abroad, on an anti-corruption platform. In 2016, USR received 8.9% of the vote and they have more than consolidated their position by winning 15.4% in 2020. This time, however, many have been surprised to learn that AUR also did well in the diaspora, seemingly from the hundreds of thousands of Romanians abroad working in farming, construction, and other blue-collar work. Indeed, the “AUR in Germany” Facebook group has over 17,500 members and AUR was competitive with, or even received more votes than, USR in many cities in Belgium.
Romanians abroad are generally politically rather inert. Many rise through the ranks of their new homes, however, (e.g., among countless cases, the current French minister of sports, Roxana Mărăcineanu) and diaspora networks, liberal or conservative, are eager to use their considerable resources to influence and do good in the home country. Empty Catholic churches in the West are sometimes converted into Orthodox ones. One such well-frequented church I visited in a Western country proudly displayed pictures of Ion Moța and Vasile Marin on the walls, two celebrated members of the Iron Guard, a fascist group, who died fighting atheistic socialism in the Spanish Civil War.
Many AUR organizers seem to have been part of the Coalition for the Family (CPF), a group which had managed to initiate a civic referendum to make gay marriage unconstitutional. The referendum was held in 2018 with 93.4% of votes in favor of the reform. However, the result was void because turnout was a measly 21.1%, partly because progressives called for a boycott and because of Romanians’ evident disinterest.
The failed referendum, however, evidently served as a milestone in the successful reorganization of the Romanian Right.
Personally, I’ve long thought that there was a considerable electoral niche for nationalism in Romania, unfulfilled since the decline of Vadim Tudor’s Great Romania Party in the 2000s. Tudor had managed to reach the second round of the presidential elections in 2000, receiving 33.2% of the vote. AUR was able to be the one to capitalize upon this latent demand.
Christians and Traditionalists
As mentioned, the party combines diverse elements. Alongside Simion is Claudiu Târziu, 47, a journalist who runs the Christian news site ROST. The site has sympathetic coverage of Romania’s historic Christian fascist movement, the Iron Guard, and documents the activism of Romanian Jewish groups, such as the Élie Wiesel Institute and the Federation of the Jewish Community.
In recent years, such groups have put pressure to remove the name of anti-communist dissident Petre Țuțea from city streets (because of ultimately quite mild and balanced comments of his on the Jews) and to censor the writings of leading Romanian intellectuals Mircea Eliade and Emil Cioran (who early in their careers had supported the Iron Guard). This year, Romanian MP and Jewish Federation leader Silviu Vexler successfully passed a law to deprive anti-communist dissidents (and their relatives!) from receiving special state pensions if they had been members of the Iron Guard.
Several university professors openly support AUR, notably the philosopher Sorin Lavric, who now serves as the party’s president in the Romanian Senate. The mild-mannered Lavric is widely known as a genteel and wry moralist. In a recent video, Lavric explains that he “entered politics out of disgust and despair” and because of “a suffocating ideology due to which one can no longer breathe intellectually in this country.”
Liberal activists are now poring over everything Lavric has ever said and done in an effort to demonize him. One online campaign calls for his resignation for writing that a gynecological exam is “the most odious situation in which the feminine element can fall.” Literally, no other context is provided. The campaign has already received over 20,000 signatures.
The movement is also supported by other prominent Romanian personalities, such as the actor Mircea Diaconu, who starred in the amusing 2002 film Filantropica (he has previously served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Socialist party, where he was not noted for support for nationalist causes).
Ideology and program: Family, nation, belief and freedom
The party program indicates that “AUR’s doctrine is based on four pillars: family, nation, belief, and freedom.” The emphasis is on the unity and solidarity of all ethnic Romanians across borders. This includes not only reunification with Moldova, but also a tightening of ties with the Romanian diaspora, scattered across Western Europe in particular:
[I]t would be impiety to limit the nation to the natives left within the borders. The Romanian nation is where the Romanian language, the Christian faith, and the memory of a common past unite contemporaries. We are an organic whole within a matrix in which the main binders are language, faith and ethnicity. Where these three features are called into question, there the Romanian nation loses its meaning.
The central project is clear: “The assumption of reunification with the Republic of Moldova as a national and priority project in the the national and European security strategy, regional development, and in the consolidation of NATO’s eastern flank.” Indeed, seven of AUR’s 40 new members of parliament and 14 senators are of Moldovan origin (or as Romanians sometimes say, “Bessarabian”).
The program has tremendous emphasis on demographic renewal and the family. The situation is indeed dire: “Demographic decline is probably the most critical problem that we face today. Romania has the second-fastest growing diaspora of any country in the world, after Syria.” The party wants to support families, raise fertility, and reduce emigration. Indeed, while Romania’s fertility rate is a respectable, by European standards, 1.7, the population has fallen from 23.5 million in 1990 to 19.2 million today. The brain drain of doctors and engineers has been catastrophic for the country, and the EU forecasts the population will further decline to 15.5 million by 2050.
AUR argues that the family is the fundamental building block of society: “Just as an organism can be kept alive only if it preserves the health of its cells, so a nation has no chance of survival unless it cultivates its classic pattern of the ordinary family.” The party furthermore considers that “gender ideology is a theoretical aberration which stems from the current offices of neo-Marxist activists.”
AUR’s advocacy for a renewal of Romanian families and natality is logically paired with opposition to the current continuous Afro-Islamic settlement of Europe. The party wants to actually enforce Article 3 of the Romanian Constitution, which states “No foreign populations may be displaced or colonized on the territory of the Romanian State.” This stands as a sharp rebuttal to the EU’s plans for forced resettlement of migrants in eastern Europe. More generally, the party is “clearly against the colonization of Europe with foreign populations.”
Much of AUR’s program reads as a sophisticated traditionalist philosophical critique of demoliberalism, in the lineage of Plato and Evola. The party rejects “anthropocentrism” and argues for “a spiritual vision, categorically opposed to the flat view of vulgar materialism.” It supports “the natural pursuit of well-being by each person, but we reject the idolatry of money, considering material gain a means, not an end in itself.”
The program defines freedom as follows:
If the family, the homeland and the faith give us an identity by belonging to organic entities that only the malicious deny, then freedom is what gives dignity to this identity. Freedom is the identity of the spirit in action, that is, the act of affirming the beliefs that the three previous units (family, homeland, faith) instill in us. Without the freedom to manifest them in any circumstance, family, homeland and faith remain hollow words.
AUR opposes egalitarianism:
Our alliance openly opposes any form of contemporary Marxism. Currents of political correctness, gender ideology, egalitarianism or multiculturalism are camouflaged forms of the neo-Marxist wound. No dialogue can be linked to those who, under the false pretense of combating discrimination, end up destroying the hierarchies and values that centuries of tradition have raised with patience and love.
And affirms the reality of human nature:
AUR affirms the hierarchy of values and a priori rejects any leveling in the name of equality. Our conception is elitist, not populist and not demagogic. We believe in the verticality of values, not in the horizontal lack of values. We believe in a human nature given at creation, whose basic features cannot be changed by social engineers.
The party opposes “Socialist Euro-Federalism” and advocates for a conservative “Europe of Nations”:
Romania’s path can only have one direction: Europe. But a Europe in which the classical values (truth, goodness, beauty), accompanied by the three cultural paradigms that make up its matrix (Greek philosophy, Roman law, and Christianity), which need not be invented now.
In terms of much practical policy, AUR’s positions are not clear as of yet. Upon election, the party leaders have held to a conciliatory, “reassuring” discourse. In an hour-long discussion on national television channel TVR1, policy was barely broached at all, AUR’s newly-elected officials apparently mainly wanting to appear approachable and human. The interviewer was by no means hostile.
Simion says he wants to put competent experts in charge of the country, not politicians, such as Florian Colceag as minister of education. Colceag, an AUR supporter, not a member, is a famous trainer of gifted youth and a researcher in environmental economics.
The party wants to reduce abortion, but this should remain an individual choice. Upon being interviewed on television, newly-elected MPs sagely wore COVID masks. In contrast with other right-wing populist movements, AUR has demanded protections for Romania’s forests, homes for brown bears and much other wildlife, which have long been plagued by illegal logging.
Time will tell what comes of AUR. New political movements are notoriously fractious after all, particularly at the margins. But political nationalism is also in general much more viable in eastern Europe. Nationalists currently govern in neighboring Hungary and Bulgaria, after all.
These latest elections suggest that Romania is undergoing the same trends of subcultural and political fragmentation as France. Romanian politics also used to be governed by two extraordinarily vacuous big-tent parties. Liberal Romanians broke through politically in 2016 with USR. Now, the time has come for nationalists to be represented.
Ironically, the nationalist breakthrough owes a lot to the liberals’ discrediting of Romania’s traditional party of government, the Social-Democratic Party (PSD, in fact, a party made up of former Communist apparatchiks mainly dedicated to small-time pork and machine politics). The Social-Democrats’ reputation never recovered from their attempt to essentially legalize corruption in 2017 and the massive protests against this that ensued. PSD has declined from a whopping 58.6% of the vote in 2012 to a mere 28.9% in 2020 (although still the largest party). It seems likely that many younger rural voters, who would have naturally voted PSD, instead opted for AUR. Political alienation continues to be overwhelming: turnout has fallen to a shockingly low 33.2%. As ever, liberalism is nothing if not entropic.
Note
Vadim Tudor once declared: “Romania is to be governed with a machine gun!” This is gives a sense of the economic and social chaos of 1990s Romania, where standards of living stagnated for a decade at the same abysmal level as under communism. On one occasion, police were sent to contain 15,000 miners marching against the government: many of the police were captured and the prefect of Valcea county was taken hostage and beaten.
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