21stcenturywire--2020-08-20--The Seven Deadly Sins of Coronavirus

The Seven Deadly Sins of Coronavirus

Society is awakening from its slumber .
In the UK , July the 4th marked a measure of independence .
The government deigned to allow pubs to swing open their saloon doors and let the population soak its worries in the traditional manner .
It seems to have been a breaking point for the otherwise impregnable dam of stymieing measures set-up by governments and institutions to hamper freedom in the name of risk-aversion .
Now that the pubs are open , there is a feeling that the high-water mark has been reached and the flood waters are receding .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel safer to walk around on the streets , to see friends at close range and to enjoy the simple pleasures of life which for so long had been restricted .
Albeit that these ‘ new ’ freedoms are imbibed with a prohibition-era feeling with sidelong looks at security guards and waiters who occasionally step in to enforce stringent rules dictated from above , lest they lose that precious license to operate and earn much needed incomes .
Thus , as the dust begins to settle , and the narrative shifts to ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begin to look back at the 3 or so months of martial law in the UK .
From the inside it has been an isolating experience , we have been forced into virtual realities to feed our social appetite .
It is hard to gauge how the wider society is dealing with a massive normative shift .
Behavioural changes have been wrought that have not been seen since total wars of the 20th century .
New industries have boomed , though it is prudent to investigate too those industries which have burned to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ change it helps to use a framework to interrogate the wide-reaching shifts in values and behaviours , to better understand what has been going on , and to rise above the tit-for-tat hubbub of the chattering mass of media .
Here we take the old Catholic framework of the seven deadly , or mortal sins – as a tool to examine shifts in values .
They are built upon preceding integral character traits as defined by Plato and Aristotle , namely : Temperance , Wisdom , Justice and Courage .
Originally attributed to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gregory , the ‘ Seven Deadly Sins ’ gained popularity in the expanding Catholic Empire of the Middle Ages .
We ’ ll set aside the theological debates over using a Catholic judgement system for now , and simply treat it as a moral exercise to shed some light into the murky miasma of shifting values brought about by ‘ the crisis ’ .
It is interesting to note how many of the actions of society line up with the sins .
And before we cow our heads too low we will later @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the promulgation of virtuous behaviour .
We commence with the sin of Greed .
Readily witnessed in the early days of government imposed lockdown was the change in shopping behaviour .
Supermarkets were cleared of dry goods and non-perishables .
Traditionally this was the realm of the ‘ prepper ’ – those marginal people who , so enraptured by their belief in a doomsday scenario spend most of their time in preparation , to ensure their survival .
The prepper mentality leaked into the mainstream as people hoarded whatever they could get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the ‘ next-day supply chain ’ model broke down when there was a huge shift in demand .
Commercial producers still haven ’ t caught up with the demand for flour , the bottleneck being the packaging – not the supply itself .
There was some kickback to all this hoarding , with people demanding “ only take what you need ” and to leave enough for others .
This moral rule works fine in safe times , where people believe that there is enough to go around .
However it breaks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where it only takes one hoarder to trigger another , and the worst of human greed is pushed to the fore .
Witness the man buying all of the sugar in the shop , or the lady with trolleys full of toilet roll – all of a sudden viewed as a precious and scarce commodity .
More deeply embroiled are those who seek to profit from this by selling those hoarded rolls at a huge markup on the black market .
Greed was abundant in those early times and will not be readily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is defined by over-indulgence .
I paraphrase a maniacal megaphone user I witnessed speaking on the subject when he shouted “ Nothing soothes the death-anxiety like a sugary , fatty snack ” .
It is true , we humans being simple creatures derive great serotonin hits from the basest of pleasures such as consumption of sugar .
The other means of satisfaction having being denied to us , we turned to what little pleasures we could garner from the only avenues available ; the supermarket aisles .
Never have the supermarkets been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have long known the dangers of a diet of processed food , and had been told from early on that obesity increases the danger of viral infections to the body .
Even still the weakened population fell upon the corporeal pleasures as something of a crutch .
Who can blame them ?
The only mandated activity one was allowed was to visit the church of the Glutton .
Even as the churches themselves were closed .
Although as we move on Gluttony seems to be one of the lower sins when compared to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adhere strictly to the stickers on the ground , if you asked too many questions of a shop assistant or if you venture out without a mask then you will surely have witnessed the sin of Wrath .
It is defined as ‘ an intense emotional state involving a strong uncomfortable and hostile response to a perceived provocation , hurt or threat ’ .
By acting outside of the ‘ rules ’ ( remember that in England at least , most restrictions are not ‘ laws ’ but recommendations or rules ) has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of a few .
Those who have quaffed deeply the kool-aid will be singing from the government hymn sheet .
Their moral code , underpinned by a new-found adoration of the NHS , is a moral high-ground above those who do not clap , for those who deign to see their friends in the real world , or the “ COVIDIOTS ” ( a hashtag trending on Twitter from the onset of lockdown ) who refuse to obey the individuating policies of anti-social distancing .
Committing any of these minor infractions brings a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ encourage you to test this and see .
Stand in front of the yellow line and you will have the forces of hired security demanding that you step back .
Admitting to a neighbour that you went to a party will draw ire and in typical English fashion , a stoic silence .
Fail to wear a muzzle on the bus and you ’ ll have eyes burning at you , despite their being little hard evidence behind the benefit of wearing a mask .
It seems that following the science only gets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ beholden by the devotees of the religion of coronavirus .
This article is written from an English perspective , even though the themes will ring true for many around the world to varying degrees .
But in England , more than anywhere , to quote the idiom “ A man ’ s home is his castle ” .
In times of yore it has been a place to recluse to , to enjoy a little peace and carry out one ’ s private life .
In the new regime , it has become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ensconced .
Just like any prisoner in a cell , with little stimulation and a hoard of food , one turns to the next sin ; that of Sloth .
Sloth is a form of laziness or disinclination to exertion .
It is a very easy habit to fall into , we have such good entertainment technologies in computers and with online shopping a world of toys can be on your doorstep the next day .
But , to quote another idiom : “ Habits begin as cobwebs and end as chains ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our dwellings – held by a concoction of fear of the outside and comfort of the inside .
Despite the beautiful English Summer that blossomed before us , all roads lead to home .
Sloth is an insidious sin , being very easy to slip into and hard to pull out from .
It will be one of the legacies of the lockdown policy that many will lead more sedentary lifestyles , having become accustomed to them .
This will have a concomitant effect on health and the economy , with fewer people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ go , to make the world a little better and to multiply that all important productivity .
These months spent at home will have lead many to inspect their immediate surroundings , and find them lacking .
Finding ones habitude to be wanting leads to the next sin , that of Envy .
Who has not been envious in these times of those with a large garden , with some outdoor shade and perhaps a private swimming pool ?
The divide between those who dwell in pokey tenements and those in expansive manors @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers , who spend many of their waking hours out of the home , have been forced onto the kitchen table – with no recompense from the company for this office space .
It is no surprise perhaps then , that many people have re-evaluated their living situation and gazed with invisious eyes to those who can live a more free private life in a walled garden , or more brightly gilded cage .
Envy is a corrosive substance with jealousy eating away at the self-confidence of even the strongest spirit .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : have we baked as much bread as our friends on social media ?
Have we perfected that exercise routine and shed pounds ?
Why are we debt-trapped in a less than perfect living situation ?
Comparing one ’ s self with others can be helpful , but without a solid grounding it can be destructive to our autonomy .
Lust is probably one of the better known sins , and is promoted in Western culture through Hollywood , advertising and cultural norms .
One can lust for money , for sex , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thrives in the absence of satisfaction so has found fertile fields in the enforced abstinence of recent months .
Visits to pornography websites have surged .
Many people have been partaking in secretive relationships driven by lust and fear – both more base instincts of humanity .
Lust can be seen to have had a role in the hoarding of food , but I would argue it is more readily visible in the governments activity .
The lust for power is well documented by those who study the political sphere .
We have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back-room coup ; our Prime Minister was taken into hospital , having his phone taken away .
It thus fell to groups of advisers and technocrats , ruling through the SAGE group among others , to decide policy and dictate the response to the perceived threat of a novel virus threat .
They wasted no time in instituting wide-ranging surveillance powers through ‘ track-and-trace ’ , with proposals to take it further through policies such as a vaccination passport , commonly referred to as ‘ Immunity Passports.
’ They were helped along their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authoritarians , who marauded around parks , breaking up small family picnics , issuing fines to innocent walkers who rested too long on their favourite bench to name only a few of their activates .
Their job as a municipal official combined with ambiguous rule-making by unelected technocrats gave the perfect framework for the lust for power to flourish .
Furthermore , this wave of power wielding does not show signs of abating , even as the public slowly awaken from their slumber .
They awaken to the ‘ New Normal ’ , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down for the purposes of control .
It does its work in the background , only poking the tip of the iceberg above the surface to ‘ nudge ’ policy hither or thither .
One very visible manner in which new norms are promulgated is government propaganda .
That being slogans , repeated phrases and assumed values which are used in every speech , emblazoned on lecterns at the bully pulpit and even used in mass advertising campaigns – which advertently helped keep the floundering legacy media alive , or at least on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forced memes being the unabashed worship of the NHS , bringing us to the final of our sins : that of Pride .
Pride is rooted in the characteristics of hubris and overconfidence .
It is an unjustified belief in oneself or of an identity .
We have had it poured on us from early doors by the government , telling us how great the NHS is for patching us up , how the Great British spirit will carry us through this crisis and how each of us can be a ‘ local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sofas .
They do say though , that pride comes before a fall , and that too much hubris can lead us astray .
Could it be that our national pride , freely whipped up as a means of control , could harm us in this instance ?
Pride can blind us from seeing problems .
We could be too proud to admit that lockdown policies might have caused more harm than good , as is the case in nursing homes the world over .
We could be too proud to admit to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , or too proud to remedy that .
Hubris among the ancient Greeks was seen to have some level of humiliation involved .
The government suddenly defining many peoples ’ whole livelihoods as ‘ non-essential ’ is an ultimate act of hubris , or humiliation .
And we are left with its by-product of shame .
It is a shame which is hard to shake off as even today many activities of self-fulfilment are limited and the regular activity of society is hardly being resumed .
These sins and vices do paint a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
However , they do not exist in solitude ; they are meant to help illustrate virtue .
It is easy to do down people and their activity , to pick out egregious behaviours among others when times are hard .
But I quote here from Sir Julian Rose ( speaking on Sunday Wire EP # 322 ) to demonstrate that all is not yet lost : Hard times create strong people , it has long been known .
But for those of us who have lived without the spectre of war on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a technologically-mediated service society have not really witnessed ‘ hard times ’ .
Perhaps now is that time , where virtues can be hewn from the hard foundations of the social contract .
We will examine the Seven Virtues of the Catholic school and how they may positively be applied to society under a perceived coronavirus threat .
Let us begin with Kindness , or in the Church ’ s favoured latin : Humanitas .
Said to be one characteristic that sets us apart from the animal state of being : kindness is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that just as much as there has been selfishness and greed there has been selfless giving .
Food banks in the UK have seen a much greater level of donations during the perceived crisis .
This is mirrored with charity donations and volunteer work in the community .
Where once we had the state leading the way in caring for the less fortunate through subsidy and service we now have non-state groups such as mutual aid co-operatives springing up in communities throughout the villages and towns of the UK .
These pose us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and offer an optimistic view for how we humans can care for one another without relying on authority based institutions .
They have more than filled in the gap between needs and supply and will continue to grow , I ’ m sure .
Speaking of growing , if you have visited the garden center you can ’ t help but have noticed the sacking of all fruit and vegetable seeds and plants .
People have been craving that long-lost contact with Mother Nature and these times have lead many to re-establish that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this with some level of Diligence , the correspondent virtue to the sin of Sloth .
Growing your own food is harder than buying it , and we will not become self-sufficient from a few tomato plants .
It does however induce an ethic of hard work and persistence , of attentive compassion and fosters a sense of achievement when the crop is harvested which is much more than the satisfaction of merely buying the fruit .
It is telling that the government originally defined the buying of seeds as ‘ non-essential ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own became a little English rebellion against them .
As much as there is greed among those hoarders in supermarkets , there is Temperance : the virtue of abstinence .
It is one which is easier to manifest when ones freedom is restricted , we can simply do without .
We then rediscover the little things in life , the beauty of the countryside , the simplicity of a book , all of which benefit us over the 21st Century opiates offered through the internet .
It is my belief that a period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and that many people will have broken off bad habits like smoking , and taken up good habits such as walking .
This is no mean feat when , before this crisis , it was hard to induce people to take such small steps towards their own self benefit .
I for one have been abstaining from supermarkets , in part because of their reaction and puissant freedom restrictions in-store , but in part because it is more in line with my values .
The period of enforced shut-down enabled a re-calibration of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grass is in fact much greener on the other side , one can get fresh produce at open markets and not get suckered into deals on sugary , hollow-caloried products offered by supermarkets , in this manner one can abstain and yet seem to have gained .
This leads to a sense of Purity , the virtue which is sullied by Lust .
I shan ’ t delve into the personal lives and loves of individuals , but suffice to say that it is probably a good thing for people to have had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ culture .
Sometimes we need a little time with just ourselves to find out more who we are , and what we need .
This leads into what Sir Rose was saying about going deeper into ourselves .
It is precious , this time of relative peace where we can do some soul-searching and it catalyses a strengthening of character , which will be invaluable as he notes , in times to come .
Humility is difficult in this day and age .
It is hard for us to cede to others , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to deny the authority of some institutions through this period .
However , humility includes in its ranks bravery , and I have witnessed this in no ending supply .
Be it the bravery of those who report information that counters the populist government narrative , and face consequential censorship and slander for doing so .
Or those who bravely go out and do their day job , despite mutterings of dissent .
Courage is taking action even with a present threat , so for anyone who had the courage to act beneficently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death , you are to be applauded .
It is important to be humble and modest , particularly when driven to some degree of stir-crazy by governmental policy .
Contrary to the Wrath of the tutting person in the queue , the stare of the mirthful mask-wearer or the over-zealous police officer stands Patience .
Patience is a virtue , as we are taught as children , but it seems to stop being lauded there .
It is a virtue worthy in all times , not just in crisis , and it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With quick delivery of online services and goods , with instantaneous entertainment of all forms and bodily pleasures widely promoted , it takes a wiser person to pursue patience these days .
With time to ones ’ -self we can pursue that patience .
I will not evangelise meditation or yoga , even though they are beneficial .
What I would say is that there are techniques , or ways of being which enable a greater patience in ourselves then we can then take more rational decisions and benefit greatly from doing so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an act of patience , and if you have made it this far , you are to be congratulated .
I encourage you to take the time to reflect on the themes , and will list the sins and virtues at the end for you to ponder and investigate yourself .
Patience is the ability to endure , and that is what we must do , we must keep the embers of our spirit alive through the hard times and we will be in a good place to build and succeed in our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ finish with a quote from somebody who knows all too much about the world ’ s sins , and has been forced to take the helm on many of the virtues : Julian Assange .
This quote from him is a call to agency , and a call to act against the forces which seek to keep us trapped , locked-down and in a primal , fear-driven state .

By
Blake Lovewell
21st Century Wire
Society is awakening from its slumber. In the UK, July the 4th marked a measure of independence. The government deigned to allow pubs to swing open their saloon doors and let the population soak its worries in the traditional manner. It seems to have been a breaking point for the otherwise impregnable dam of stymieing measures set-up by governments and institutions to hamper freedom in the name of risk-aversion. Now that the pubs are open, there is a feeling that the high-water mark has been reached and the flood waters are receding. This has concatenating effects on society – people feel safer to walk around on the streets, to see friends at close range and to enjoy the simple pleasures of life which for so long had been restricted. Albeit that these ‘new’ freedoms are imbibed with a prohibition-era feeling with sidelong looks at security guards and waiters who occasionally step in to enforce stringent rules dictated from above, lest they lose that precious license to operate and earn much needed incomes.
Thus, as the dust begins to settle, and the narrative shifts to ‘Second Wave’ paranoia, we can begin to look back at the 3 or so months of martial law in the UK. From the inside it has been an isolating experience, we have been forced into virtual realities to feed our social appetite. It is hard to gauge how the wider society is dealing with a massive normative shift. Behavioural changes have been wrought that have not been seen since total wars of the 20th century. New industries have boomed, though it is prudent to investigate too those industries which have burned to ashes. In these great times of change it helps to use a framework to interrogate the wide-reaching shifts in values and behaviours, to better understand what has been going on, and to rise above the tit-for-tat hubbub of the chattering mass of media.
Here we take the old Catholic framework of the seven deadly, or mortal sins – as a tool to examine shifts in values. They are built upon preceding integral character traits as defined by Plato and Aristotle, namely: Temperance, Wisdom, Justice and Courage. Originally attributed to Aurelius Clemens Prudentius and popularised by Pope Gregory, the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ gained popularity in the expanding Catholic Empire of the Middle Ages. We’ll set aside the theological debates over using a Catholic judgement system for now, and simply treat it as a moral exercise to shed some light into the murky miasma of shifting values brought about by ‘the crisis’. It is interesting to note how many of the actions of society line up with the sins. And before we cow our heads too low we will later show that there is reason to hope in the promulgation of virtuous behaviour.
We commence with the sin of Greed. Readily witnessed in the early days of government imposed lockdown was the change in shopping behaviour. Supermarkets were cleared of dry goods and non-perishables. Traditionally this was the realm of the ‘prepper’ – those marginal people who, so enraptured by their belief in a doomsday scenario spend most of their time in preparation, to ensure their survival. The prepper mentality leaked into the mainstream as people hoarded whatever they could get their hands on. It revealed quickly that the ‘next-day supply chain’ model broke down when there was a huge shift in demand. Commercial producers still haven’t caught up with the demand for flour, the bottleneck being the packaging – not the supply itself. There was some kickback to all this hoarding, with people demanding “only take what you need” and to leave enough for others. This moral rule works fine in safe times, where people believe that there is enough to go around. However it breaks down very quickly in panic times, where it only takes one hoarder to trigger another, and the worst of human greed is pushed to the fore. Witness the man buying all of the sugar in the shop, or the lady with trolleys full of toilet roll – all of a sudden viewed as a precious and scarce commodity. More deeply embroiled are those who seek to profit from this by selling those hoarded rolls at a huge markup on the black market. Greed was abundant in those early times and will not be readily forgotten.
Next came the Gluttony. It is defined by over-indulgence. I paraphrase a maniacal megaphone user I witnessed speaking on the subject when he shouted “Nothing soothes the death-anxiety like a sugary, fatty snack”. It is true, we humans being simple creatures derive great serotonin hits from the basest of pleasures such as consumption of sugar. The other means of satisfaction having being denied to us, we turned to what little pleasures we could garner from the only avenues available; the supermarket aisles. Never have the supermarkets been more weaponised on the population. We have long known the dangers of a diet of processed food, and had been told from early on that obesity increases the danger of viral infections to the body. Even still the weakened population fell upon the corporeal pleasures as something of a crutch. Who can blame them? The only mandated activity one was allowed was to visit the church of the Glutton. Even as the churches themselves were closed. Although as we move on Gluttony seems to be one of the lower sins when compared to others.
If you have failed to adhere strictly to the stickers on the ground, if you asked too many questions of a shop assistant or if you venture out without a mask then you will surely have witnessed the sin of Wrath. It is defined as ‘an intense emotional state involving a strong uncomfortable and hostile response to a perceived provocation, hurt or threat’. By acting outside of the ‘rules’ (remember that in England at least, most restrictions are not ‘laws’ but recommendations or rules) has become a mortal sin in the eyes of a few. Those who have quaffed deeply the kool-aid will be singing from the government hymn sheet. Their moral code, underpinned by a new-found adoration of the NHS, is a moral high-ground above those who do not clap, for those who deign to see their friends in the real world, or the “COVIDIOTS” (a hashtag trending on Twitter from the onset of lockdown) who refuse to obey the individuating policies of anti-social distancing. Committing any of these minor infractions brings a world of wrath upon you: I encourage you to test this and see. Stand in front of the yellow line and you will have the forces of hired security demanding that you step back. Admitting to a neighbour that you went to a party will draw ire and in typical English fashion, a stoic silence. Fail to wear a muzzle on the bus and you’ll have eyes burning at you, despite their being little hard evidence behind the benefit of wearing a mask. It seems that following the science only gets you so far, the Wrath is beholden by the devotees of the religion of coronavirus.
This article is written from an English perspective, even though the themes will ring true for many around the world to varying degrees. But in England, more than anywhere, to quote the idiom “A man’s home is his castle”. In times of yore it has been a place to recluse to, to enjoy a little peace and carry out one’s private life. In the new regime, it has become the prison cell into which one is ensconced. Just like any prisoner in a cell, with little stimulation and a hoard of food, one turns to the next sin; that of Sloth. Sloth is a form of laziness or disinclination to exertion. It is a very easy habit to fall into, we have such good entertainment technologies in computers and with online shopping a world of toys can be on your doorstep the next day. But, to quote another idiom: “Habits begin as cobwebs and end as chains”. We have become chained down in our dwellings – held by a concoction of fear of the outside and comfort of the inside. Despite the beautiful English Summer that blossomed before us, all roads lead to home. Sloth is an insidious sin, being very easy to slip into and hard to pull out from. It will be one of the legacies of the lockdown policy that many will lead more sedentary lifestyles, having become accustomed to them. This will have a concomitant effect on health and the economy, with fewer people with the drive to get up and go, to make the world a little better and to multiply that all important productivity.
These months spent at home will have lead many to inspect their immediate surroundings, and find them lacking. Finding ones habitude to be wanting leads to the next sin, that of Envy. Who has not been envious in these times of those with a large garden, with some outdoor shade and perhaps a private swimming pool? The divide between those who dwell in pokey tenements and those in expansive manors has come to the fore. Office workers, who spend many of their waking hours out of the home, have been forced onto the kitchen table – with no recompense from the company for this office space. It is no surprise perhaps then, that many people have re-evaluated their living situation and gazed with invisious eyes to those who can live a more free private life in a walled garden, or more brightly gilded cage. Envy is a corrosive substance with jealousy eating away at the self-confidence of even the strongest spirit. We have come to measure ourselves against others: have we baked as much bread as our friends on social media? Have we perfected that exercise routine and shed pounds? Why are we debt-trapped in a less than perfect living situation? Comparing one’s self with others can be helpful, but without a solid grounding it can be destructive to our autonomy.
Lust is probably one of the better known sins, and is promoted in Western culture through Hollywood, advertising and cultural norms. One can lust for money, for sex, for food and for power. It thrives in the absence of satisfaction so has found fertile fields in the enforced abstinence of recent months. Visits to pornography websites have surged. Many people have been partaking in secretive relationships driven by lust and fear – both more base instincts of humanity. Lust can be seen to have had a role in the hoarding of food, but I would argue it is more readily visible in the governments activity. The lust for power is well documented by those who study the political sphere. We have in the UK had something of a back-room coup; our Prime Minister was taken into hospital, having his phone taken away. It thus fell to groups of advisers and technocrats, ruling through the SAGE group among others, to decide policy and dictate the response to the perceived threat of a novel virus threat. They wasted no time in instituting wide-ranging surveillance powers through ‘track-and-trace’, with proposals to take it further through policies such as a vaccination passport, commonly referred to as ‘Immunity Passports.’ They were helped along their way by a police force of willing authoritarians, who marauded around parks, breaking up small family picnics, issuing fines to innocent walkers who rested too long on their favourite bench to name only a few of their activates. Their job as a municipal official combined with ambiguous rule-making by unelected technocrats gave the perfect framework for the lust for power to flourish. Furthermore, this wave of power wielding does not show signs of abating, even as the public slowly awaken from their slumber.
They awaken to the ‘New Normal’, a normative framework decided from the top down for the purposes of control. It does its work in the background, only poking the tip of the iceberg above the surface to ‘nudge’ policy hither or thither. One very visible manner in which new norms are promulgated is government propaganda. That being slogans, repeated phrases and assumed values which are used in every speech, emblazoned on lecterns at the bully pulpit and even used in mass advertising campaigns – which advertently helped keep the floundering legacy media alive, or at least on life support. The chief among these forced memes being the unabashed worship of the NHS, bringing us to the final of our sins: that of Pride.
Pride is rooted in the characteristics of hubris and overconfidence. It is an unjustified belief in oneself or of an identity. We have had it poured on us from early doors by the government, telling us how great the NHS is for patching us up, how the Great British spirit will carry us through this crisis and how each of us can be a ‘local hero’ by simply sitting on our sofas. They do say though, that pride comes before a fall, and that too much hubris can lead us astray. Could it be that our national pride, freely whipped up as a means of control, could harm us in this instance? Pride can blind us from seeing problems. We could be too proud to admit that lockdown policies might have caused more harm than good, as is the case in nursing homes the world over. We could be too proud to admit to committing most of these seven sins ourselves, or too proud to remedy that. Hubris among the ancient Greeks was seen to have some level of humiliation involved. The government suddenly defining many peoples’ whole livelihoods as ‘non-essential’ is an ultimate act of hubris, or humiliation. And we are left with its by-product of shame. It is a shame which is hard to shake off as even today many activities of self-fulfilment are limited and the regular activity of society is hardly being resumed.
These sins and vices do paint a sorry state of affairs when taken alone. However, they do not exist in solitude; they are meant to help illustrate virtue. It is easy to do down people and their activity, to pick out egregious behaviours among others when times are hard. But I quote here from Sir Julian Rose (speaking on Sunday Wire EP #322) to demonstrate that all is not yet lost:
“We have to take a very positive view of this situation, because actually, in my experience of life, and I’m in my 70s now, I know that when you get a situation like this which is very extreme, it also opens up an opportunity. And when you get a huge hurdle put in front of you, the opportunity that every individual has is of overcoming that hurdle. And that is where we get stronger and deeper in our spiritual views on life, much more able to tackle what we’re going to have to deal with in the coming years. Never be afraid to deal face to face with a big hurdle when it comes up […]. It is forcing us to go deeper into ourselves, become more creative, become more human, join up with each other and really, go for victory.”
Hard times create strong people, it has long been known. But for those of us who have lived without the spectre of war on our doorstep, we who live in a technologically-mediated service society have not really witnessed ‘hard times’. Perhaps now is that time, where virtues can be hewn from the hard foundations of the social contract. We will examine the Seven Virtues of the Catholic school and how they may positively be applied to society under a perceived coronavirus threat.
Let us begin with Kindness, or in the Church’s favoured latin: Humanitas. Said to be one characteristic that sets us apart from the animal state of being: kindness is part of humanity itself. I believe that just as much as there has been selfishness and greed there has been selfless giving. Food banks in the UK have seen a much greater level of donations during the perceived crisis. This is mirrored with charity donations and volunteer work in the community. Where once we had the state leading the way in caring for the less fortunate through subsidy and service we now have non-state groups such as mutual aid co-operatives springing up in communities throughout the villages and towns of the UK. These pose us a real alternative to the previous frameworks and offer an optimistic view for how we humans can care for one another without relying on authority based institutions. They have more than filled in the gap between needs and supply and will continue to grow, I’m sure.
Speaking of growing, if you have visited the garden center you can’t help but have noticed the sacking of all fruit and vegetable seeds and plants. People have been craving that long-lost contact with Mother Nature and these times have lead many to re-establish that link through growing food. I associate this with some level of Diligence, the correspondent virtue to the sin of Sloth. Growing your own food is harder than buying it, and we will not become self-sufficient from a few tomato plants. It does however induce an ethic of hard work and persistence, of attentive compassion and fosters a sense of achievement when the crop is harvested which is much more than the satisfaction of merely buying the fruit. It is telling that the government originally defined the buying of seeds as ‘non-essential’ and so the act of growing your own became a little English rebellion against them.
As much as there is greed among those hoarders in supermarkets, there is Temperance: the virtue of abstinence. It is one which is easier to manifest when ones freedom is restricted, we can simply do without. We then rediscover the little things in life, the beauty of the countryside, the simplicity of a book, all of which benefit us over the 21st Century opiates offered through the internet. It is my belief that a period of abstinence is a good thing, and that many people will have broken off bad habits like smoking, and taken up good habits such as walking. This is no mean feat when, before this crisis, it was hard to induce people to take such small steps towards their own self benefit. I for one have been abstaining from supermarkets, in part because of their reaction and puissant freedom restrictions in-store, but in part because it is more in line with my values. The period of enforced shut-down enabled a re-calibration of that addiction to the supermarket. The grass is in fact much greener on the other side, one can get fresh produce at open markets and not get suckered into deals on sugary, hollow-caloried products offered by supermarkets, in this manner one can abstain and yet seem to have gained.
This leads to a sense of Purity, the virtue which is sullied by Lust. I shan’t delve into the personal lives and loves of individuals, but suffice to say that it is probably a good thing for people to have had a break from dating apps and hook-up culture. Sometimes we need a little time with just ourselves to find out more who we are, and what we need. This leads into what Sir Rose was saying about going deeper into ourselves. It is precious, this time of relative peace where we can do some soul-searching and it catalyses a strengthening of character, which will be invaluable as he notes, in times to come.
Humility is difficult in this day and age. It is hard for us to cede to others, and we have been given legitimate reasons to deny the authority of some institutions through this period. However, humility includes in its ranks bravery, and I have witnessed this in no ending supply. Be it the bravery of those who report information that counters the populist government narrative, and face consequential censorship and slander for doing so. Or those who bravely go out and do their day job, despite mutterings of dissent. Courage is taking action even with a present threat, so for anyone who had the courage to act beneficently, despite the perceived threat of plague death, you are to be applauded. It is important to be humble and modest, particularly when driven to some degree of stir-crazy by governmental policy.
Contrary to the Wrath of the tutting person in the queue, the stare of the mirthful mask-wearer or the over-zealous police officer stands Patience. Patience is a virtue, as we are taught as children, but it seems to stop being lauded there. It is a virtue worthy in all times, not just in crisis, and it is one that modern society erodes easily. With quick delivery of online services and goods, with instantaneous entertainment of all forms and bodily pleasures widely promoted, it takes a wiser person to pursue patience these days. With time to ones’-self we can pursue that patience. I will not evangelise meditation or yoga, even though they are beneficial. What I would say is that there are techniques, or ways of being which enable a greater patience in ourselves then we can then take more rational decisions and benefit greatly from doing so. Even reading this long-form piece is an act of patience, and if you have made it this far, you are to be congratulated. I encourage you to take the time to reflect on the themes, and will list the sins and virtues at the end for you to ponder and investigate yourself. Patience is the ability to endure, and that is what we must do, we must keep the embers of our spirit alive through the hard times and we will be in a good place to build and succeed in our aims after its passing.
I shall finish with a quote from somebody who knows all too much about the world’s sins, and has been forced to take the helm on many of the virtues: Julian Assange. This quote from him is a call to agency, and a call to act against the forces which seek to keep us trapped, locked-down and in a primal, fear-driven state.
“Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence and thereby eventually lose all ability to defend ourselves and those we love. […] If we can only live once, then let it be a daring adventure that draws on all our powers. Let it be with similar types whose hearts and heads we may be proud of. Let our grandchildren delight to find the start of our stories in their ears but the endings all around in their wandering eyes. The whole universe or the structure that perceives it is a worthy opponent, but try as I may I cannot escape the sound of suffering. Perhaps as an old man I will take great comfort in pottering around in a lab and gently talking to students in the summer evening and will accept suffering with insouciance. But not now; men in their prime, if they have convictions are tasked to act on them.”
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21stcenturywire--2020-08-20--VIDEO: Spanish Doctor Destroys Government-Media COVID ‘Crisis’ Narrative

When this mainstream Spanish news program brought on this medical expert , TV producers and their presenter had no idea @ @ @ @ @ completely dismantle the mainstream media and government ‘ crisis ’ narrative for COVID-19 .
The @ @ @ @ @ the network that producers had to remove their female presenter and replace her with a @ @ @ @ @ to try and discredit their own guest .
Watch as Spanish Dr Louis de Benito @ @ @ @ @ for conronavirus in Spain :

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When this mainstream Spanish news program brought on this medical expert, TV producers and their presenter had no idea how quickly their guest would completely dismantle the mainstream media and government ‘crisis’ narrative for COVID-19.
The situation got so bad for the network that producers had to remove their female presenter and replace her with a more aggressive inquisitor in order to try and discredit their own guest.
Watch as Spanish Dr Louis de Benito dismantles the government-media panic narrative for conronavirus in Spain:
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21stcenturywire--2020-08-21--REVEALED: UK Officials Inflated COVID Hospital Numbers at Height of ‘Pandemic’

New evidence has emerged which shows that UK hospital admissions for COVID-19 were ‘ over-reported ’ during the height of the crisis back in April .
It seems that patients who were being taken in for other common illnesses were in fact being counted as ‘ COVID ’ in the government ’ s statistical totals .
This latest embarrassing admission comes on the heels of other similar revelations of dubious record-keeping by the government – all of which have been pivotal in giving the false impression to the public that there were more COVID deaths than actually took place .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Matt Hancock was forced to admit how data from Public Health England regarding coronavirus fatalities were being fraudulently recorded – effectively ‘ double counting ’ their deaths , forcing the government officials to revise their totals downwards to reflect more realist numbers .
This latest ‘ COVID counting ’ scandal in the area of hospital admissions shows why the these numbers are crucial in how government policies are sold to the public .
Professor Carl Heneghan , director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine ( CEBM ) at Oxford University said , “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
I ’ d say it is more important than the death data because it is the best marker of the impact of the disease.
” This widespread practice of exaggerating COVID casualty numbers appears to have aided the government in justifying its shaky position on to imposing draconian ‘ lockdown ’ measures and school closures , as well as to hype the imminent release of a COVID ‘ miracle ’ vaccine which the UK government has been developing in partnership with pharmaceutical firms like AstaZeneca and its vaccine financiers at the Bill @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for Covid-19 were over-reported at the peak of the pandemic , with patients who were taken in for other illnesses being included in outbreak statistics , it has emerged .
An investigation for the Government ’ s Science Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) found that people were being counted as Covid hospital admissions if they had ever had the virus , and were added to those being admitted directly due to it .
Government figures show that , at the peak of the pandemic in early April , nearly 20,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with coronavirus ( see graph below ) , but the true figure is unknown because of the problem with over-counting .
The oversight echoes recent problems with the data for Covid-19 deaths , in which it emerged that thousands of people who died of other causes were being included in coronavirus statistics if they had once tested positive .
Professor Graham Medley , of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , asked by Sage to look into the situation , told The Telegraph : “ By June , it was becoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospital for non-Covid reasons who had tested positive many weeks before… Continue this story at The Telegraph

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New evidence has emerged which shows that UK hospital admissions for COVID-19 were ‘over-reported’ during the height of the crisis back in April. It seems that patients who were being taken in for other common illnesses were in fact being counted as ‘COVID’ in the government’s statistical totals.
This latest embarrassing admission comes on the heels of other similar revelations of dubious record-keeping by the government – all of which have been pivotal in giving the false impression to the public that there were more COVID deaths than actually took place. Back in July, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock was forced to admit how data from Public Health England regarding coronavirus fatalities were being fraudulently recorded – effectively ‘double counting’ their deaths, forcing the government officials to revise their totals downwards to reflect more realist numbers.
This latest ‘COVID counting’ scandal in the area of hospital admissions shows why the these numbers are crucial in how government policies are sold to the public. Professor Carl Heneghan, director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) at Oxford University said, “The admissions data is a crucial point. I’d say it is more important than the death data because it is the best marker of the impact of the disease.”
This widespread practice of exaggerating COVID casualty numbers appears to have aided the government in justifying its shaky position on to imposing draconian ‘lockdown’ measures and school closures, as well as to hype the imminent release of a COVID ‘miracle’ vaccine which the UK government has been developing in partnership with pharmaceutical firms like AstaZeneca and its vaccine financiers at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
The Telegraph reports…
Hospital admissions for Covid-19 were over-reported at the peak of the pandemic, with patients who were taken in for other illnesses being included in outbreak statistics, it has emerged.
An investigation for the Government’s Science Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) found that people were being counted as Covid hospital admissions if they had ever had the virus, and were added to those being admitted directly due to it.
Government figures show that, at the peak of the pandemic in early April, nearly 20,000 people a week were being admitted to hospital with coronavirus (see graph below), but the true figure is unknown because of the problem with over-counting.
The oversight echoes recent problems with the data for Covid-19 deaths, in which it emerged that thousands of people who died of other causes were being included in coronavirus statistics if they had once tested positive.
Professor Graham Medley, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, asked by Sage to look into the situation, told The Telegraph: “By June, it was becoming clear that people were being admitted to hospital for non-Covid reasons who had tested positive many weeks before…
Continue this story at The Telegraph
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21stcenturywire--2020-08-21--Six Years Lost: Locked-up by Kamala Harris on False Charges

The story of Jamal Trulove is one you probably have never heard .
Some say he was collateral damage in the wake of was a politically ambitious district attorney .
It ’ s happened many times before , but this case takes on an new meaning because that politically ambitious DA is the current Democratic Party ’ s Vice Presidential nominee , Kamala Harris .
Trulove was one of many black men locked-up by Harris during her tenure as the city ’ s DA , and later as the state ’ s Attorney General .
Because of a fabricated case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trulove lost more than six years of his life .
It appears that Harris , eager to ‘ score ’ convictions , was pushing to pursue a murder charge against Trulove – a conviction which would later be overturned by an appeals court .
All of this is in stark contrast to the “ progressive ” image which Harris and the Democratic Party have tried to cultivate for their candidate .
Harris ’ s record in California is shocking to say the least .
Here is one man ’ s story ( recorded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Watch :

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The story of Jamal Trulove is one you probably have never heard. Some say he was collateral damage in the wake of what was a politically ambitious district attorney. It’s happened many times before, but this case takes on an new meaning because that politically ambitious DA is the current Democratic Party’s Vice Presidential nominee, Kamala Harris.
Trulove was one of many black men locked-up by Harris during her tenure as the city’s DA, and later as the state’s Attorney General. Because of a fabricated case mounted by Harris’s office, Trulove lost more than six years of his life. It appears that Harris, eager to ‘score’ convictions, was pushing to pursue a murder charge against Trulove – a conviction which would later be overturned by an appeals court. All of this is in stark contrast to the “progressive” image which Harris and the Democratic Party have tried to cultivate for their candidate. Harris’s record in California is shocking to say the least. Here is one man’s story (recorded by VICE News in 2019). Watch:
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21stcenturywire--2020-08-21--Kansas City Mayor Who Just Extended Mask Mandate Conducts “Do Your Job” Tours

“ Mayor Q ” is a masked man about town .
He frequently tweets pictures like these day and night .
( KANSAS CITY , MO ) – Quentin Lucas , Mayor of Kansas City , Missouri , announced last week an extension of the city ’ s State of Emergency declaration through mid-January .
The extension is specifically related to the mask mandate which was implemented in June .
In an official city press release , Mayor Lucas said that until a vaccine is available , “ COVID-19 is here to stay , ” adding : “ Mask-wearing , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be the most effective way to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 , and we appreciate all who take their personal responsibility to protect their family , friends and neighbors seriously .
I will continue to work with Dr. Archer and our City health leaders to take any decisive action necessary—especially as we head into the fall and winter months—to best protect our community.
” Dr. Rex Archer , Kansas City ’ s Health Director , said “ COVID-19 is not going away over the next five months , ” and the city will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the fall and winter months .
NOTE : While the Case Fatality Rate ( CFR ) only measures known positive cases , the total Infection Fatality Rate ( IFR ) will naturally be much lower based serology average estimates , typically around 4 % average antibody prevalence based on US academic and CDC sero-prevalence surveys – which would place the likely IFR for Kansas City at around 0.42 % .
The IFR would likely drop even further after T-Cell immunity is also factored in , a variable which has already been confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here .
The hardest hit age group in terms of deaths reported is over the age of 60 years old .
No person under the age of 30 years old has died , according to the city ’ s COVID-19 health dashboard .
21WIRE reported back in April how the Kansas City metropolitan area continued its ‘ Corona Shutdown ’ despite a lower than expected outbreak .
Lucas , or “ Mayor Q ” as his Twitter handle suggests , could be considered among the ‘ wokest ’ of mayors in the U.S @ @ @ @ @ @ @ newspaper , The Pitch , openly promoted a mask Lucas wore in public ( pictured below ) on social media asking “ Wan na be cool like Q ?
” of its readers .
Even the Kansas City region ’ s metropolitan planning organization of record , Mid-America Regional Council , couldn ’ t resist fawning over one of Lucas ’ recent masked selfies in this tweet : The mayor ’ s decision to keep Kansas City masked-up until at least mid-January of 2021 came on the heels of the Democratic Party ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nominee , Kamala Harris .
During her first public appearance as the VP pick , Harris joined Presidential nominee Joe Biden in calling for a nationwide mask mandate .
Mask wearing as a political statement took center stage earlier this week at the Democratic Party ’ s 2020 National Convention .
For months , public officials pushing mask mandates have claimed it ’ s not a political issue .
Now , it appears the policy is front and center in the political discourse both nationally and locally heading into the November U.S. Presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Lucas ’ account last weekend , he said he ’ s been conducting his own “ Do your job ” tours in bar districts across the city .
Lucas also revealed his findings in an interview with the Kansas City Star : Shortly after the masked mayor ’ s weekend investigation , a new “ Coronavirus in Kansas City ” dashboard appeared to have launched on the city ’ s website , pictured below .
The new dashboard promises a “ focus to helping our community better understand the trends that impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ well as health equity issues that have been amplified by this virus.
” It includes new reports that break out cases by “ generational groups ” and deaths and hospitalizations by race and ethnicity .
The new dashboard no longer displays deaths by age group .

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“Mayor Q” is a masked man about town. He frequently tweets pictures like these day and night.
(KANSAS CITY, MO) – Quentin Lucas, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri, announced last week an extension of the city’s State of Emergency declaration through mid-January. The extension is specifically related to the mask mandate which was implemented in June.
In an official city press release, Mayor Lucas said that until a vaccine is available, “COVID-19 is here to stay,” adding:
“Mask-wearing, social distancing and basic hygiene continue to be the most effective way to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, and we appreciate all who take their personal responsibility to protect their family, friends and neighbors seriously. I will continue to work with Dr. Archer and our City health leaders to take any decisive action necessary—especially as we head into the fall and winter months—to best protect our community.”
Dr. Rex Archer, Kansas City’s Health Director, said “COVID-19 is not going away over the next five months,” and the city will be “confronting this health emergency” into the fall and winter months.
As of writing time, Kansas City, with a population of just under 500,000 people, has reported 7,719 COVID-19 cases to date – about 1.5% of the city’s population. There have also been 87 deaths reported, which puts the known Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 1%.
NOTE: While the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) only measures known positive cases, the total Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) will naturally be much lower based serology average estimates, typically around 4% average (globally, this may be on the lower end of estimates for defined regional areas) antibody prevalence based on US academic and CDC sero-prevalence surveys – which would place the likely IFR for Kansas City at around 0.42%. The IFR would likely drop even further after T-Cell immunity is also factored in, a variable which has already been confirmed in multiple studies here, here and here.
The hardest hit age group in terms of deaths reported is over the age of 60 years old. No person under the age of 30 years old has died, according to the city’s COVID-19 health dashboard.
21WIRE reported back in April how the Kansas City metropolitan area continued its ‘Corona Shutdown’ despite a lower than expected outbreak.
Masks as Political, Fashion Statements
Lucas, or “Mayor Q” as his Twitter handle suggests, could be considered among the ‘wokest’ of mayors in the U.S. The area’s local monthly newspaper, The Pitch, openly promoted a mask Lucas wore in public (pictured below) on social media asking “Wanna be cool like Q?” of its readers.
Even the Kansas City region’s metropolitan planning organization of record, Mid-America Regional Council, couldn’t resist fawning over one of Lucas’ recent masked selfies in this tweet:
Back in the heart of the region in downtown @KCMO. @QuintonLucasKC was gracious enough to fit me in yesterday for an observation deck selfie since his schedule is packed today. It’s a bit of a #CityHallSelfie Day cheat, but in #localgov the work comes first. pic.twitter.com/jbwr9PArUS — MARCKCMetro (@MARCKCMetro) August 14, 2020
The mayor’s decision to keep Kansas City masked-up until at least mid-January of 2021 came on the heels of the Democratic Party’s long-awaited announcement of its Vice Presidential nominee, Kamala Harris. During her first public appearance as the VP pick, Harris joined Presidential nominee Joe Biden in calling for a nationwide mask mandate.
Mask wearing as a political statement took center stage earlier this week at the Democratic Party’s 2020 National Convention.
For months, public officials pushing mask mandates have claimed it’s not a political issue. Now, it appears the policy is front and center in the political discourse both nationally and locally heading into the November U.S. Presidential election.
Mayor Lucas Plays ‘Covid Cop’ at Night
In a tweet sent out from Lucas’ account last weekend, he said he’s been conducting his own “Do your job” tours in bar districts across the city.
Walked around in my own neighborhood tonight. The informal spread I’ve talked about is a real challenge. Need support of event organizers, even outdoors as well. Also issue with security, which was covered/paid only until 8, both KCPD and private. Big crowd out still. pic.twitter.com/CSUczuSGek — Mayor Q (@QuintonLucasKC) August 17, 2020
Lucas also revealed his findings in an interview with the Kansas City Star:
“There was one establishment I went to that appeared to be following absolutely no protections in the slightest,” and “several other places had what appeared to be full-fledged dance parties inside.”
Shortly after the masked mayor’s weekend investigation, a new “Coronavirus in Kansas City” dashboard appeared to have launched on the city’s website, pictured below.
The new dashboard promises a “focus to helping our community better understand the trends that impact policy decisions related to COVID-19, as well as health equity issues that have been amplified by this virus.”
It includes new reports that break out cases by “generational groups” and deaths and hospitalizations by race and ethnicity. The new dashboard no longer displays deaths by age group.
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21stcenturywire--2020-08-19--Sydney Doctor Wants Vaccine Passports and Travel Bans for Anyone Refusing COVID Jab

In recent week , the government of Australia has ramped-up its lockdown policies , driving the country and ts people even closer to full-blown medical martial law .
This week , Australian PM Scott Morrison was caught on record saying that COVID vaccines should be mandatory for all citizens , but was forced to backtrack on his statements after public outrage over his authoritarian statements .
One Sydney doctor is now openly advocating that the government suspend the rights of certain citizens by implementing a permanent travel ban covering both interstate and overseas movement – designed to target anyone who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
IMAGE : Dr Zac Turner says the vaccine is good news but there ’ s still a long way to go ( Photo : News.com.au ) Dr Zac Turner as want to government to single out what he calls “ anti-vaxxers ” and suspend most of their normal rights as citizens until they are forced to be vaccinated – presumably under the power of the state – in the name of ‘ public health.
’ He is adamant that any dissenters should have their basic rights suspended for holding any beliefs which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporate pharmaceutical narratives .
Turner is also calling for new ‘ vaccine passports , ’ which he says “ could easily be turned into electronic vaccine cards and offered to each Australian.
” Turner also believes that any dissenters should also be denied access to shops , gyms , cinemas , restaurants , bars and nightclubs .
“ I believe a person who refuses to be vaccinated should not be allowed to travel interstate or overseas , nor be allowed to travel on public transport without a face mask .
And when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could refuse these anti-vaxxers from visiting their retail outlets , gyms , movie cinemas , restaurants , bars or nightclubs , ” says Dr Zac Turner .
“ As a precedence , state governments have previously banned children from attending childcare if they are not vaccinated .
Similar restrictions could be placed on Australians who refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccination , ” he adds .
Perhaps not surprisingly , Turner is also former employee of vaccine firm AstraZeneca – the same company which has sewn-up a deal with the Australian government to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anyone questioning the safety or efficacy of vaccines as “ clowns ” and believes they pose a direct threat danger to rest of the right-thinking citizens who will comply with government orders .
Dr Zac Turner is writing for News.com.au and says… With news of vaccines reaching their final stages and our government signing a deal to buy 25 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca , many of us are thinking with relief that it is all over .
Unfortunately , it is not even close to halfway .
To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eradicate the transmission of COVID-19 , Australia would need about 80 to 95 per cent of its population vaccinated , which in reality may take up until late next year .
And a key element to achieving this is to convince everyone to get vaccinated – even those people who are the curse of the scientific community , anti-vaxxers .
That means 20 million Australians is the vaccination target .
Since January , Australia has conducted 5,380,613 COVID-19 tests .
To achieve our target , we would need to double that number , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time .
It will be a landmark test of our country , and it will be a chapter in our history textbooks .
Once a vaccine is approved for general use , it will take a minimum of three to six months for it to be made available to the entire population of Australia .
During this time , it could be difficult for authorities to determine who is an anti-vaxxer versus somebody who is yet to be offered the vaccine .
The government should consider updating the current “ yellow fever vaccination @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccinations before visiting high risk countries .
These could easily be turned into electronic vaccine cards and offered to each Australian .
At least 2 to 5 per cent of the Australian population can not be vaccinated due to health reasons , especially those with serious allergies .
It ’ s important to protect those who can ’ t be vaccinated by having everyone around them vaccinated – so it can not spread .
The next biggest threat to the virus is those who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 .
In America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Americans would not get the vaccine even if it was readily available and affordable .
That ’ s startling enough to hear but we should recognise as a cultural extension of America , our population could not be too far off this as well .
Australia ’ s next obstacle will be getting people to be vaccinated .
We can not afford to be complacent .
The problem is a bunch of clowns with degrees from the “ University of Believing Everything They Read Off the Internet ” are espousing misinformation and lies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s return back to normal… Continue this piece by Dr Zac Turner at News.com.au

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In recent week, the government of Australia has ramped-up its lockdown policies, driving the country and ts people even closer to full-blown medical martial law. This week, Australian PM Scott Morrison was caught on record saying that COVID vaccines should be mandatory for all citizens, but was forced to backtrack on his statements after public outrage over his authoritarian statements.
One Sydney doctor is now openly advocating that the government suspend the rights of certain citizens by implementing a permanent travel ban covering both interstate and overseas movement – designed to target anyone who is refusing the new fast-tracked COVID vaccine.
IMAGE: Dr Zac Turner says the vaccine is good news but there’s still a long way to go (Photo: News.com.au)
Dr Zac Turner as want to government to single out what he calls “anti-vaxxers” and suspend most of their normal rights as citizens until they are forced to be vaccinated – presumably under the power of the state – in the name of ‘public health.’ He is adamant that any dissenters should have their basic rights suspended for holding any beliefs which fall outside of prescribed mainstream media and corporate pharmaceutical narratives.
Turner is also calling for new ‘vaccine passports,’ which he says “could easily be turned into electronic vaccine cards and offered to each Australian.”
Turner also believes that any dissenters should also be denied access to shops, gyms, cinemas, restaurants, bars and nightclubs.
“I believe a person who refuses to be vaccinated should not be allowed to travel interstate or overseas, nor be allowed to travel on public transport without a face mask. And when it comes to the private sector, businesses could refuse these anti-vaxxers from visiting their retail outlets, gyms, movie cinemas, restaurants, bars or nightclubs,”says Dr Zac Turner.
“As a precedence, state governments have previously banned children from attending childcare if they are not vaccinated. Similar restrictions could be placed on Australians who refuse to take the COVID-19 vaccination,” he adds.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Turner is also former employee of vaccine firm AstraZeneca – the same company which has sewn-up a deal with the Australian government to vaccine the entire population.
Turner derided anyone questioning the safety or efficacy of vaccines as “clowns” and believes they pose a direct threat danger to rest of the right-thinking citizens who will comply with government orders.
Dr Zac Turner is writing for News.com.au and says…
With news of vaccines reaching their final stages and our government signing a deal to buy 25 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca, many of us are thinking with relief that it is all over. Unfortunately, it is not even close to halfway.
To achieve “herd immunity” and completely eradicate the transmission of COVID-19, Australia would need about 80 to 95 per cent of its population vaccinated, which in reality may take up until late next year. And a key element to achieving this is to convince everyone to get vaccinated – even those people who are the curse of the scientific community, anti-vaxxers. That means 20 million Australians is the vaccination target. Since January, Australia has conducted 5,380,613 COVID-19 tests. To achieve our target, we would need to double that number, twice, in half the amount of time. It will be a landmark test of our country, and it will be a chapter in our history textbooks.
Once a vaccine is approved for general use, it will take a minimum of three to six months for it to be made available to the entire population of Australia. During this time, it could be difficult for authorities to determine who is an anti-vaxxer versus somebody who is yet to be offered the vaccine.
The government should consider updating the current “yellow fever vaccination passport” issued to Australians who receive vaccinations before visiting high risk countries. These could easily be turned into electronic vaccine cards and offered to each Australian.
At least 2 to 5 per cent of the Australian population cannot be vaccinated due to health reasons, especially those with serious allergies. It’s important to protect those who can’t be vaccinated by having everyone around them vaccinated – so it cannot spread.
The next biggest threat to the virus is those who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In America, a CNN poll showed one-third of Americans would not get the vaccine even if it was readily available and affordable.
That’s startling enough to hear but we should recognise as a cultural extension of America, our population could not be too far off this as well.
Australia’s next obstacle will be getting people to be vaccinated. We cannot afford to be complacent.
The problem is a bunch of clowns with degrees from the “University of Believing Everything They Read Off the Internet” are espousing misinformation and lies that could seriously derail our country’s return back to normal…
Continue this piece by Dr Zac Turner at News.com.au
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21stcenturywire--2020-08-23--Episode #338 – ‘Basement Hawks’ with guest George Szamuely and more

Episode # 338 of SUNDAY WIRE SHOW resumes on this week , Aug 23 , 2020 with host Patrick Henningsen , broadcasting LIVE on the Alternate Current Radio Network ( ACR ) … 5pm-8pm UK Time | 12pm-3pm EST ( US ) | 9am-12pm PST ( US ) This week the SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts LIVE on ACR with host Patrick Henningsen covering the top stories in the US , Europe and internationally .
American politics continues to get weirder by he hour , with this past week ’ s US Democratic Presidential Convention descending into a fashion show for COVID @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ performances staged in someone ’ s basement .
We ’ ll also look aback at Patrick ’ s COVID feature published in New Dawn Magazine back in April , a prescient article which laid out globalist ‘ pandemic ’ agenda in the early days of lockdown .
In the first hour we ’ ll connect with global affairs analyst , George Szamuely , author of Bombs for Peace : NATO ’ s Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia , to unpack the Dem Convention and with the hawks already circling , we ask what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy might look like , and also who ’ s really driving the current Color Revolution in Belarus ?
In the second hour we ’ ll be joined by the SUNDAY WIRE Roving Correspondent for Culture & Sport , Basil Valentine , to discuss the bizarre drama unfolding in British politics , and also the slow motion Royal train wreck in progress with Meghan Markle now weighing on the US election .
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Episode #338 of SUNDAY WIRE SHOW resumes on this week, Aug 23, 2020 with host Patrick Henningsen, broadcasting LIVE on the Alternate Current Radio Network (ACR)…
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This week the SUNDAY WIRE broadcasts LIVE on ACR with host Patrick Henningsen covering the top stories in the US, Europe and internationally. American politics continues to get weirder by the hour, with this past week’s US Democratic Presidential Convention descending into a fashion show for COVID masks, and other strange ‘virtual’ performances staged in someone’s basement. We’ll also look back at Patrick’s COVID feature published in New Dawn Magazine back in April, a prescient article which laid out globalist ‘pandemic’ agenda in the early days of lockdown. In the first hour we’ll connect with global affairs analyst, George Szamuely, author of Bombs for Peace: NATO’s Humanitarian War on Yugoslavia, to unpack the Dem Convention and with the hawks already circling, we ask what would a Biden Administration’s foreign policy might look like, and also who’s really driving the current Color Revolution in Belarus? In the second hour we’ll be joined by the SUNDAY WIRE Roving Correspondent for Culture & Sport, Basil Valentine, to discuss the bizarre drama unfolding in British politics, and also the slow motion Royal train wreck in progress with Meghan Markle now weighing on the US election. All this and much, more. Enjoy the show…
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21stcenturywire--2020-08-23--SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘AlphaGo’ (2017)

SUNDAY SCREENING: ‘AlphaGo’ (2017)

Our weekly documentary film curated by the editorial team at 21WIRE .
With more board configurations than there are atoms @ @ @ @ @ ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for the power @ @ @ @ @ March 9 , 2016 , the worlds of Go and A.I .
collided in South @ @ @ @ @ competition spearheaded by Google , entitled , “ The DeepMind Challenge Match.
” Millions watched @ @ @ @ @ battled with unproven AI challenger and its team of operators in this historic event .
@ @ @ @ @ profound , and also deeply unsettling .
What can artificial intelligence reveal about a 3000-year-old @ @ @ @ @ does A.I .
eclipse the utility of human-to-human competitions ?
Will it change the way @ @ @ @ @ a species ?
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Our weekly documentary film curated by the editorial team at 21WIRE.
With more board configurations than there are atoms in the universe, the ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for the power of artificial intelligence. On March 9, 2016, the worlds of Go and A.I. collided in South Korea for an extraordinary best-of-five-game competition spearheaded by Google, entitled, “The DeepMind Challenge Match.” Millions watched as the legendary Go master battled with unproven AI challenger and its team of operators in this historic event. What everyone learned was truly profound, and also deeply unsettling. What can artificial intelligence reveal about a 3000-year-old game? At what point does A.I. eclipse the utility of human-to-human competitions? Will it change the way we look at ourselves as a species? Watch:
Run time: 1 hour 30 min
Director: Greg Kohs
Production: Moxie Pictures (2017)
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21stcenturywire--2020-08-23--Dr Lee Merritt: Dismantling the Official Lies of the COVID Crisis

With each passing day , more medical professionals and academics are coming forward in exposing the numerous official lies and @ @ @ @ @ health officials , the mainstream media and their pharmaceutical corporate sponsors .
The evidence against @ @ @ @ @ ’ narrative is now overwhelming .
The now question remains : how long until people @ @ @ @ @ lockdown policies are rolled back ?
The following presentation entitled “ SARS-CoV2 and the Rise @ @ @ @ @ was delivered by Dr. Lee Merritt , M.D .
at the Doctors for Disaster Preparedness @ @ @ @ @ Meeting , held on August 16 , 2020 , in Las Vegas .
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With each passing day, more medical professionals and academics are coming forward in exposing the numerous official lies and misinformation being promulgated by government health officials, the mainstream media and their pharmaceutical corporate sponsors. The evidence against the popular mainstream ‘pandemic’ narrative is now overwhelming. The question now remains: how long until people demand that draconian legislation and lockdown policies are rolled back?
The following presentation entitled “SARS-CoV2 and the Rise of Medical Technocracy,” was delivered by Dr. Lee Merritt, M.D. at the Doctors for Disaster Preparedness (DDP) 38th Annual Meeting, held on August 16, 2020, in Las Vegas. Watch:
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21stcenturywire--2020-08-23--New COVID Study Shows T-Cell, B-Cell Immunity Lasts longer Than Antibodies

One of the key pillars of the official narrative on both COVID-19 and vaccines is that humans can not achieve natural herd immunity on their own .
According to their ‘ trusted official ’ narrative , only a medical or pharmaceutical intervention can deliver the human race back to ‘ normal life as we once knew it.
’ Unfortunately , this notion does not square at all with what real science is telling us .
Part of the official deception on COVID-19 relies on keeping to public focusing only on the Case Fatality Rate ( CFR ) – which only @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( which are highly unreliable ) , and not on the total Infection Fatality Rate ( IFR ) – which will always be much lower than the CFR because the IFR is based population ’ s sero-prevalence , or antibody averages .
In the US , such estimates typically around 4 % average ( globally , this may be on the lower end of estimates for defined regional areas ) based on US academic and CDC serology surveys .
As 21WIRE has reported many times over the past few months , the true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 would likely drop even further once you factor in T-Cell immunity – a variable which has already been confirmed in multiple studies found here , here and here , to name only a few .
This latest study further destroys the unfounded , pseudo-science claims made by governments and their sponsors in Big Pharma and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – that a vaccine ‘ panacea ’ is the only path to herd immunity against COVID-19 .
Scientists are growing increasingly confident about the human immune response to SARS-CoV-2 after studies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ against the virus and cellular immunity may be long-lasting , even in mild cases .
A study of a Covid-19 outbreak on a Seattle fishing boat involving more than 100 sailors has all but proven that antibodies provide protection against re-infection .
Meanwhile , an encouraging body of evidence has found that T and B cells remain in the blood even once antibodies fade .
“ This is exactly what you would hope for , ” Marion Pepper , an immunologist at the University of Washington and an author on one of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times .
“ All the pieces are there to have a totally protective immune response.
” “ This is very promising , ” echoed Smita Iyer , an immunologist at the University of California , Davis “ This calls for some optimism about herd immunity , and potentially a vaccine.
” Antibodies have long been thought to protect against reinfection but the first study to use hard real-world evidence was published last week by researchers at the University of Washington .
It tracked the 122 strong crew of a fishing boat operating in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Washington .
All were tested for both antibodies and the virus before they sailed and after .
An outbreak occurred on the vessel and 104 people become infected – an attack rate of 85 per cent .
However , only those without pre-existing antibodies caught the virus .
Of the three crew members who had already been exposed to the disease prior to the boat ’ s departure and had antibodies , none showed evidence of reinfection .
Professor Danny Altmann , of the department of immunology and inflammation at Hammersmith Hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While this is a small study , it offers a remarkable , real-life , human experiment at a time when we ’ ve been short of hard-line , formal , proof that neutralising antibodies genuinely offer protection from re-infection .
In short , it ’ s good news ” .
While the findings are welcome news , key questions remain over the human immune responses to the virus – namely around how long such antibodies last .
Most studies show they start to fade after just a few months .
However , there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ B cells , often described as “ memory cells ” , provide longer-lasting protection… Continue this story at the Telegraph

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One of the key pillars of the official narrative on both COVID-19 and vaccines is that humans cannot achieve natural herd immunity on their own. According to their ‘trusted official’ narrative, only a medical or pharmaceutical intervention can deliver the human race back to ‘normal life as we once knew it.’ Unfortunately, this notion does not square at all with what real science is telling us.
Part of the official deception on COVID-19 relies on keeping to public focusing only on the Case Fatality Rate (CFR) – which only measures known positive cases from COVID tests (which are highly unreliable), and not on the total Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) – which will always be much lower than the CFR because the IFR is based population’s sero-prevalence, or antibody averages. In the US, such estimates typically around 4% average (globally, this may be on the lower end of estimates for defined regional areas) based on US academic and CDC serology surveys.
As 21WIRE has reported many times over the past few months, the true Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) for COVID-19 would likely drop even further once you factor in T-Cell immunity – a variable which has already been confirmed in multiple studies found here, here and here, to name only a few.
This latest study further destroys the unfounded, pseudo-science claims made by governments and their sponsors in Big Pharma and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – that a vaccine ‘panacea’ is the only path to herd immunity against COVID-19.
The UK Telegraph reports…
Scientists are growing increasingly confident about the human immune response to SARS-CoV-2 after studies showed antibodies provide “real-world” protection against the virus and cellular immunity may be long-lasting, even in mild cases. A study of a Covid-19 outbreak on a Seattle fishing boat involving more than 100 sailors has all but proven that antibodies provide protection against re-infection. Meanwhile, an encouraging body of evidence has found that T and B cells remain in the blood even once antibodies fade. “This is exactly what you would hope for,” Marion Pepper, an immunologist at the University of Washington and an author on one of the new studies, told The New York Times. “All the pieces are there to have a totally protective immune response.” “This is very promising,” echoed Smita Iyer, an immunologist at the University of California, Davis “This calls for some optimism about herd immunity, and potentially a vaccine.” Antibodies have long been thought to protect against reinfection but the first study to use hard real-world evidence was published last week by researchers at the University of Washington.
It tracked the 122 strong crew of a fishing boat operating in the Pacific off the coast of Seattle, Washington. All were tested for both antibodies and the virus before they sailed and after. An outbreak occurred on the vessel and 104 people become infected – an attack rate of 85 per cent. However, only those without pre-existing antibodies caught the virus. Of the three crew members who had already been exposed to the disease prior to the boat’s departure and had antibodies, none showed evidence of reinfection. Professor Danny Altmann, of the department of immunology and inflammation at Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College, said: “While this is a small study, it offers a remarkable, real-life, human experiment at a time when we’ve been short of hard-line, formal, proof that neutralising antibodies genuinely offer protection from re-infection. In short, it’s good news”. While the findings are welcome news, key questions remain over the human immune responses to the virus – namely around how long such antibodies last. Most studies show they start to fade after just a few months. However, there is mounting evidence that T cells and B cells, often described as “memory cells”, provide longer-lasting protection… Continue this story at the Telegraph READ MORE CORONAVIRUS NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire Coronavirus Files SUPPORT OUR INDEPENDENT MEDIA PLATFORM – BECOME A MEMBER @21WIRE.TV


21stcenturywire--2020-08-24--Dr Dolores Cahill Speech in Dublin Destroys Gov’t Argument for COVID Lockdown, Masks and Vaccines

Since the onset of the COVID crisis , one of the most censored people on social media has been Dr. Dolores Cahill from Ireland – targeted by corporate censors at Silicon Valley firms like YouTube and Google , and automatically flagged by the automated ‘ fact checker ’ censorship feature on Facebook .
So-called ‘ third party fact-checkers ’ from mainstream corporate media outlets like USA Today , AFP , Science Feedback claim to know more about biological science than Cahill , and believe they are entitled to shutdown her views and opinions aired on social media .
Her qualifications @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biologist and immunologist , specialising in early diagnosis of diseases , research integrity , and looking at the impacts of government policy in science , innovation , education , as well as on public health of society .
She has been a science professor for 15 years – most recently with University College Dublin , and has served for 10 years government advisory science council , and 15 years as an EU expert advisor .
This past weekend , thousands of people gathered in the Ireland ’ s capital city of Dublin for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Government Restrictions and Mandates , assembling in peaceful protest at the Irish government ’ s COVID lockdown policies .
This was the second anti-lockdown rally held in Dublin since the beginning of the crisis in Ireland .
Thousands gathered to protested against new government mandates , lack of transparency in their own reporting , proportionality of policy decisions , and the lack of government accountability , their cadre of science advisors and public health officials .
Cahill addressed the crowd on issues of government liability for its policies based on misinformation , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leading to unwarranted lockdowns , social distancing , school closures , masks , and vaccines .
“ As doctors , scientists and in public health , we all and the govt and pol public we s have a duty to look at the harm , as well as the benefits of everything that they implement , and what they are doing is not considering the harm from the lockdown , versus the deaths associated with COVID-19 and this is wrong , ” said Dr Cahill to crowd gathered at Custom House in Dublin @ @ @ @ @

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Since the onset of the COVID crisis, one of the most censored people on social media has been Dr. Dolores Cahill from Ireland – targeted by corporate censors at Silicon Valley firms like YouTube and Google, and automatically flagged by the automated ‘fact checker’ censorship feature on Facebook. So-called ‘third party fact-checkers’ from mainstream corporate media outlets like USA Today, AFP, Science Feedback – claim to know more about biological science than Dr. Cahill, and they believe they are entitled to shutdown her views and opinions aired on social media platforms.
Her qualifications: Dr Dolores Cahill is a molecular biologist and immunologist, specialising in early diagnosis of diseases, research integrity, and looking at the impacts of government policy in science, innovation, education, as well as on public health of society. She has been a science professor for 15 years – most recently with University College Dublin, and has served for 10 years government advisory science council, and 15 years as an EU expert advisor.
This past weekend, Dolores Cahill spoke to thousands of people gathered in the Ireland’s capital city of Dublin for “Time For Change” Against Oppressive Government Restrictions and Mandates, with crowds assembling in peaceful protest against the Irish government’s COVID lockdown policies. This was the second anti-lockdown rally held in Dublin since the beginning of the crisis in Ireland. Thousands gathered to protested against new government mandates, lack of transparency in their own reporting, proportionality of policy decisions, and the lack of government accountability, their cadre of science advisors and public health officials. Cahill addressed the crowd on issues of government liability for its policies based on misinformation, and constitutional rights violations based on unscientific findings leading to unwarranted lockdowns, social distancing, school closures, masks, and vaccines.
“As doctors, scientists and in public health , we all and the govt and pol public we s have a duty to look at the harm, as well as the benefits of everything that they implement, and what they are doing is not considering the harm from the lockdown, versus the deaths associated with COVID-19 and this is wrong,” said Dr Cahill to crowd gathered at Custom House in Dublin’s city centre.
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