lewrockwell--2020-06-19--Social Media and OPSEC: How Much Information Are You Giving Away?

For many , the current situation has brought us lessons to learn .
Quarantine , crisis , and collapse : all of these events bring consequences that impact like a ton of bricks .
With the lack of decent jobs available ( something that in Venezuela has been hard to find since somewhere around 2012 ) it has been normal to see an increase in crime .
A young , uneducated population , will look for the means to provide for themselves in any manner they choose , including finding victims on social media .
Add drug and alcohol addiction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hand-basket very quickly .
Editor ’ s Note : Every time we post about social media , we get a barrage of comments about how you , personally , don ’ t use it .
I realize not everyone uses social media , but billions of people do .
Some people must maintain profiles for work or business purposes .
If this information isn ’ t applicable to you , personally , it might be helpful for someone you love , or this just might not be an article for you .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ me realize my paranoia is justified .
American Flag Lights w ... Buy New $ 26.99 Even though I know better , I can be unwary sometimes , but not without good cause .
If we are not careful with what we share on social media it becomes inevitable that we will expose our entire lives to predators .
There are criminals watching for our personal information .
What these criminals find on social media can lead to very dangerous situations .
I can not give you the details , but using my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that you may find useful in certain situations .
In current times it is best not to brag .
These days I believe it is the ghost-like man and his family who survive and thrive .
While it may seem celebrities are living a superb life , we do not know what is truly going on .
Leave the red carpet for the Kardashians .
Personally , I ’ d prefer living on top of a mountain , filtering rainwater to drink , and watching my family asleep around the fire in our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and healthy , knowing that I am not a slave to the system and neither is my family .
Use social media only as a place to hang out and casually joke .
Sharing sensitive info is never advised .
My main motivation is to provide my readers with reliable information : real boots on the ground information .
Sometimes , I get distracted and post comments that I should not .
My recent experience has taught me there ARE people out there , some who are psychologically compromised , that believe things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Social media profiles may contain personal information which is surely being monitored by one or more of these lowlifes .
Trust me : my intention is not to scare anyone .
On the contrary , it is to make my readers aware of this .
No matter if you are a senior lady without a dime or a wealthy , educated retired college teacher : someone is out there looking for this personal information .
I limit my comments and mainly use Facebook due to my association with the Organic Prepper .
Xunny @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 21.99 Some people I know , who are close to me , have had quite traumatic experiences with social media .
They are not wealthy , they live in a decent place , drive not-so-old cars .
Although with the levels Venezuela has been at for the last 20 years , I guess some lowlife could consider them wealthy enough .
These people I know live in a frontier city ; this means criminals usually know that after committing a crime there , once they cross the border , they will be relatively @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is best .
It is very important to know that all the information we post online is available to everyone , everywhere .
Going completely offline is possible , but in a modern economy , is it really practical ?
How do we sell our products , if we are homesteaders , without belonging to a group or some online community ?
Sure , we could use the old-style phone calls , telemarketing style but it is highly time-consuming and maybe impractical compared to other methods , to achieve our goals .
Using @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Twitter ) exclusively for our work is the best approach .
Our personal lives do not need to be known by others .
Especially those who may be looking for a way to take advantage of someone they have chosen as prey .
Don´t post about your armory or your panic room , your pantry full of food , nor your score in the range on social media .
These criminals will know you´re not a piece of cake , and take it on as a challenge .
The last thing you want @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knows you may be armed .
Lumistick 24 Inch Flas ... Buy New $ 24.99 By the way , these guys are usually NOT the stereotypical lonely psycho you see in the movies .
They often attack in packs : two , three , or even four against one person they have found worthy .
One or two of them will come in close , the others will be nearby , just in case things get ugly .
Even if you neutralize two of them , the remaining others will hunt you down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can´t afford to allow a civilian to face them and win .
Many of them are linked to the “ uniforms ” , who provide them guns , ammo , and even transport and protection .
Although , the “ uniforms ” sometimes are the perpetrators .
Ask yourself the following questions .
What important information might you be giving away on social media ?
• What would a predator checking your profile be looking for ?
• What would look interesting to potential thieves ?
• Is any of the following information @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work so often that your house is mostly empty ?
• Do you know personally all of those in your profile ?
• Do you suspect any “ friend ” profiles are fake ?
Do you really want your information online…forever ?
( once online , it stays online ) None of this should be in any of your social media profiles .
American Flag Patrioti ... Buy New $ 59.99 Predators know that kids are a good source of information .
Kids talk .
Especially to friendly adults .
Predators know kids @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adult speaks to them .
Sadly , these criminals are only gathering information for an attack .
When my older son was around 14 or 15 , someone began asking him questions .
My son quickly realized this thug had bad intentions and gave him fake information .
But , do not underestimate these predators .
They are smart , and most of them know when they are being lied to .
If you are able , download and save a photo of anyone who asks you for information that is suspicious .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the poor neighborhoods are only separated by a few hundred meters .
I am not saying that people living in poor neighborhoods are criminals , but the criminals are likely to live in those poor neighborhoods .
So , if you are driving a shiny new car , every day , by the poor barrio , you will likely end up being targeted .
If you are also sharing your personal information and your schedules and routines on social media , some of those criminals will be watching you .
This article does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ companies themselves are using your information .
That ’ s also a risk to your personal security and privacy .
Reprinted with permission from The Organic Prepper .

For many, the current situation has brought us lessons to learn. Quarantine, crisis, and collapse: all of these events bring consequences that impact like a ton of bricks. With the lack of decent jobs available (something that in Venezuela has been hard to find since somewhere around 2012) it has been normal to see an increase in crime. A young, uneducated population, will look for the means to provide for themselves in any manner they choose, including finding victims on social media. Add drug and alcohol addiction and things can go to hell in a hand-basket very quickly.
Editor’s Note: Every time we post about social media, we get a barrage of comments about how you, personally, don’t use it. I realize not everyone uses social media, but billions of people do. Some people must maintain profiles for work or business purposes. If this information isn’t applicable to you, personally, it might be helpful for someone you love, or this just might not be an article for you. – Daisy
A recent experience has made me realize my paranoia is justified.
American Flag Lights w... Buy New $26.99 (as of 03:43 UTC - Details) Even though I know better, I can be unwary sometimes, but not without good cause. If we are not careful with what we share on social media it becomes inevitable that we will expose our entire lives to predators. There are criminals watching for our personal information. What these criminals find on social media can lead to very dangerous situations. I can not give you the details, but using my own experience, I can offer suggestions that you may find useful in certain situations.
In current times it is best not to brag. These days I believe it is the ghost-like man and his family who survive and thrive. While it may seem celebrities are living a superb life, we do not know what is truly going on. Leave the red carpet for the Kardashians. Personally, I’d prefer living on top of a mountain, filtering rainwater to drink, and watching my family asleep around the fire in our humble cottage. Free, happy, and healthy, knowing that I am not a slave to the system and neither is my family.
My advice? Be discreet.
Use social media only as a place to hang out and casually joke. Sharing sensitive info is never advised. My main motivation is to provide my readers with reliable information: real boots on the ground information. Sometimes, I get distracted and post comments that I should not. My recent experience has taught me there ARE people out there, some who are psychologically compromised, that believe things to be true that are not. Social media profiles may contain personal information which is surely being monitored by one or more of these lowlifes. Trust me: my intention is not to scare anyone. On the contrary, it is to make my readers aware of this. No matter if you are a senior lady without a dime or a wealthy, educated retired college teacher: someone is out there looking for this personal information. I limit my comments and mainly use Facebook due to my association with the Organic Prepper. Xunny American Flag Pl... Buy New $21.99 (as of 03:43 UTC - Details)
Some people I know, who are close to me, have had quite traumatic experiences with social media. They are not wealthy, they live in a decent place, drive not-so-old cars. Although with the levels Venezuela has been at for the last 20 years, I guess some lowlife could consider them wealthy enough. These people I know live in a frontier city; this means criminals usually know that after committing a crime there, once they cross the border, they will be relatively safe.
Social media for work only is best.
It is very important to know that all the information we post online is available to everyone, everywhere. Going completely offline is possible, but in a modern economy, is it really practical? How do we sell our products, if we are homesteaders, without belonging to a group or some online community? Sure, we could use the old-style phone calls, telemarketing style but it is highly time-consuming and maybe impractical compared to other methods, to achieve our goals.
Using social media ( Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) exclusively for our work is the best approach. Our personal lives do not need to be known by others. Especially those who may be looking for a way to take advantage of someone they have chosen as prey. Don´t post about your armory or your panic room, your pantry full of food, nor your score in the range on social media. These criminals will know you´re not a piece of cake, and take it on as a challenge. The last thing you want is to face a bad guy who knows you may be armed.
Lumistick 24 Inch Flas... Buy New $24.99 (as of 03:43 UTC - Details) By the way, these guys are usually NOT the stereotypical lonely psycho you see in the movies. They often attack in packs: two, three, or even four against one person they have found worthy. One or two of them will come in close, the others will be nearby, just in case things get ugly. Even if you neutralize two of them, the remaining others will hunt you down, just because they can. They can´t afford to allow a civilian to face them and win. Many of them are linked to the “uniforms”, who provide them guns, ammo, and even transport and protection. Although, the “uniforms” sometimes are the perpetrators.
Ask yourself the following questions.
What important information might you be giving away on social media?
What would a predator checking your profile be looking for?
What would look interesting to potential thieves?
Is any of the following information on your profile? Schedules? Number of persons living at home? Guard dog? Gun proficiency? Other defense means? Fancy cars? Furniture? Jewelry? Expensive phones/electronics?
Do you travel a lot?
Do you work so often that your house is mostly empty?
Do you know personally all of those in your profile?
Do you suspect any “friend” profiles are fake?
Do you really want your information online…forever? (once online, it stays online) None of this should be in any of your social media profiles. American Flag Patrioti... Buy New $59.99 (as of 03:43 UTC - Details)
Predators know that kids are a good source of information.
Kids talk. Especially to friendly adults. Predators know kids will feel “grown-up” if an adult speaks to them. Sadly, these criminals are only gathering information for an attack. When my older son was around 14 or 15, someone began asking him questions. My son quickly realized this thug had bad intentions and gave him fake information. But, do not underestimate these predators. They are smart, and most of them know when they are being lied to.
If you are able, download and save a photo of anyone who asks you for information that is suspicious.
In Venezuela, the upper-class neighborhoods and the poor neighborhoods are only separated by a few hundred meters. I am not saying that people living in poor neighborhoods are criminals, but the criminals are likely to live in those poor neighborhoods. So, if you are driving a shiny new car, every day, by the poor barrio, you will likely end up being targeted. If you are also sharing your personal information and your schedules and routines on social media, some of those criminals will be watching you.
This article does not go into how the social media companies themselves are using your information. That’s also a risk to your personal security and privacy.
Reprinted with permission from The Organic Prepper.


lewrockwell--2020-06-19--How To Fight the Woke…and Win

How To Fight the Woke…and Win

The Woke are everywhere .
They ’ re in our schools , in government , and at our places of work .
More importantly , the Woke are on the move .
They are coming for you , for me , and for anyone else who does not subscribe to their quasi-religion .
Don ’ t fool yourself — you are not safe .
The Woke are at war with anyone who opposes them , and it does not matter if you just want to be left alone .
You will have to bend the knee or fight .
Here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ start using right now 1 .
Adopt the right mindset and take action .
As mentioned , we are in a cultural and political war , whether we want to be or not .
So adopt an appropriate mindset .
Get mentally tough .
Get ready for battle .
Remember that the Woke are not your friends .
They despise you .
Realize that they will lie about you , not play fair , and try to crush you into submission .
Accept that family and friends may turn on you once you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And understand that some of your own “ leaders ” and “ allies ” will happily betray you to virtue-signal to the Woke .
So watch your back and take action yourself , for it is action that matters , not words .
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Become anti-fragile .
In war , you must always secure your supply lines .
One of the Woke ’ s most powerful weapons is economic pressure , so take @ @ @ @ @ @ @ possible .
Grow some of your own food , start a side business , or form a self-supporting tribe ( like a church group that financially supports itself in case one member gets fired by the Woke ) .
Being anti-fragile will allow you to stand firm when you need to speak the truth , which brings us to Point 3 .
3 .
Speak the truth .
In our age of Woke emotionalism , truth-telling is the truly revolutionary act .
So speak the truth , and do so boldly .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation , but if pressed , you can not let the Woke steamroll you into silent submission .
Moreover , wear that MAGA hat .
Be proud .
Display your beliefs through symbols .
The fact is that boldness and visible symbolism build morale , and they will likely inspire others to speak up as well .
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Never apologize , and never quit .
The Woke view an apology as a confession , not as a chance at reconciliation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You will only be made to grovel further or surrender completely .
At the same time , never quit .
That is what your spineless employer will want you to do to save him the trouble of firing you .
Don ’ t do it .
Make them fire you , then move to Point 5 .
5 .
Use lawfare .
If you have the means , then use lawfare against the Woke at any and every opportunity ( which is one reason why electing President Trump and getting good judges is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ your employer fires you to appease the Woke mob , then make him pay for it .
Don ’ t go quietly .
Instead , hit him with the hardest legal counterpunch that you can .
It won ’ t always work , but it will sometimes , and that matters .
6 .
Arm yourself .
Exercise your God-given rights and arm yourself thoroughly .
After all , a sheep is much easier to cage than a lion .
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The Woke are everywhere. They’re in our schools, in government, and at our places of work. More importantly, the Woke are on the move. They are coming for you, for me, and for anyone else who does not subscribe to their quasi-religion. Don’t fool yourself — you are not safe. The Woke are at war with anyone who opposes them, and it does not matter if you just want to be left alone. You will have to bend the knee or fight.
Here are a dozen strategies that you can start using right now
1. Adopt the right mindset and take action. As mentioned, we are in a cultural and political war, whether we want to be or not. So adopt an appropriate mindset. Get mentally tough. Get ready for battle. Remember that the Woke are not your friends. They despise you. Realize that they will lie about you, not play fair, and try to crush you into submission. Accept that family and friends may turn on you once you show your opposition to the Woke agenda. And understand that some of your own “leaders” and “allies” will happily betray you to virtue-signal to the Woke. So watch your back and take action yourself, for it is action that matters, not words. Don’t Burn This ... Rubin, Dave Best Price: $18.40 Buy New $16.20 (as of 03:44 UTC - Details)
2. Become anti-fragile. In war, you must always secure your supply lines. One of the Woke’s most powerful weapons is economic pressure, so take that away from them as much as possible. Grow some of your own food, start a side business, or form a self-supporting tribe (like a church group that financially supports itself in case one member gets fired by the Woke). Being anti-fragile will allow you to stand firm when you need to speak the truth, which brings us to Point 3.
3. Speak the truth. In our age of Woke emotionalism, truth-telling is the truly revolutionary act. So speak the truth, and do so boldly. This does not mean doing so in every situation, but if pressed, you cannot let the Woke steamroll you into silent submission. Moreover, wear that MAGA hat. Be proud. Display your beliefs through symbols. The fact is that boldness and visible symbolism build morale, and they will likely inspire others to speak up as well. United States of Socia... D'Souza, Dinesh Buy New $25.93 (as of 11:38 UTC - Details)
4. Never apologize, and never quit. The Woke view an apology as a confession, not as a chance at reconciliation. As such, never apologize. You will only be made to grovel further or surrender completely. At the same time, never quit. That is what your spineless employer will want you to do to save him the trouble of firing you. Don’t do it. Make them fire you, then move to Point 5.
5. Use lawfare. If you have the means, then use lawfare against the Woke at any and every opportunity (which is one reason why electing President Trump and getting good judges is important). For instance, if your employer fires you to appease the Woke mob, then make him pay for it. Don’t go quietly. Instead, hit him with the hardest legal counterpunch that you can. It won’t always work, but it will sometimes, and that matters.
6. Arm yourself. Exercise your God-given rights and arm yourself thoroughly. After all, a sheep is much easier to cage than a lion.
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lewrockwell--2020-06-19--The Illusions of Keynesianism Create a Morally Corrupt Society

The global economic shutdown has inflicted unprecedented damage and caused widespread destruction both in the economy and in our societies .
While the true scale of the crisis is yet to be revealed , we already have enough data to support the case for a deep recession that will likely last for a long time .
And yet , mainstream media reports and “ expert ” commentary has so far largely been focused on the impact of the crisis in the West .
We keep reading analyses and seeing footage from European and US cities and hospitals , while our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the corona disaster is restricted to a Western point of view .
On the rare occasions that the situation in emerging economies is mentioned in media reports , the coverage is mostly shallow and superficial , thus failing to capture the everyday reality on the ground and to accurately reflect the full extent of the human suffering in those countries .
In the Long Run We Are ... Mann , Geoff Best Price : $ 11.75 Buy New $ 15.72 The case of India is a prime example of this bias .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ shutdown measures of the Modi government and their terrible consequences have barely been documented by Western media .
We know next to nothing about the average Indian citizen ’ s experience and the economic disaster that is unfolding in a nation that up until recently was heralded as the next EM success story .
This is why I turned to Jayant Bhandari , to get an accurate account of the situation in India , but also to pick his brain about what we might expect to see on a much wider scale in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the mining sector .
Jayant is a globetrotting institutional investment consultant , who has amassed extensive international experience in the mining and natural resource sector .
Apart from his investment insights , he has published numerous interesting analyses on political , cultural and social issues , while he also runs a yearly seminar in Vancouver , “ Capitalism & Morality ” .
Claudio Grass ( CG ) : The corona crisis and the global economic freeze was an unprecedented shock to the system , hitting the global economy on so many different @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shutdown measures was immense , but so were the monetary and fiscal “ relief ” packages that followed .
Do you think this historic printing and spending spree will be enough to counter the effects of the economic freeze ?
Jayant Bhandari ( JB ) : Keynesian economics and Modern Monetary Theory ( MMT ) aspire to create something out of nothing .
Underpinning them is the magical thinking of those who have physically grown to adulthood but who have failed to give up the romance of childhood .
These “ theories ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ aspire to rule over and feed on gullible masses , and to rise to the positions of leadership .
It is this marriage of magical thinking of the masses and psychopaths that enables Keynesianism to survive and has now been made worse by MMT .
No doubt , there are a lot of brilliant people in the position of setting the economic framework of society .
These smart people are convincing , because their Ivy League schools taught them how to make the vast majority of people swallow their childish “ theories.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ experience of how the world works .
From mommy ’ s lap , they went to Ivy League schools and then on to $ 250,000 jobs at the IMF , World Bank , or the government .
Moreover , working for these organizations , they are further incentivized to adopt and promote Keynesian ideas , while they are surrounded by virtue signalers and liberal limousine leftists .
It is this intellectual mess the society is in today .
Populism has replaced meritocracy , and there is no way out of it , given @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more wrongs to correct prior mistakes .
This problem afflicts not just the monetary policy and how we deal with Covid-19 , but a much broader spectrum of issues in society .
Will You Be Richer or ... Smith , Charles Hugh Best Price : $ 10.99 Buy New $ 11.55 The response of the world to Covid-19 was hugely out of proportion to reality .
Businesses are closed , unemployment has increased massively , and with nothing productive to do , people have suffered emotionally .
All this happened because our leaders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ options and to do a risk-reward , cost-benefit analysis .
They do not have an intellectual framework to make appropriate , independent decisions .
Swedish leadership , East Asian countries , and Trump have been exceptions to this rule .
The cultural inertia of Keynesianism is so vast and it is seen as the panacea for all ills .
But , alas , magical thinking leads to no real solutions .
Printing currency does not create wealth .
It merely creates an illusion of wealth , while leading to a misallocation of capital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from those who can use it more efficiently to those who are politically connected , making the economy increasingly suboptimal .
The illusions of Keynesianism create a morally corrupt society .
So , no , currency printing can not undo the massive damage inflicted by the lockdown and if anything , it will make it far worse .
CG : A lot has been said and written about the Covid crisis in India and the Modi government ’ s handling of it .
How do you assess the response and how was India @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economically and on a human level ?
JB : On 24th March 2020 , India declared a curfew across the country .
A country of 1.38 billion people came to a complete standstill .
Every flight and train and all road transportation were immediately banned .
There was no advance notice .
It was a real curfew .
People were not allowed to leave their homes and were ruthlessly beaten by the police if they did , even if they just went grocery shopping .
If your teenage daughter had flown out for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she would have been stranded wherever she was for more than two months .
If she didn ’ t have enough money or a safe place to stay , it was her problem .
There was no remediation available .
This poorly thought-out curfew had all the ingredients to create a massive humanitarian crisis in a country where GDP per capita is barely US $ 2,350 .
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They earn $ 3 or so a day .
They live hand to mouth .
They share a “ room ” in a claustrophobic and disease-ridden slum , often with many of them sharing the same bed .
As they had no money to pay the rent , the landlord threw them out .
They had no money for food , and the police waited outside to brutalize them .
Starved and thirsty , they started walking , in some cases for 1,500 km , to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brutalized by the police , they walked on train-tracks or through the forest .
Scores died in the process .
Women gave birth on the way and then kept walking .
The government and the courts did nothing to deal with this massive humanitarian crisis they had created .
India ’ s leadership demonstrated that they have no vision , no decision-making power , no empathy , and that they shoot from the hip .
It also pays to remember that at least 200 million Indians live under extreme poverty .
A much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ starvation by Modi .
Despite the fact that India imposed a total and complete curfew , the most atrocious in the world and lasting almost seventy days , longer than anywhere else , Covid-19 cases have continued to grow exponentially .
And this had to happen , for the rules apply to citizens , but not to those in the government .
Bureaucrats , nurses , and doctors , too afraid to do their job , decided not to show up .
Nurses and doctors stayed away from patients .
The government made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and of converting trains into ICUs , but nothing came of them .
They failed to build temporary hospitals .
Instead , patients are occupying spaces under the bridges and elsewhere .
The situation is so bad , that if people suspect they may have caught Covid-19 , they prefer to go into hiding than let the authorities know .
They know that they are in a huge danger—because of utter apathy—if they end up in the hospital .
Corruption has also sky-rocketed .
I have been stuck in India throughout this ordeal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ appreciate the level of the utter incompetence of the Indian government .
China was watching all this flabbergasted , shocked at how incompetent the Indian government is .
So , they simply moved into a large part of Indian territory , and it took India a long time to realize this .
Pathfinding our Destin ... Smith , Charles Hugh Best Price : $ 9.95 Buy New $ 12.00 My view is that India , within two months , will have the most Covid-19 cases in the world .
Even before Covid-19 came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a good day , and people used floor spaces .
Ambulance services don ’ t work .
In general , medical infrastructure is non-existent .
This is why imminent disaster is arguably inescapable ; not necessarily because Covid-19 itself is dangerous , but because India can not cater to a simple increase in any disease .
India is an utter failure on so many levels .
There are no institutions .
Nothing works .
Everything has been degrading since the time the British Left .
The country is on a fast track @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 acting as a catalyst .
I do not think India will ever recover .
It is passing into the dustbin of history .
CG : One of the most important implications of the corona shock was the moves by many companies and states to limit their reliance on China .
As a result , we ’ ve already seen an early wave of interest in India , as companies seek to shift their production and realign their supply chains .
Do you see this as a sound strategy for Western companies and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ replace China as the world ’ s production hub ?
JB : Irrespective of China ’ s culpability in the Covid-19 pandemic , the key role of the country in the global economy can not be ignored .
It is the manufacturing powerhouse of the world and it will stay that way .
The Chinese are extremely smart and focused on improving themselves .
I love China , although Xi Jinping , because of his heavy-handedness , might harm China ’ s prospects in the short-term .
Modi and some of his senior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ how Covid-19 will turn out to be a blessing for India .
They were relishing the misfortune of China .
If not for the sake of common decency , had they done some math , they would have realized that India would soon have more Covid-19 cases than China .
Furthermore , when it comes to infrastructure , institutions and even basic services , there is simply no comparison between the two countries .
During my many visits to China , I happily travel on buses and find it easy to buy a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buses , which are unclean , overcrowded , dangerous , and have no sense of time .
Unless you can fight your way to the front of the blob of humanity to get to the ticket counter in India , with its sleepy or missing officer , who might need to be encouraged with a bribe , you have no hope of getting a train ticket .
Getting a plumber or electrician is also virtually impossible in India .
One must really ask around to find a competent worker of any kind , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disappointed .
The so-called “ educated ” class is no better .
If the bank or credit card company makes wrong charges on your account , the error might never be corrected .
Once I bought a flight ticket online .
Money left my bank account and never arrived at the booking agent .
Those in the West who import India ’ s IT services , if they are unafraid of sounding politically incorrect , will often tell you about the pain they suffer from the horrible services they get .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ costs .
But what looks cheap at first glance , eventually turns out to be very expensive .
The same chaos is found in infrastructure .
Indian roads make Chinese traffic look world-class .
India does not have a work ethic , respect for contracts , or the rule of law .
Anyone who claims that India can ever replace China has no real experience of the two countries .
India has failed to develop a manufacturing sector , and there is nothing to suggest that it ever can .
Moreover , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a suicidal path .
I see no growth and no recovery in the cards .
India is on its way back to the dark ages , as it slowly destroys the institutions that the British left behind .
This article has been published in the Newsroom of pro aurum , the leading precious metals company in Europe with an independent subsidiary in Switzerland .
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Interview with Jayant Bhandari: Part I of II
The global economic shutdown has inflicted unprecedented damage and caused widespread destruction both in the economy and in our societies. While the true scale of the crisis is yet to be revealed, we already have enough data to support the case for a deep recession that will likely last for a long time. And yet, mainstream media reports and “expert” commentary has so far largely been focused on the impact of the crisis in the West.
We keep reading analyses and seeing footage from European and US cities and hospitals, while our perception of the economic and human toll of the corona disaster is restricted to a Western point of view. On the rare occasions that the situation in emerging economies is mentioned in media reports, the coverage is mostly shallow and superficial, thus failing to capture the everyday reality on the ground and to accurately reflect the full extent of the human suffering in those countries.
In the Long Run We Are... Mann, Geoff Best Price: $11.75 Buy New $15.72 (as of 03:58 UTC - Details) The case of India is a prime example of this bias. Both the harshness of the lockdown and shutdown measures of the Modi government and their terrible consequences have barely been documented by Western media. We know next to nothing about the average Indian citizen’s experience and the economic disaster that is unfolding in a nation that up until recently was heralded as the next EM success story.
This is why I turned to Jayant Bhandari, to get an accurate account of the situation in India, but also to pick his brain about what we might expect to see on a much wider scale in the economy, in precious metals and in the mining sector. Jayant is a globetrotting institutional investment consultant, who has amassed extensive international experience in the mining and natural resource sector. Apart from his investment insights, he has published numerous interesting analyses on political, cultural and social issues, while he also runs a yearly seminar in Vancouver, “Capitalism & Morality”.
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Claudio Grass (CG): The corona crisis and the global economic freeze was an unprecedented shock to the system, hitting the global economy on so many different levels. The damage caused by the shutdown measures was immense, but so were the monetary and fiscal “relief” packages that followed. Do you think this historic printing and spending spree will be enough to counter the effects of the economic freeze?
Jayant Bhandari (JB): Keynesian economics and Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) aspire to create something out of nothing. Underpinning them is the magical thinking of those who have physically grown to adulthood but who have failed to give up the romance of childhood. These “theories” also work very well for psychopaths who aspire to rule over and feed on gullible masses, and to rise to the positions of leadership. It is this marriage of magical thinking of the masses and psychopaths that enables Keynesianism to survive and has now been made worse by MMT.
No doubt, there are a lot of brilliant people in the position of setting the economic framework of society. These smart people are convincing, because their Ivy League schools taught them how to make the vast majority of people swallow their childish “theories.” Mostly, they never got a real-life experience of how the world works. From mommy’s lap, they went to Ivy League schools and then on to $250,000 jobs at the IMF, World Bank, or the government. Moreover, working for these organizations, they are further incentivized to adopt and promote Keynesian ideas, while they are surrounded by virtue signalers and liberal limousine leftists.
It is this intellectual mess the society is in today. Populism has replaced meritocracy, and there is no way out of it, given our current democratic system. We do more wrongs to correct prior mistakes. This problem afflicts not just the monetary policy and how we deal with Covid-19, but a much broader spectrum of issues in society. Will You Be Richer or ... Smith, Charles Hugh Best Price: $10.99 Buy New $11.55 (as of 05:55 UTC - Details)
The response of the world to Covid-19 was hugely out of proportion to reality. Businesses are closed, unemployment has increased massively, and with nothing productive to do, people have suffered emotionally. All this happened because our leaders lack the skills and foresight to weigh options and to do a risk-reward, cost-benefit analysis. They do not have an intellectual framework to make appropriate, independent decisions. Swedish leadership, East Asian countries, and Trump have been exceptions to this rule.
The cultural inertia of Keynesianism is so vast and it is seen as the panacea for all ills. But, alas, magical thinking leads to no real solutions. Printing currency does not create wealth. It merely creates an illusion of wealth, while leading to a misallocation of capital, from savers to consumers, and from those who can use it more efficiently to those who are politically connected, making the economy increasingly suboptimal. The illusions of Keynesianism create a morally corrupt society.
So, no, currency printing cannot undo the massive damage inflicted by the lockdown and if anything, it will make it far worse.
CG: A lot has been said and written about the Covid crisis in India and the Modi government’s handling of it. How do you assess the response and how was India impacted by the corona crisis, both economically and on a human level?
JB: On 24th March 2020, India declared a curfew across the country. A country of 1.38 billion people came to a complete standstill. Every flight and train and all road transportation were immediately banned. There was no advance notice. It was a real curfew. People were not allowed to leave their homes and were ruthlessly beaten by the police if they did, even if they just went grocery shopping.
If your teenage daughter had flown out for a day when curfew was declared, she would have been stranded wherever she was for more than two months. If she didn’t have enough money or a safe place to stay, it was her problem. There was no remediation available.
This poorly thought-out curfew had all the ingredients to create a massive humanitarian crisis in a country where GDP per capita is barely US$2,350. Money and Work Unchained Charles Hugh Smith Best Price: $11.00 Buy New $1.99 (as of 10:55 UTC - Details)
Depending on how you count them, there are as many as 100 million migrant workers at any point in time in India. They earn $3 or so a day. They live hand to mouth. They share a “room” in a claustrophobic and disease-ridden slum, often with many of them sharing the same bed. As they had no money to pay the rent, the landlord threw them out. They had no money for food, and the police waited outside to brutalize them.
Starved and thirsty, they started walking, in some cases for 1,500 km, to their rural homes. To avoid getting brutalized by the police, they walked on train-tracks or through the forest. Scores died in the process. Women gave birth on the way and then kept walking.
The government and the courts did nothing to deal with this massive humanitarian crisis they had created. India’s leadership demonstrated that they have no vision, no decision-making power, no empathy, and that they shoot from the hip. It also pays to remember that at least 200 million Indians live under extreme poverty. A much larger number of people was driven to starvation by Modi.
Despite the fact that India imposed a total and complete curfew, the most atrocious in the world and lasting almost seventy days, longer than anywhere else, Covid-19 cases have continued to grow exponentially. And this had to happen, for the rules apply to citizens, but not to those in the government.
Bureaucrats, nurses, and doctors, too afraid to do their job, decided not to show up. Nurses and doctors stayed away from patients. The government made fancy promises of starting to produce ventilators and of converting trains into ICUs, but nothing came of them. They failed to build temporary hospitals. Instead, patients are occupying spaces under the bridges and elsewhere.
The situation is so bad, that if people suspect they may have caught Covid-19, they prefer to go into hiding than let the authorities know. They know that they are in a huge danger—because of utter apathy—if they end up in the hospital. Corruption has also sky-rocketed.
I have been stuck in India throughout this ordeal. You have to be here to appreciate the level of the utter incompetence of the Indian government. China was watching all this flabbergasted, shocked at how incompetent the Indian government is. So, they simply moved into a large part of Indian territory, and it took India a long time to realize this. Pathfinding our Destin... Smith, Charles Hugh Best Price: $9.95 Buy New $12.00 (as of 03:30 UTC - Details)
My view is that India, within two months, will have the most Covid-19 cases in the world. Even before Covid-19 came, Indian hospitals had no beds available on a good day, and people used floor spaces. Ambulance services don’t work. In general, medical infrastructure is non-existent. This is why imminent disaster is arguably inescapable; not necessarily because Covid-19 itself is dangerous, but because India cannot cater to a simple increase in any disease.
India is an utter failure on so many levels. There are no institutions. Nothing works. Everything has been degrading since the time the British Left. The country is on a fast track to a massive humanitarian crisis, with Covid-19 acting as a catalyst. I do not think India will ever recover. It is passing into the dustbin of history.
CG: One of the most important implications of the corona shock was the moves by many companies and states to limit their reliance on China. As a result, we’ve already seen an early wave of interest in India, as companies seek to shift their production and realign their supply chains. Do you see this as a sound strategy for Western companies and do you think India could one day replace China as the world’s production hub?
JB: Irrespective of China’s culpability in the Covid-19 pandemic, the key role of the country in the global economy cannot be ignored. It is the manufacturing powerhouse of the world and it will stay that way. The Chinese are extremely smart and focused on improving themselves. I love China, although Xi Jinping, because of his heavy-handedness, might harm China’s prospects in the short-term.
Modi and some of his senior ministers have been making public statements on how Covid-19 will turn out to be a blessing for India. They were relishing the misfortune of China. If not for the sake of common decency, had they done some math, they would have realized that India would soon have more Covid-19 cases than China.
Furthermore, when it comes to infrastructure, institutions and even basic services, there is simply no comparison between the two countries. During my many visits to China, I happily travel on buses and find it easy to buy a train ticket. I never use Indian buses, which are unclean, overcrowded, dangerous, and have no sense of time. Unless you can fight your way to the front of the blob of humanity to get to the ticket counter in India, with its sleepy or missing officer, who might need to be encouraged with a bribe, you have no hope of getting a train ticket.
Getting a plumber or electrician is also virtually impossible in India. One must really ask around to find a competent worker of any kind, and even then, prepare to be disappointed. The so-called “educated” class is no better. If the bank or credit card company makes wrong charges on your account, the error might never be corrected. Once I bought a flight ticket online. Money left my bank account and never arrived at the booking agent.
Those in the West who import India’s IT services, if they are unafraid of sounding politically incorrect, will often tell you about the pain they suffer from the horrible services they get. It is true that India has very low labor costs. But what looks cheap at first glance, eventually turns out to be very expensive.
The same chaos is found in infrastructure. Indian roads make Chinese traffic look world-class. India does not have a work ethic, respect for contracts, or the rule of law.
Anyone who claims that India can ever replace China has no real experience of the two countries. India has failed to develop a manufacturing sector, and there is nothing to suggest that it ever can. Moreover, as I mentioned earlier, India is on a suicidal path. I see no growth and no recovery in the cards. India is on its way back to the dark ages, as it slowly destroys the institutions that the British left behind.
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lewrockwell--2020-06-19--The Trouble With Covid ‘Cases’

The Trouble With Covid ‘Cases’

I had a “ case ” of headache this morning – probably from reading ( again ) about all the new “ cases ” of WuFlu .
What is it with this “ cases ” thing ?
Does the media really not understand the difference between “ cases ” of something and whether people die from it ?
Lot of “ cases ” of headache in this country .
Also indigestion , menopause and acne .
If the media reported the daily tally of these , you ’ d think there was a .
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crisis .
Of course @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And didn ’ t do it , previously , with the common cold or the seasonal flu .
If it had done so we ’ d have been “ locked down ” and wearing face diapers years ago .
There are millions of “ cases ” of these things every year – in part because there are hundreds of millions of people in the country and it ’ s inevitable a percentage of them will get sick each year .
This never used to be considered a “ crisis.
” It was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , sometimes , death .
In 1799 , George Washington caught a cold while riding the fence line during a snowstorm in December at his Mount Vernon home ; being an older guy at this time , the cold worsened and – we don ’ t know for sure , but the evidence suggests – developed into pneumonia , which is hard to shake when you ’ re older , especially when the quack doctors attending you decide to bleed you as the “ cure.
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Check @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but the country wasn ’ t locked down .
Because in those days , Americans understood that getting sick was part of life , especially when most people didn ’ t die because they caught a cold .
But then , in 1799 there was also no saturation media – able to speak with one very loud voice – drum-rolling a horrific-sounding “ case ” count on the hour , accompanied by lurid graphics and ominous implications .
The latter italicized to make the point which they always do – without actually saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ count is intended to make the viewer believe that mass death will follow .
They practically lead the poor horse ’ s muzzle to the water trough .
It is a deliberate attempt to pump up the numbers when the relevant number – the percentage of “ cases ” who end up dead – continues to decrease .
Not just in numbers but also percentages – which is a function of the number of “ cases.
” An excellent example of this deliberate ( it has to be – stupidity and journalistic negligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going on ; it is too blatant at this point ) shell game of death is the reportage of what is going on in South Dakota .
Or rather , what hasn ’ t .
This state is one of the only ones not “ locked down ” – because it has a governor , Kristi Noem , who does not believe in practicing what she calls “ herd leadership , ” by which she means imposing on South Dakotans what has been imposed on New Yorkers , Californians and Virginians , oh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up to South Dakotans to lead themselves .
To weigh the risk of getting sick vs. the risk of getting dead and weigh those things against the certainty of going broke or out of business and leading a sad , neurotic , Face-Diapered life as the “ new normal.
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I had a “case” of headache this morning – probably from reading (again) about all the new “cases” of WuFlu. What is it with this “cases” thing? Does the media really not understand the difference between “cases” of something and whether people die from it?
Lot of “cases” of headache in this country.
Also indigestion, menopause and acne. If the media reported the daily tally of these, you’d think there was a . . . crisis. Of course, the media does not do this. And didn’t do it, previously, with the common cold or the seasonal flu. If it had done so we’d have been “locked down” and wearing face diapers years ago. There are millions of “cases” of these things every year – in part because there are hundreds of millions of people in the country and it’s inevitable a percentage of them will get sick each year.
This never used to be considered a “crisis.” It was normal because it was life. Including, sometimes, death.
In 1799, George Washington caught a cold while riding the fence line during a snowstorm in December at his Mount Vernon home; being an older guy at this time, the cold worsened and – we don’t know for sure, but the evidence suggests – developed into pneumonia, which is hard to shake when you’re older, especially when the quack doctors attending you decide to bleed you as the “cure.” 2020 1 oz Silver Ameri... Check Amazon for Pricing.
Washington died – but the country wasn’t locked down. Because in those days, Americans understood that getting sick was part of life, especially when most people didn’t die because they caught a cold.
But then, in 1799 there was also no saturation media – able to speak with one very loud voice – drum-rolling a horrific-sounding “case” count on the hour, accompanied by lurid graphics and ominous implications.
The latter italicized to make the point which they always do – without actually saying it.
The daily “case” count is intended to make the viewer believe that mass death will follow. They practically lead the poor horse’s muzzle to the water trough. It is a deliberate attempt to pump up the numbers when the relevant number – the percentage of “cases” who end up dead – continues to decrease. Not just in numbers but also percentages – which is a function of the number of “cases.”
An excellent example of this deliberate (it has to be – stupidity and journalistic negligence can no longer account for what is going on; it is too blatant at this point) shell game of death is the reportage of what is going on in South Dakota.
Or rather, what hasn’t.
This state is one of the only ones not “locked down” – because it has a governor, Kristi Noem, who does not believe in practicing what she calls “herd leadership,” by which she means imposing on South Dakotans what has been imposed on New Yorkers, Californians and Virginians, oh my!

Meaning, she left it up to South Dakotans to lead themselves. To weigh the risk of getting sick vs. the risk of getting dead and weigh those things against the certainty of going broke or out of business and leading a sad, neurotic, Face-Diapered life as the “new normal.”
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lewrockwell--2020-06-20--Reply to Your Virus Paper Published in ALLERGY Journal

In response to your paper published in ALLERGY , authored by 42 worldwide authors , entitled A COMPENDIUM ANSWERING 150 QUESTIONS ON COVID-19 AND SARD-CoV-2 , I offer the following commentary .
Your comprehensive list of 150-questions regarding COVID-19 coronavirus left many unanswered questions .
COVID-19 is NOT the gravest health and socio-economic crisis of our time .
The Optimal Dose : Rest ... Somerville MD , Judson Buy New $ 4.99 The pandemic is being used as cover for a collapsed economy in the US and the world that has borrowed from its future income to the point of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out of business , which is part of the financial collapse .
Modern medicine extols itself as being heroic while it was totally unprepared for an event that was predicted , which suggests a pre-planned epidemic and even a man-made virus ( two Nobel laureates say the virus appears to be genetically altered ) .
You beg for more quality studies while you fail to employ a known antidote —— sunshine vitamin D. While so many more die a horrid death from lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( 1.4 million a year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ researchers writing in ALLERGY focus on COVID-19 that infects many but kills few .
In fact , it appears many cases of TB were misclassified as COVID-19 .
In fact , Wuhan , Modena and New York City , where many COVID-19 deaths were reported , had been battling TB for some time before COVID-19 gained public attention .
It IS the repeat of 1918 – – U.C .
Berkeley demographers only recently found the Spanish Flu of 1918 was caused by tuberculosis , not influenza .
The massive die off of TB @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the so-called flu pandemic and the younger age of the infected individuals ( 18-44 ) pointed to TB , not influenza .
Immigrants from 3rd world countries who have latent TB comprise a significant portion of the population in Modena , Italy and New York City , where COVID-19 is said to be epidemic .
Life Extension Vitamin ... Buy New $ 15.00 ( $ 0.25 / Count ) The masses have had to deal with so many misdirections issued by public health organizations .
The medical community should have been instructing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and boost zinc intake which is required to produce T-cells .
Doctoring if anything induced deaths due to ventilator lung trauma .
COVID-19 is just another of modern medicine ’ s shameful and avoidable failures .
The COVID-19 pandemic reveals a medical community that is over-reliant upon vaccination .
Vaccination has reached a point where there are 72 approved vaccines in the U.S. and 240 more under development , which is absurd .
The human thymus gland produces T-cells that activate antibodies against each and every pathogen that attacks the body .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impractical , problematic , and ineffective .
Vaccines don ’ t work if the thymus gland lacks zinc .
T-memory cells are not adequately produced without zinc .
Mass zinc and vitamin D distribution should have ensued if for no other reason than to improve response to a newly approved vaccine when it becomes available .
Doctors continue to over-vaccinate .
What is the number needed to treat for the flu vaccine ?
The NNT for all childhood vaccines ?
A draconian over-response comprised of useless mask wearing , social distancing and lockdown @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return to .
Is this what modern medicine has come to ?
Quarantine to the point of suicide and poverty ?
High-risk individuals ( diabetics , smokers , hypertensives , autoimmune ) should have been isolated , their immunity boosted , and the remaining healthy population would have been free to navigate in society .
The COVID-19 pandemic has left the masses to resort to self-care , with great success .
With no approved drugs or vaccines available , vitamins have been swept off store shelves .
Cardiologists wonder where all their heart @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that when Dr. Linus Pauling published his book VITAMIN C AND THE COMMON COLD in the 1970s , a rush for vitamin C pills resulted in a 40 % decline in mortality from coronary artery disease .
The same has now happened again as the public ’ s fear of COVID-19 caused them to intuitively reach for vitamin C pills .
Cardiologists are clueless .
The Miraculous Results ... Jeff T Bowles Best Price : $ 4.97 Buy New $ 9.99 For the most part , people got well on their own and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to successfully boost immunity .
No doctoring required .
The medical community continues to claim vitamin and mineral therapy is unproven , but it certainly isn ’ t disproven .
Nowhere in your 93-page paper that asked and answered 150 questions were the words vitamin and mineral mentioned , an inexplicable oversight .
While your paper calls for more quality studies , all that is needed is a vitamin D test upon hospital admission , to prove or disprove its value .
Months late , if not years too late , we find @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % death rate versus 4.1 % for those who have adequate blood levels of vitamin D ( see graphic below ) .
To make things worse , public health authorities miscalculated ( intentionally ? )
the amount of vitamin D required to maintain health .
The RDA remains woefully inadequate .
Modern medicine miscalculated the need for vitamin D by 20-fold ( see abstract below ) .
While 400 international units of vitamin D is still considered adequate for health in many countries ( that is equivalent to ~1.5 minutes of sunshine ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of intake , a recalculation shows 8000 international units of vitamin D is needed daily .
Modern medicine considers 8000 units of vitamin D to be an overdose when 30 minutes of total-body exposure to midday sunshine produces ~10,000 units of vitamin D without side effect .
Again , another absurdity .
In fact , 300,000 units of vitamin D is injected for wintertime bone protection without side effect .
That the medical community continues to ignore the obvious link between the seasonality of infectious diseases and the lack of solar-radiation in winter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the prime factor that predicts seasonal onset , and cold winter months inducing the masses to wear warm clothing that blocks solar radiation from reaching the skin , points only in one direction — the lack of vitamin D is primary controlling factor .
High Potency Vitamin D ... Buy New $ 19.97 ( $ 0.06 / Count ) And the fact a strong portion of COVID-19-related deaths were among those who were confined indoors ( nursing home patients , healthcare workers ) or among darkly pigmented individuals who require six-fold more sun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ D ( blacks ) , again points to a lack of vitamin D. This suggests modern medicine is playing the fiddle while Rome burns .
Humanity now awaits another infectious disease disaster .
Most people who have recovered from COVID-19 coronavirus infection do not exhibit antibodies .
Apparently antibodies are short-lived .
Experts point to zinc-dependent T-cells as being responsible for the immunity .
That means that everyone who attempts to secure an “ immunity passport ” for air travel will fail to exhibit antibodies and therefore won ’ t qualify for an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be needlessly vaccinated .
Hopefully the public has developed a reliance upon vitamin therapy and self-care and won ’ t return to the many nostrums that modern medicine dispenses .
Solgar Vitamin D3 ( Cho ... Buy New $ 15.00 ( $ 0.12 / Count ) Since 2006 , type 1 diabetes in Finland has plateaued and then decreased after the authorities ’ decision to fortify dietary milk products with cholecalciferol .
The role of vitamin D in innate and adaptive immunity is critical .
A statistical error in the estimation of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vitamin D was recently discovered ; in a correct analysis of the data used by the Institute of Medicine , it was found that 8895 IU/d was needed for 97.5 % of individuals to achieve values ≥50 nmol/L .
Another study confirmed that 6201 IU/d was needed to achieve 75 nmol/L and 9122 IU/d was needed to reach 100 nmol/L .
The largest meta-analysis ever conducted of studies published between 1966 and 2013 showed that 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels < 75 nmol/L may be too low for safety and associated with higher all-cause mortality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of mortality associated with vitamin D levels .
Since all-disease mortality is reduced to 1.0 with serum vitamin D levels ≥100 nmol/L , we call public health authorities to consider designating as the RDA at least three-fourths of the levels proposed by the Endocrine Society Expert Committee as safe upper tolerable daily intake doses .
This could lead to a recommendation of 1000 IU for children < 1 year on enriched formula and 1500 IU for breastfed children older than 6 months , 3000 IU for children > 1 year of age , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and thereafter .
Actions are urgently needed to protect the global population from vitamin D deficiency .

RodrigoJimenez-Saiz, Dept. Immunology & Oncology, Madrid, Spain
Cezmi A Akdis, Swiss Institute of Allergy & Asthma Research, Davos, Switzerland
In response to your paper published in ALLERGY, authored by 42 worldwide authors, entitled A COMPENDIUM ANSWERING 150 QUESTIONS ON COVID-19 AND SARD-CoV-2, I offer the following commentary.
Your comprehensive list of 150-questions regarding COVID-19 coronavirus left many unanswered questions.
COVID-19 is NOT the gravest health and socio-economic crisis of our time. The Optimal Dose: Rest... Somerville MD, Judson Buy New $4.99 (as of 03:41 UTC - Details)
The pandemic is being used as cover for a collapsed economy in the US and the world that has borrowed from its future income to the point of collapse.
Modern medicine has priced itself out of business, which is part of the financial collapse.
Modern medicine extols itself as being heroic while it was totally unprepared for an event that was predicted, which suggests a pre-planned epidemic and even a man-made virus (two Nobel laureates say the virus appears to be genetically altered).
You beg for more quality studies while you fail to employ a known antidote —— sunshine vitamin D.
While so many more die a horrid death from lung disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (1.4 million a year), a collective of physicians and researchers writing in ALLERGY focus on COVID-19 that infects many but kills few.
In fact, it appears many cases of TB were misclassified as COVID-19. In fact, Wuhan, Modena and New York City, where many COVID-19 deaths were reported, had been battling TB for some time before COVID-19 gained public attention.
It IS the repeat of 1918 – – U.C. Berkeley demographers only recently found the Spanish Flu of 1918 was caused by tuberculosis, not influenza. The massive die off of TB patients, realized in the aftermath of the so-called flu pandemic and the younger age of the infected individuals (18-44) pointed to TB, not influenza. Immigrants from 3rd world countries who have latent TB comprise a significant portion of the population in Modena, Italy and New York City, where COVID-19 is said to be epidemic. Life Extension Vitamin... Buy New $15.00 ($0.25 / Count) (as of 03:13 UTC - Details)
The masses have had to deal with so many misdirections issued by public health organizations. The medical community should have been instructing the public to get sunshine, take vitamins and boost zinc intake which is required to produce T-cells. Doctoring if anything induced deaths due to ventilator lung trauma. COVID-19 is just another of modern medicine’s shameful and avoidable failures.
The COVID-19 pandemic reveals a medical community that is over-reliant upon vaccination. Vaccination has reached a point where there are 72 approved vaccines in the U.S. and 240 more under development, which is absurd. The human thymus gland produces T-cells that activate antibodies against each and every pathogen that attacks the body. No vaccination required.
Vaccination is archaic, impractical, problematic, and ineffective. Vaccines don’t work if the thymus gland lacks zinc. T-memory cells are not adequately produced without zinc. Mass zinc and vitamin D distribution should have ensued if for no other reason than to improve response to a newly approved vaccine when it becomes available. Doctors continue to over-vaccinate. What is the number needed to treat for the flu vaccine? The NNT for all childhood vaccines?
A draconian over-response comprised of useless mask wearing, social distancing and lockdown has left no life or income to return to. Is this what modern medicine has come to? Quarantine to the point of suicide and poverty?
High-risk individuals (diabetics, smokers, hypertensives, autoimmune) should have been isolated, their immunity boosted, and the remaining healthy population would have been free to navigate in society.
The COVID-19 pandemic has left the masses to resort to self-care, with great success. With no approved drugs or vaccines available, vitamins have been swept off store shelves. Cardiologists wonder where all their heart attack patients went, failing to recognize that when Dr. Linus Pauling published his book VITAMIN C AND THE COMMON COLD in the 1970s, a rush for vitamin C pills resulted in a 40% decline in mortality from coronary artery disease. The same has now happened again as the public’s fear of COVID-19 caused them to intuitively reach for vitamin C pills. Cardiologists are clueless. The Miraculous Results... Bowles, Jeff T Best Price: $4.25 Buy New $6.99 (as of 01:50 UTC - Details)
For the most part, people got well on their own and used overlooked and disregarded vitamins and minerals to successfully boost immunity. No doctoring required. The medical community continues to claim vitamin and mineral therapy is unproven, but it certainly isn’t disproven. Nowhere in your 93-page paper that asked and answered 150 questions were the words vitamin and mineral mentioned, an inexplicable oversight.
While your paper calls for more quality studies, all that is needed is a vitamin D test upon hospital admission, to prove or disprove its value.
Months late, if not years too late, we find hospitalized vitamin D-deficient patients have a 98.9% death rate versus 4.1% for those who have adequate blood levels of vitamin D (see graphic below).
To make things worse, public health authorities miscalculated (intentionally?) the amount of vitamin D required to maintain health. The RDA remains woefully inadequate. Modern medicine miscalculated the need for vitamin D by 20-fold (see abstract below). While 400 international units of vitamin D is still considered adequate for health in many countries (that is equivalent to ~1.5 minutes of sunshine) and 2000 units as the upper limit of intake, a recalculation shows 8000 international units of vitamin D is needed daily. Modern medicine considers 8000 units of vitamin D to be an overdose when 30 minutes of total-body exposure to midday sunshine produces ~10,000 units of vitamin D without side effect. Again, another absurdity. In fact, 300,000 units of vitamin D is injected for wintertime bone protection without side effect.
That the medical community continues to ignore the obvious link between the seasonality of infectious diseases and the lack of solar-radiation in winter months, with the solar solstice being the prime factor that predicts seasonal onset, and cold winter months inducing the masses to wear warm clothing that blocks solar radiation from reaching the skin, points only in one direction — the lack of vitamin D is primary controlling factor.
High Potency Vitamin D... Buy New $19.97 ($0.06 / Count) (as of 11:23 UTC - Details) And the fact a strong portion of COVID-19-related deaths were among those who were confined indoors (nursing home patients, healthcare workers) or among darkly pigmented individuals who require six-fold more sun exposure to produce sufficient amounts of vitamin D (blacks), again points to a lack of vitamin D. This suggests modern medicine is playing the fiddle while Rome burns.
Humanity now awaits another infectious disease disaster. Most people who have recovered from COVID-19 coronavirus infection do not exhibit antibodies. Apparently antibodies are short-lived. Experts point to zinc-dependent T-cells as being responsible for the immunity. That means that everyone who attempts to secure an “immunity passport” for air travel will fail to exhibit antibodies and therefore won’t qualify for an air travel card and will have to be needlessly vaccinated.
Hopefully the public has developed a reliance upon vitamin therapy and self-care and won’t return to the many nostrums that modern medicine dispenses.
The Big Vitamin D Mistake
Dimitrios T Papadimitriou
Solgar Vitamin D3 (Cho... Buy New $15.00 ($0.12 / Count) (as of 11:23 UTC - Details) Since 2006, type 1 diabetes in Finland has plateaued and then decreased after the authorities’ decision to fortify dietary milk products with cholecalciferol. The role of vitamin D in innate and adaptive immunity is critical. A statistical error in the estimation of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for vitamin D was recently discovered; in a correct analysis of the data used by the Institute of Medicine, it was found that 8895 IU/d was needed for 97.5% of individuals to achieve values ≥50 nmol/L. Another study confirmed that 6201 IU/d was needed to achieve 75 nmol/L and 9122 IU/d was needed to reach 100 nmol/L. The largest meta-analysis ever conducted of studies published between 1966 and 2013 showed that 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels <75 nmol/L may be too low for safety and associated with higher all-cause mortality, demolishing the previously presumed U-shape curve of mortality associated with vitamin D levels. Since all-disease mortality is reduced to 1.0 with serum vitamin D levels ≥100 nmol/L, we call public health authorities to consider designating as the RDA at least three-fourths of the levels proposed by the Endocrine Society Expert Committee as safe upper tolerable daily intake doses. This could lead to a recommendation of 1000 IU for children <1 year on enriched formula and 1500 IU for breastfed children older than 6 months, 3000 IU for children >1 year of age, and around 8000 IU for young adults and thereafter. Actions are urgently needed to protect the global population from vitamin D deficiency.


lewrockwell--2020-06-20--True Breeze Takes a Knee

True Breeze Takes a Knee

This is a rush transcript .
This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated .
HOST : It is our pleasure to have as our guest today True Breeze , one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL .
True found himself in the eye of the storm regarding the kneeling controversy , but he ’ s changed his mind and wants to go on record stating that he himself will be taking a knee come his first game of the season .
True , what made you change your mind ?
BREEZE : Well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was being disrespectful to our country , especially to those who gave their lives to keep our country free .
But a number of players who kneel say they have family in the armed forces and respect them very much for their service to our country .
Kneeling wasn ’ t being done to disrespect our country but to bring attention to the problems in our country .
HOST : So are you kneeling to show your solidarity with Black Lives Matter ?
Rage : A Step-by-Step G ... Potter-Efron MSW PhD , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New $ 7.56 BREEZE : Actually I ’ m not .
Now that doesn ’ t mean that I don ’ t believe that black lives matter .
It ’ s just that I have a problem with BLM ’ s agenda .
HOST : Their agenda .
And just what might that agenda be ?
BREEZE : The agenda is that the only black lives that matter are the ones that promote victimism .
And some of the people they hold up as martyrs—most notably Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown—justifiably got what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : Okay , so what do you mean by victimism ?
BREEZE : I ’ ll give you an example .
After that video surfaced of Ahmaud Arbery being shot , LeBron James tweeted , “ We ’ re literally hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes !
Can ’ t even go for a damn jog , man !
” BREEZE : Now do any of these names ring a bell—Christopher Lane , Nathan Trapuzzano , Dave Stevens , Karina Vetrano , Wendy Martinez ?
HOST : I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recognize any of them .
BREEZE : They ’ re all white people killed by black people while they were out jogging .
Nathan and Christopher were shot .
Karina was raped and strangled .
Wendy was stabbed in the neck and bled to death .
Dave was hacked to death with a machete .
BREEZE : More than twice as many white people are killed by black people every year than black people killed by white people , and the black population is only a fraction of the white population .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white people are being murdered at eight times the rate they should be by black people .
You ’ ve seen black demonstrators waving placards around that say , “ Stop Killing Us !
” ?
Well , if anyone has a right to be waving that placard around , it ’ s white people .
So anyway , the chances of a white person being killed by a black person while jogging are much , much , much greater than the other way around .
But if you mix equal parts of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in LeBron ’ s little brain , you get this false narrative , this alternate reality in which black people can ’ t set foot outside their home without being killed by white people .
That ’ s what I mean by victimism .
Killer High : A History ... Andreas , Peter Best Price : $ 19.48 Buy New $ 19.49 BREEZE : And another thing .
When Christopher , Nathan , Dave , Karina , and Wendy were killed , no white celebrity spouted off in a tweet the way LeBron @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not being able to go out for a jog without getting killed by a black person .
It would have been considered racist .
But LeBron ’ s allowed to get away with that without being called out on it .
HOST : Sounds like you just did call him out on it .
Okay , so you ’ re critical of BLM and think they have a victimist agenda .
You don ’ t see Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown as victims .
You mentioned Ahmaud Arbery .
And on the heels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death in custody of George Floyd .
How do you feel about them ?
BREEZE : Arbery was the victim of a very misguided and illegal attempt at a citizen ’ s arrest .
But I honestly believe he ’ d still be alive if he hadn ’ t tried to rush a man who was holding a shotgun .
And George Floyd—that video was one of the most gut-wrenching things I ’ ve ever seen .
Poor guy was definitely a victim of police brutality .
HOST : So are you kneeling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who are undisputably victims of police brutality ?
BREEZE : Well , I really don ’ t need to kneel for them because they ’ re already getting more than enough attention .
HOST : Okay , so just exactly who are you kneeling for ?
Breeze unzips his jacket to reveal a T-shirt with a message that reads I KNEEL FOR THE ONE-THIRD .
HOST : I kneel for the one-third .
Okay , so who are the one-third ?
BREEZE : They ’ re one-third of the total murder victims in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ recent year , we had a little over fifteen thousand murders , and a third of fifteen thousand is five thousand .
HOST : Okay , but what is so special about one-third of those murders ?
Aren ’ t all murders tragedies ?
BREEZE : All murders certainly are tragedies , and unfortunately we ’ re always going to have some murders taking place .
But the thing is , one-third of the murders taking place shouldn ’ t be happening .
So I ’ m kneeling for those who shouldn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shouldn ’ t have been murdered ?
You ’ ve lost me .
How did you come up with the one-third figure for murders that shouldn ’ t be happening ?
Fentanyl , Inc. : How Ro ... Westhoff , Ben Buy New $ 13.50 BREEZE : Black people make up thirteen percent of the population but commit about forty-seven percent of the murders .
Forty-seven percent minus thirteen percent is thirty-four percent .
And thirty-four percent is just a tad over one-third .
We would expect a group making up thirteen percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the murders .
But when that group goes overboard and commits thirty-four percent of murders on top of the thirteen percent they ’ ve already committed , well , that thirty-four percent just shouldn ’ t be happening .
HOST : So you ’ re saying that a whole one-third of the total murders happening in our country are all committed by black people after they ’ ve already committed thirteen percent of the murders ?
BREEZE : That ’ s exactly right .
And get this—eighty-eight percent of that one-third are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thousand is forty-four hundred .
But we ’ ll just make that an even four thousand to be conservative and keep things simple .
HOST : So out of the one-third of murders that shouldn ’ t be happening , about four thousand victims are black ?
BREEZE : That ’ s right .
Now here ’ s something to think about .
Suppose black people were committing only thirteen percent of the murders , like they should be , and someone else was committing that thirty-four percent of extra murders .
Let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ kind of stealthy boogeymen right out of the X-Files , flitting around the country and murdering people , most of those murders taking place in the inner cities .
Four thousand black victims , several hundred white victims .
Would anyone in their right mind be talking about defunding the police ?
They ’ d be screaming for more police .
Especially black politicians and activists .
They ’ d be whining that not enough was being done to keep their communities safe .
HOST : You seem to be implying that black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t even know it .
BREEZE : They don ’ t have a clue .
You have all this to-do about black people having “ the talk ” with their kids so they don ’ t get killed by the police .
Yet the chance of a black person being unjustifiably killed by the police is but a tiny fraction of the chance of their being one of the four thousand dead that shouldn ’ t be dead .
So why isn ’ t anyone having a talk about that ?
Why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lives matter ?
HOST : You tell me .
BREEZE : The four thousand dead don ’ t matter because they don ’ t fit the narrative of black victimism .
The four thousand dead mean that black Americans have to acknowledge that they are indeed their own boogeymen and come to grips with problems of their own making .
HOST : So how do they make their own problems ?
Pills , Powder , and Smo ... Loewenstein , Antony Best Price : $ 3.59 Buy New $ 13.99 BREEZE : One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reading is that underage black girls have babies at several times the rate for underage white girls and that they also have abortions at several times the rate for underage white girls .
That speaks volumes about the culture in which that occurs .
Why aren ’ t those girls being taught that letting some stupid boy get into their pants and get them into trouble is one of the worst mistakes a girl can make ?
And why aren ’ t boys and young men being taught not to go around impregnating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of discipline and a lack of impulse control .
This is how future criminals are literally bred into existence .
Another statistic deals with unmarried women having babies .
The rate is about twice as high for black women as compared with white women .
The circumstances under which girls and women have babies have a lot to do with poverty .
Let ’ s say you ’ ve got an economically depressed area with too many people and not enough jobs to go around for those who need to be working .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ girls having babies and unmarried women who can ’ t afford a baby having babies .
You ’ re just creating even more people who won ’ t be able to find work , therefore increasing the poverty .
And then we ’ re told that black people accumulate less wealth than white people .
Well , let ’ s say that over here you ’ ve got a household consisting of a very young single working mother and her unplanned baby—she and her partner weren ’ t using protection—and she ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ daddy .
And over here you ’ ve got a household consisting of a mature , young working couple with a baby they planned on having together .
Which household is more likely to accumulate wealth ?
HOST : I see your point .
But the mainstream media always attribute black poverty and the attendant criminality to slavery , Jim Crow , and redlining .
BREEZE : The mainstream media pander to victimism like trained seals .
Slavery , Jim Crow , and redlining are all water under the bridge long ago .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and abortion are relevant right now , a fifth of the way through the twenty-first century .
That ’ s the real reason for black poverty and criminality , and only black people can change that by changing their behavior .
All the millions of dollars donated through BLM is just money down the rat hole if there ’ s not going to be any fundamental change in behavior .
HOST : Okay , let ’ s wrap this up with a final statement about why you ’ re kneeling for the one-third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ going through right now is the con job of the century .
Apologists for a little group that unleashes a horrific epidemic of murder on our country year in and year out has suckered us into believing that they are some kind of oppressed victims and that white people—who are being murdered at eight times the rate they should be by black people—are the oppressors .
A group making up only thirteen percent of the population accounts for about forty percent of cop killings and can ’ t figure out why they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrible incident such as the death in custody of George Floyd—which has to be understood in the context of some ten million arrests made each year—is blown way out of proportion as if it is routine occurrence , while the routine slaughter of the one-third goes unquestioned .
I kneel to highlight the existence of the one third .
I kneel to make people think about why we have a one-third .
And when I kneel for the one-third , I ’ m kneeling for a hell of a lot more black lives @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Thank you for joining us today .
BREEZE : Thanks for having me on the program .

This is a rush transcript. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
HOST: It is our pleasure to have as our guest today True Breeze, one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. True found himself in the eye of the storm regarding the kneeling controversy, but he’s changed his mind and wants to go on record stating that he himself will be taking a knee come his first game of the season. True, what made you change your mind?
BREEZE: Well, I had initially thought that kneeling was being disrespectful to our country, especially to those who gave their lives to keep our country free. But a number of players who kneel say they have family in the armed forces and respect them very much for their service to our country. Kneeling wasn’t being done to disrespect our country but to bring attention to the problems in our country.
HOST: So are you kneeling to show your solidarity with Black Lives Matter? Rage: A Step-by-Step G... Potter-Efron MSW PhD,... Best Price: $7.28 Buy New $7.56 (as of 03:42 UTC - Details)
BREEZE: Actually I’m not. Now that doesn’t mean that I don’t believe that black lives matter. It’s just that I have a problem with BLM’s agenda.
HOST: Their agenda. And just what might that agenda be?
BREEZE: The agenda is that the only black lives that matter are the ones that promote victimism. And some of the people they hold up as martyrs—most notably Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown—justifiably got what they had coming to them.
HOST: Okay, so what do you mean by victimism?
BREEZE: I’ll give you an example. After that video surfaced of Ahmaud Arbery being shot, LeBron James tweeted, “We’re literally hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes! Can’t even go for a damn jog, man!”
HOST: Yeah, I read that tweet.
BREEZE: Now do any of these names ring a bell—Christopher Lane, Nathan Trapuzzano, Dave Stevens, Karina Vetrano, Wendy Martinez?
HOST: I’m afraid I don’t recognize any of them.
BREEZE: They’re all white people killed by black people while they were out jogging. Nathan and Christopher were shot. Karina was raped and strangled. Wendy was stabbed in the neck and bled to death. Dave was hacked to death with a machete.
HOST: That’s awful!
BREEZE: More than twice as many white people are killed by black people every year than black people killed by white people, and the black population is only a fraction of the white population. Some guy analyzed the numbers and found that white people are being murdered at eight times the rate they should be by black people. You’ve seen black demonstrators waving placards around that say, “Stop Killing Us!”? Well, if anyone has a right to be waving that placard around, it’s white people. So anyway, the chances of a white person being killed by a black person while jogging are much, much, much greater than the other way around. But if you mix equal parts of ignorance and emotionalism and stir them up in LeBron’s little brain, you get this false narrative, this alternate reality in which black people can’t set foot outside their home without being killed by white people. That’s what I mean by victimism. Killer High: A History... Andreas, Peter Best Price: $19.48 Buy New $19.49 (as of 05:30 UTC - Details)
HOST: I see.
BREEZE: And another thing. When Christopher, Nathan, Dave, Karina, and Wendy were killed, no white celebrity spouted off in a tweet the way LeBron did. No one said anything about not being able to go out for a jog without getting killed by a black person. It would have been considered racist. But LeBron’s allowed to get away with that without being called out on it.
HOST: Sounds like you just did call him out on it. Okay, so you’re critical of BLM and think they have a victimist agenda. You don’t see Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown as victims. You mentioned Ahmaud Arbery. And on the heels of that incident, we saw the death in custody of George Floyd. How do you feel about them?
BREEZE: Arbery was the victim of a very misguided and illegal attempt at a citizen’s arrest. But I honestly believe he’d still be alive if he hadn’t tried to rush a man who was holding a shotgun. And George Floyd—that video was one of the most gut-wrenching things I’ve ever seen. Poor guy was definitely a victim of police brutality.
HOST: So are you kneeling for George Floyd and others like him who are undisputably victims of police brutality?
BREEZE: Well, I really don’t need to kneel for them because they’re already getting more than enough attention.
HOST: Okay, so just exactly who are you kneeling for?
Breeze unzips his jacket to reveal a T-shirt with a message that reads I KNEEL FOR THE ONE-THIRD.
HOST: I kneel for the one-third. Okay, so who are the one-third?
BREEZE: They’re one-third of the total murder victims in our country every year. In one recent year, we had a little over fifteen thousand murders, and a third of fifteen thousand is five thousand.
HOST: Okay, but what is so special about one-third of those murders? Aren’t all murders tragedies?
BREEZE: All murders certainly are tragedies, and unfortunately we’re always going to have some murders taking place. But the thing is, one-third of the murders taking place shouldn’t be happening. So I’m kneeling for those who shouldn’t have been murdered.
HOST: Shouldn’t have been murdered? You’ve lost me. How did you come up with the one-third figure for murders that shouldn’t be happening? Fentanyl, Inc.: How Ro... Westhoff, Ben Buy New $13.50 (as of 05:32 UTC - Details)
BREEZE: Black people make up thirteen percent of the population but commit about forty-seven percent of the murders. Forty-seven percent minus thirteen percent is thirty-four percent. And thirty-four percent is just a tad over one-third. We would expect a group making up thirteen percent of the population to commit thirteen percent of the murders. But when that group goes overboard and commits thirty-four percent of murders on top of the thirteen percent they’ve already committed, well, that thirty-four percent just shouldn’t be happening.
HOST: So you’re saying that a whole one-third of the total murders happening in our country are all committed by black people after they’ve already committed thirteen percent of the murders?
BREEZE: That’s exactly right. And get this—eighty-eight percent of that one-third are black. And eighty-eight percent of five thousand is forty-four hundred. But we’ll just make that an even four thousand to be conservative and keep things simple.
HOST: So out of the one-third of murders that shouldn’t be happening, about four thousand victims are black?
BREEZE: That’s right. Now here’s something to think about. Suppose black people were committing only thirteen percent of the murders, like they should be, and someone else was committing that thirty-four percent of extra murders. Let’s say the culprits were some kind of stealthy boogeymen right out of the X-Files, flitting around the country and murdering people, most of those murders taking place in the inner cities. Four thousand black victims, several hundred white victims. Would anyone in their right mind be talking about defunding the police? They’d be screaming for more police. Especially black politicians and activists. They’d be whining that not enough was being done to keep their communities safe.
HOST: You seem to be implying that black people are their own boogeymen but don’t even know it.
BREEZE: They don’t have a clue. You have all this to-do about black people having “the talk” with their kids so they don’t get killed by the police. Yet the chance of a black person being unjustifiably killed by the police is but a tiny fraction of the chance of their being one of the four thousand dead that shouldn’t be dead. So why isn’t anyone having a talk about that? Why don’t those four thousand black lives matter?
HOST: You tell me.
BREEZE: The four thousand dead don’t matter because they don’t fit the narrative of black victimism. The four thousand dead mean that black Americans have to acknowledge that they are indeed their own boogeymen and come to grips with problems of their own making.
HOST: So how do they make their own problems? Pills, Powder, and Smo... Loewenstein, Antony Best Price: $3.59 Buy New $13.99 (as of 05:36 UTC - Details)
BREEZE: One statistic that I came across in my reading is that underage black girls have babies at several times the rate for underage white girls and that they also have abortions at several times the rate for underage white girls. That speaks volumes about the culture in which that occurs. Why aren’t those girls being taught that letting some stupid boy get into their pants and get them into trouble is one of the worst mistakes a girl can make? And why aren’t boys and young men being taught not to go around impregnating those girls? This shows a lack of discipline and a lack of impulse control. This is how future criminals are literally bred into existence. Another statistic deals with unmarried women having babies. The rate is about twice as high for black women as compared with white women.
The circumstances under which girls and women have babies have a lot to do with poverty. Let’s say you’ve got an economically depressed area with too many people and not enough jobs to go around for those who need to be working. And then you’ve got underage girls having babies and unmarried women who can’t afford a baby having babies. You’re just creating even more people who won’t be able to find work, therefore increasing the poverty. And then we’re told that black people accumulate less wealth than white people. Well, let’s say that over here you’ve got a household consisting of a very young single working mother and her unplanned baby—she and her partner weren’t using protection—and she’s not getting any support from the baby daddy. And over here you’ve got a household consisting of a mature, young working couple with a baby they planned on having together. Which household is more likely to accumulate wealth?
HOST: I see your point. But the mainstream media always attribute black poverty and the attendant criminality to slavery, Jim Crow, and redlining.
BREEZE: The mainstream media pander to victimism like trained seals. Slavery, Jim Crow, and redlining are all water under the bridge long ago. The statistics I just cited about birthrates and abortion are relevant right now, a fifth of the way through the twenty-first century. That’s the real reason for black poverty and criminality, and only black people can change that by changing their behavior. All the millions of dollars donated through BLM is just money down the rat hole if there’s not going to be any fundamental change in behavior.
HOST: Okay, let’s wrap this up with a final statement about why you’re kneeling for the one-third.
BREEZE: What we’re going through right now is the con job of the century. Apologists for a little group that unleashes a horrific epidemic of murder on our country year in and year out has suckered us into believing that they are some kind of oppressed victims and that white people—who are being murdered at eight times the rate they should be by black people—are the oppressors. A group making up only thirteen percent of the population accounts for about forty percent of cop killings and can’t figure out why they are disproportionately killed by the police. A terrible incident such as the death in custody of George Floyd—which has to be understood in the context of some ten million arrests made each year—is blown way out of proportion as if it is routine occurrence, while the routine slaughter of the one-third goes unquestioned. I kneel to highlight the existence of the one third. I kneel to make people think about why we have a one-third. And when I kneel for the one-third, I’m kneeling for a hell of a lot more black lives than the other kneelers.
HOST: Thank you for joining us today.
BREEZE: Thanks for having me on the program.
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