lewrockwell--2020-07-23--How COVID-19 Will Affect Medical Malpractice and You

A largely hidden issue of the COVID-19 pandemic is the risk of medical malpractice , and the consequences for patients , health care workers and hospitals alike .
As noted by Epic Brokers:1 Indeed , New Jersey2 has granted full immunity — both civil and criminal — to health care providers battling COVID-19 .
Sweeping civil and criminal immunity has also been granted in New York .
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who , against federal guidelines , ordered ill equipped nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients , also granted immunity to nursing home executives .
Vitamin C : The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ W ... Best Price : $ 8.91 Buy New $ 12.47 The immunity rule was reportedly3 issued after the Greater New York Hospital Association donated more than $ 1 million to the New York State Democratic Committee .
Two New York legislators have since introduced a bill that would repeal Cuomo ’ s blanket immunity.4 Michigan , Massachusetts , Illinois and Connecticut have also issued immunity laws,5 and Iowa lawmakers introduced a bill to grant broad protections to health care providers , hospitals , nursing homes and a variety of other businesses in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cause of Death in the US The problem with handing out broad immunity to any and all health care providers and executives is that it may lower the quality of care .
If you know you can not be sued under any circumstance , you ’ re less likely to take all the precautions necessary to avoid making a mistake .
It is likely this immunity to prosecution led to the egregious ethical and medical breeches documented by the undercover nurse Erin Marie Olszewski at the epicenter of the pandemic , Elmhurst Hospital @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see in the section below .
Even without the pandemic , medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. , according to Johns Hopkins patient safety experts.7 According to their data , 9.5 % of all annual deaths stem from medical errors , including misdiagnoses and treatment mistakes .
The situation may be even worse than that , however .
According to the 2017 paper,8 “ Your Health Care May Kill You : Medical Errors , ” more than 90 % of medical errors go unreported .
Even so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are “ significantly higher ” than those in other developed countries , including Canada , Australia , New Zealand , Germany and the U.K. , the paper notes.9 The 2017 Commonwealth Fund report,10 “ Mirror , Mirror 2017 : International Comparison Reflects Flaws and Opportunities for Better U.S. Health Care ” also points out that the U.S. health care system continually ranks LAST in patient outcomes when compared to other high-income nations .
This , despite the fact that the U.S. health care system outspends all other countries .
Nurse on the Frontlines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s important to not hold health care workers to irrational standards in the midst of an outbreak of a novel , never-before-seen disease , giving everyone a free pass no matter how obviously egregious their negligence can also put patients at unnecessary risk .
A standout case in point is the Elmhurst Hospital Center , a public hospital in Queens , New York , which has been “ the epicenter of the epicenter ” of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S .
In a heavily censored interview , nurse Erin Olszewski addresses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including the hospital ’ s : BRI Resveratrol - 1200 ... Buy New $ 16.99 • Failure to segregate COVID-positive and COVID-negative patients , thereby ensuring maximum spread of the disease among noninfected patients coming in with other health problems • Routine use of mechanical ventilation of all COVID-19 patients Of these , the seemingly systematic mislabeling of negative COVID-19 tests as positive and the routine use of mechanical ventilation are perhaps the most abhorrent , as it has undoubtedly led to the unnecessary death of many .
In her undercover video , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ended up contracting the disease due to being placed in the same room as a COVID-positive patient .
He ended up on mechanical ventilation , drastically increasing his chances of dying due to lung damage .
Part of why mechanical ventilation is so dangerous is because you are given sedatives and paralytics .
You ’ re essentially asleep for the duration , which could be up to a month .
“ There ’ s no way you can recover from something like that , ” Olszewski says .
What ’ s worse , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not even told that they will be put to sleep .
They ’ re merely told they will receive breathing assistance .
In a chilling conversation , a physician states that not a single patient has been successfully extubated and released since the pandemic began , and many of these weren ’ t even COVID-19 positive to begin with .
In a case like this , should hospital staff and administrators really get off scot-free ?
A July 2 , 2020 , blog post11 by the law firm Ashcraft & Gerel lists “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ error in the U.S. ” Among them : • More than 92 % of American and Canadian physicians report having been involved in a medical error and “ near misses ” • 1 in 25 hospital patients develops a preventable infection during their stay • 1 in 4 Medicare patients is injured or killed by medical negligence in the hospital • Human failures are responsible for 80 % to 90 % of all medical errors • An estimated 1 in 3 seniors receiving care in skilled nursing facilities experience preventable adverse events Despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the rate of successful medical malpractice claims declined 55.7 % between 1992 and 2014 .
Even when there ’ s strong evidence of negligence , physicians are acquitted half of the time , and up to 90 % of medical malpractice claims are dropped without payout .
According to The Health Care Blog,12 “ the pandemic might ultimately … accelerate changes in the way health care organizations think about risk management and their insurance coverage for it.
” In the video above , Margaret Nekic , CEO of Inspirien — a hospital-and-physician-owned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insurance company — discusses how liability carriers are responding to the changes brought by COVID-19 .
For example , during this pandemic , many doctors have been asked to provide care outside their area of expertise , which increases the risk of errors occurring .
They ’ re also using modified equipment .
Of course , SARS-CoV-2 , being a novel virus , did not , and still doesn ’ t , have a clear-cut treatment strategy , and doctors have had to experiment and innovate .
Health care workers are also providing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while doctors are typically covered by their malpractice insurance regardless of where they work , most nurses are covered by the hospital in which they work , and may therefore not be covered if they ’ re providing testing or care in other facilities .
Nature ’ s Way Ali ... Buy New $ 16.73 ( $ 0.22 / Count ) The Problem With Standard of Care Now , while Johns Hopkins researchers have identified “ unwarranted variation in physician practice patterns that lack accountability ” as one of the primary contributors to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argue that the requirement to adhere to “ standard of care ” protocols may actually be part of the problem .
Doctors are afraid to deviate from the standard of care , even when they disagree with it wholesale or believe it might not be in a specific patient ’ s best interest , because this is the easiest way to get sued for malpractice .
It ’ s “ easier ” to let someone die than risk losing their medical license by doing something differently .
This includes prescribing dangerous medications based @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more individualized system of care .
As it pertains to COVID-19 , we ’ ve seen how Elmhurst hospital has continued using mechanical ventilation even though front-line workers and researchers have stepped forward , warning that ventilation kills more COVID-19 patients than it saves and doesn ’ t appear to be an appropriate treatment for this disease .
We ’ ve also seen how early treatment with hydroxychloroquine and zinc , despite getting high marks from critical care doctors around the world , has been suppressed in the U.S. — based on fraudulent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both doctors and pharmacists have been warned they risk losing their medical license if they prescribe it.14 This , despite the fact that there really is no other carefully vetted COVID-19 treatment available yet , as potential therapeutics are still under investigation .
‘ Pious ’ Patients Are Most Likely to Die Back in 2012 , I interviewed Dr. Andrew Saul about his book , “ Hospitals and Health : Your Orthomolecular Guide to a Shorter Hospital Stay , ” in which he discusses the risks hospitalized patients face .
In it , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ play “ the hospital game ” can help save your life .
Importantly , so-called pious patients — those who keep quiet and question nothing — are the most likely to get killed .
One of the best ways to safeguard your health and life during a hospital stay is to bring a personal advocate , someone who can speak up for you and ensure you ’ re given proper care — especially if you ’ re so sick you can not do so yourself .
Unfortunately , this pandemic has prevented family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to act as their advocates .
Many times , this leaves them at the mercy of hospital staff and physicians that are immune from prosecution and negatively motivated to consider any natural therapy , even something as simple as vitamin D , for fear of repercussions from violating the “ standard of care.
” This makes it even more important , if you are ever hospitalized now , to question everything .
It ’ s also important to remember you have the right to do so .
As noted by Saul in that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Buy New $ 18.95 ( $ 4.74 / Fl Oz ) There are no easy answers when it comes to COVID-19 , but considering you may not have the ability to sue for malpractice under any circumstance ( depending on where you live ) , taking a keen interest in your treatment would be advisable .
I ’ ve written several articles over the past few months detailing some of the treatments that appear to be among the most effective , such as the MATH+ Protocol and early intervention with hydroxychloroquine and zinc @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sign of symptoms , you could try quercetin in lieu of hydroxychloroquine , as the primary mechanism of action in COVID-19 is their ability to shuttle zinc into your cells , and it is the zinc that provides most of the benefits .
Ketone esters may also be helpful for certain symptoms .
Importantly , rather than waiting for a likely harmful vaccine , get proactive and start optimizing your vitamin D level .
You can learn more about this in “ The Most Important Paper Dr. Mercola Has Ever Written ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 30 Days.
” As the old adage goes , an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure .
Your safest bet to avoid becoming a medical error statistic is to stay out of the hospital , and to avoid hospitalization for COVID-19 , you really need to focus on strengthening your immune function and reversing any underlying comorbidities such as insulin resistance and obesity .
The Best of Joseph Mercola

A largely hidden issue of the COVID-19 pandemic is the risk of medical malpractice, and the consequences for patients, health care workers and hospitals alike. As noted by Epic Brokers:1
“There is … a risk of increased professional liability claims arising from COVID-19. Claims for alleged failures to properly test, treat, or diagnose are expected.
Negotiations are ongoing with state and federal governments to provide immunities to providers on the front lines of COVID-19 response. Some states have granted immunity to front line healthcare providers and healthcare organizations, as well as expanded ‘good Samaritan’ protections.”
Indeed, New Jersey2 has granted full immunity — both civil and criminal — to health care providers battling COVID-19. Sweeping civil and criminal immunity has also been granted in New York. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who, against federal guidelines, ordered ill equipped nursing homes to accept COVID-19 patients, also granted immunity to nursing home executives. Vitamin C: The Real St... Steve Hickey, Andrew W... Best Price: $8.91 Buy New $12.47 (as of 10:10 UTC - Details)
The immunity rule was reportedly3 issued after the Greater New York Hospital Association donated more than $1 million to the New York State Democratic Committee. Two New York legislators have since introduced a bill that would repeal Cuomo’s blanket immunity.4
If you know you cannot be sued under any circumstance, you’re less likely to take all the precautions necessary to avoid making a mistake.
Michigan, Massachusetts, Illinois and Connecticut have also issued immunity laws,5 and Iowa lawmakers introduced a bill to grant broad protections to health care providers, hospitals, nursing homes and a variety of other businesses in early June.6
Medical Errors Are Third Leading Cause of Death in the US
The problem with handing out broad immunity to any and all health care providers and executives is that it may lower the quality of care. If you know you cannot be sued under any circumstance, you’re less likely to take all the precautions necessary to avoid making a mistake.
It is likely this immunity to prosecution led to the egregious ethical and medical breeches documented by the undercover nurse Erin Marie Olszewski at the epicenter of the pandemic, Elmhurst Hospital in New York, which you can see in the section below.
Even without the pandemic, medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins patient safety experts.7 According to their data, 9.5% of all annual deaths stem from medical errors, including misdiagnoses and treatment mistakes. The situation may be even worse than that, however.
According to the 2017 paper,8 “Your Health Care May Kill You: Medical Errors,” more than 90% of medical errors go unreported. Even so, medical error rates in the U.S. are “significantly higher” than those in other developed countries, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the U.K., the paper notes.9
The 2017 Commonwealth Fund report,10 “Mirror, Mirror 2017: International Comparison Reflects Flaws and Opportunities for Better U.S. Health Care” also points out that the U.S. health care system continually ranks LAST in patient outcomes when compared to other high-income nations. This, despite the fact that the U.S. health care system outspends all other countries.
Nurse on the Frontlines of COVID-19 Shares Her Experience
While it’s important to not hold health care workers to irrational standards in the midst of an outbreak of a novel, never-before-seen disease, giving everyone a free pass no matter how obviously egregious their negligence can also put patients at unnecessary risk.
A standout case in point is the Elmhurst Hospital Center, a public hospital in Queens, New York, which has been “the epicenter of the epicenter” of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. In a heavily censored interview, nurse Erin Olszewski addresses a number of problems at Elmhurst, including the hospital’s: BRI Resveratrol - 1200... Buy New $16.99 (as of 05:25 UTC - Details)
Rule to not resuscitate COVID-19 patients
Lax personal protective equipment (PPE) standards
Failure to segregate COVID-positive and COVID-negative patients, thereby ensuring maximum spread of the disease among noninfected patients coming in with other health problems
Listing COVID-19 negative tests as positive
Routine use of mechanical ventilation of all COVID-19 patients
Of these, the seemingly systematic mislabeling of negative COVID-19 tests as positive and the routine use of mechanical ventilation are perhaps the most abhorrent, as it has undoubtedly led to the unnecessary death of many.
In her undercover video, Olszewski talks about how a stroke patient ended up contracting the disease due to being placed in the same room as a COVID-positive patient. He ended up on mechanical ventilation, drastically increasing his chances of dying due to lung damage.
Part of why mechanical ventilation is so dangerous is because you are given sedatives and paralytics. You’re essentially asleep for the duration, which could be up to a month. “There’s no way you can recover from something like that,” Olszewski says. What’s worse, according to Olszewski, many patients are not even told that they will be put to sleep. They’re merely told they will receive breathing assistance.
In a chilling conversation, a physician states that not a single patient has been successfully extubated and released since the pandemic began, and many of these weren’t even COVID-19 positive to begin with. In a case like this, should hospital staff and administrators really get off scot-free?
July Is Medical Malpractice Awareness Month
A July 2, 2020, blog post11 by the law firm Ashcraft & Gerel lists “10 surprising facts about medical negligence and error in the U.S.” Among them:
More than 92% of American and Canadian physicians report having been involved in a medical error and “near misses”
1 in 25 hospital patients develops a preventable infection during their stay
1 in 4 Medicare patients is injured or killed by medical negligence in the hospital
Human failures are responsible for 80% to 90% of all medical errors
An estimated 1 in 3 seniors receiving care in skilled nursing facilities experience preventable adverse events
Despite the continuous rise in preventable medical errors, the rate of successful medical malpractice claims declined 55.7% between 1992 and 2014. Even when there’s strong evidence of negligence, physicians are acquitted half of the time, and up to 90% of medical malpractice claims are dropped without payout.
Pandemic Accelerates Risk Management Changes
According to The Health Care Blog,12 “the pandemic might ultimately … accelerate changes in the way health care organizations think about risk management and their insurance coverage for it.”
In the video above, Margaret Nekic, CEO of Inspirien — a hospital-and-physician-owned medical malpractice and worker’s comp insurance company — discusses how liability carriers are responding to the changes brought by COVID-19.
For example, during this pandemic, many doctors have been asked to provide care outside their area of expertise, which increases the risk of errors occurring. They’re also using modified equipment. Of course, SARS-CoV-2, being a novel virus, did not, and still doesn’t, have a clear-cut treatment strategy, and doctors have had to experiment and innovate.
Health care workers are also providing testing outside of medical facilities, and while doctors are typically covered by their malpractice insurance regardless of where they work, most nurses are covered by the hospital in which they work, and may therefore not be covered if they’re providing testing or care in other facilities. Nature’s Way Ali... Buy New $16.73 ($0.22 / Count) (as of 04:18 UTC - Details)
The Problem With Standard of Care
Now, while Johns Hopkins researchers have identified “unwarranted variation in physician practice patterns that lack accountability” as one of the primary contributors to medical errors,13 one could just as easily argue that the requirement to adhere to “standard of care” protocols may actually be part of the problem.
Doctors are afraid to deviate from the standard of care, even when they disagree with it wholesale or believe it might not be in a specific patient’s best interest, because this is the easiest way to get sued for malpractice.
It’s “easier” to let someone die than risk losing their medical license by doing something differently. This includes prescribing dangerous medications based on generalized recommendations rather than following a more individualized system of care.
As it pertains to COVID-19, we’ve seen how Elmhurst hospital has continued using mechanical ventilation even though front-line workers and researchers have stepped forward, warning that ventilation kills more COVID-19 patients than it saves and doesn’t appear to be an appropriate treatment for this disease.
We’ve also seen how early treatment with hydroxychloroquine and zinc, despite getting high marks from critical care doctors around the world, has been suppressed in the U.S. — based on fraudulent research, I might add — and both doctors and pharmacists have been warned they risk losing their medical license if they prescribe it.14 This, despite the fact that there really is no other carefully vetted COVID-19 treatment available yet, as potential therapeutics are still under investigation.
‘Pious’ Patients Are Most Likely to Die
Back in 2012, I interviewed Dr. Andrew Saul about his book, “Hospitals and Health: Your Orthomolecular Guide to a Shorter Hospital Stay,” in which he discusses the risks hospitalized patients face.
In it, he points out that knowing how to play “the hospital game” can help save your life. Importantly, so-called pious patients — those who keep quiet and question nothing — are the most likely to get killed.
One of the best ways to safeguard your health and life during a hospital stay is to bring a personal advocate, someone who can speak up for you and ensure you’re given proper care — especially if you’re so sick you cannot do so yourself.
Unfortunately, this pandemic has prevented family members from visiting those that are hospitalized to act as their advocates. Many times, this leaves them at the mercy of hospital staff and physicians that are immune from prosecution and negatively motivated to consider any natural therapy, even something as simple as vitamin D, for fear of repercussions from violating the “standard of care.”
This makes it even more important, if you are ever hospitalized now, to question everything. It’s also important to remember you have the right to do so. As noted by Saul in that interview:
“The most important thing to remember is this: the hospital power structure. No matter what hospital you go into … the most powerful person in the most entire hospital system is the patient …
You might have set that up with a document. If you have a power of attorney, a living will, or other types of paperwork or someone is responsible, then we know who’s responsible. But let’s say that it’s just an ordinary situation — the patient has the most power — [but] the system works on the assumption that the patient will not claim that power …
A patient can say, ‘No. Do not touch me.’ And they can’t. If they do, it’s assault, and you can call the police. Now, they might say, ‘Well, on your way in, you signed this form.’ You can unsign it. You can revoke your permission.
Just because somebody has permission to do one thing, it doesn’t mean that they have the permission to do everything. There’s no such thing as a situation that you cannot reverse … the patient has the potential to put a stop to anything; absolutely anything.
If the patient doesn’t know that, if they’re not conscious, or if they just don’t have the moxie to do it, the next most powerful person is the spouse. The spouse has enormous influence and can do almost as much as the patient. If the patient is incapacitated, the spouse can probably do much more than the patient.
If there is no spouse present, the next most powerful people in the system are the children of the patient … You’ll notice that I haven’t noticed doctors or hospital administrators once. That’s because they don’t have the power. They really don’t. They just want you to think that [they] do.
It is an illusion that they run the place. The answer is — you do. They’re offering you products and services, and they’re trying to get you to accept them without question …
[W]hen you go to the hospital, bring along a black Sharpie pen, and cross out anything that you don’t like in the contract. Put big giant X’s through entire clauses and pages, and do not sign it. And when they say, ‘We’re not going to admit you,’ you say, ‘Please put it in writing that you refuse to admit me.’
What do you think your lawyers are going to do with that? They have to [admit you]. They absolutely have to … It’s a game, and you can win it. But you can’t win it if you don’t know the rules. And basically, they don’t tell you the rules. In [the book] ‘Hospitals and Health,’ we do.”
Surviving COVID-19
Organic Zinc Sulfate L... Buy New $18.95 ($4.74 / Fl Oz) (as of 02:28 UTC - Details) There are no easy answers when it comes to COVID-19, but considering you may not have the ability to sue for malpractice under any circumstance (depending on where you live), taking a keen interest in your treatment would be advisable.
I’ve written several articles over the past few months detailing some of the treatments that appear to be among the most effective, such as the MATH+ Protocol and early intervention with hydroxychloroquine and zinc.
For home use, at first sign of symptoms, you could try quercetin in lieu of hydroxychloroquine, as the primary mechanism of action in COVID-19 is their ability to shuttle zinc into your cells, and it is the zinc that provides most of the benefits. Ketone esters may also be helpful for certain symptoms.
Importantly, rather than waiting for a likely harmful vaccine, get proactive and start optimizing your vitamin D level. You can learn more about this in “The Most Important Paper Dr. Mercola Has Ever Written” and “How to Fix the COVID-19 Crisis in 30 Days.”
As the old adage goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Your safest bet to avoid becoming a medical error statistic is to stay out of the hospital, and to avoid hospitalization for COVID-19, you really need to focus on strengthening your immune function and reversing any underlying comorbidities such as insulin resistance and obesity.
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lewrockwell--2020-07-24--A Walk in Prague: Contemplating the West’s Achievement

It was good to visit Prague once again .
Known as the “ City of a Hundred Spires , ” it truly is a marvelous place .
Positioned in the center of Europe on the banks of the meandering Vltava , it has been long acknowledged to be among the most beautiful on the continent .
This surely means something , for Europe is home to many stunning cities : Rome , Florence , Athens , Paris , Vienna , Cologne , Venice , Bern .
The list goes on… Prague Astronomical Cl ... Buy New $ 22.99 In almost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ still locate their ancient heart – usually a square – where in times past the elders would come together to confer on the affairs of their community .
It was also a point where the people would gather to take part in their civic life .
Prague ’ s ancient heart is called the Old Town Square .
This stately plaza – in which the mixture of architectural styles bears witness to the wealth of its history – is presided over by the Old Town Hall , a medieval structure built out of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was completed above it in 1364 .
Standing at nearly seventy meters tall , its peak was the highest point in the city through the medieval age .
Crowned with a steeple roof flanked by four turrets , the whole structure is exquisitely balanced .
Constructed without the aid of motors or electric tools in an era when most people did not expect to live past the age of forty , the edifice is a testimony to the indomitability of the human soul .
By creating something so robust and charming , its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that would transcend the ephemerality of their personal existence .
In this they surely have succeeded .
The balance and dignity of their creation take breath away even centuries after the hands of those who built it had turned to dust .
But even though the builders are long gone , they still speak to us through the stone testaments they left behind .
Contemplating their handiwork , one can not but stand in awe of the people whose skill and determination brought an edifice of such grandeur into being .
Incorporated into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hall is another triumph of the human spirit : the magnificent Prague Astronomical Clock .
The Orloj , as it is also often called , was mounted more than 600 years ago .
It has the distinction of being the third oldest clock of its kind built in Europe and the oldest one that is still in service .
A marvel of human ingenuousness , it displays , among other things , four different times simultaneously : Central European , Old Bohemian , Babylonian and Celestial .
The Great Astronomical Clock of Prague @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in E ... Buy New $ 3.99 During the summer the stone pavement under the Clock is normally taken by throngs of tourists who gaze up dumbstruck with wonder .
This year , however , the square is much quieter , because of the restrictions imposed on international travel by the coronavirus .
But no worldly event or happening can stop time ’ s inexorable flow , which the Orloj keeps tracking ceaselessly .
As the legendary Czech singer Karel Gott once sang : “ Time ’ s flight is frenzied .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” A long-time resident of Prague , the singer must have looked many times at the Great Clock as did so many generations of residents before him .
Time caught up with Karel Gott last year , as it will with each one of us one day .
Of this the Orloj reminds us twenty-four times a day .
At the top of every hour , the south side wall of the Old Townhall becomes the host to an extraordinary kinetic spectacle .
A skeleton that stands on the Clock ’ s right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bell .
The blue star-covered shutters on the two windows above move sideways , and we see a procession of the twelve apostles – the faithful disciples of Jesus of Nazareth – making their solemn round .
Each hour the ancient mechanism unfailingly performs this deeply symbolic pageant .
Time and death , ephemerality and transcendence , fragility and resilience , limitation and hope all come into play on the thick walls of that grand old structure .
There the complex machinery momentously reenacts the drama of the human condition with a pathos @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that is difficult to put into words .
About two hundred and fifty meters north of the Clock , on a boulevard called Pařížská Ulice , is an emporium of Patek Philippe .
Patek Philippe , a Swiss watch-making company founded in 1832 , has its manufacturing facilities in the Vallée de Joux along France ’ s eastern border .
Renowned for its beautifully designed timepieces of high complexity , some of Patek ’ s models consist of more than 1,300 individual components .
Amazingly , Patek ’ s skilled watchmakers are able @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that fit in a case that is only some four centimeters across and one and a half centimeters thick .
These little wonders can simultaneously display seconds , minutes , hours , days of week , date , moon phases , power reserve and a second time zone among other functions .
In addition , some models also double up as highly accurate chronographs .
Marvels of design , engineering and technology , they bear testimony to their makers ’ tremendous ingenuity , skill and patience .
So great is their technical virtuosity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ person to wear what is in essence a miniature Orloj on one ’ s wrist .
These timepieces , however , are not only phenomenal mechanical contraptions , they are also objects of great beauty that testify to the refinement and taste of their creators .
A Patek timepiece is always as much a mechanical wonder as it is an object of art .
The Prague Astronomical Clock and the Patek Philippe store are less than three hundred steps from each other .
Both of them were brought into existence by the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , goal-oriented civilization to keep track of time .
And they both met that need with great ingenuity and style .
But even though the two are very close in terms of physical distance , it took a journey of more than half a millennium to get from one to the other .
Patek came out with its ultra-complicated series called the Grandmaster Chime in 2014 .
Its unveiling took place six centuries after the Orloj ’ s inaugural peal announced to the world that its minute hand had completed its first revolution @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Western civilization led the world on a path of progress in nearly every area of human endeavor : technology , science , art , commerce , philosophy , politics .
3dRose mug_81259_6 & rdq ... Buy New $ 7.20 This progress was made possible largely because a historically strange idea gradually took root in the West .
The idea was that human beings – regardless of their social status or accident of birth – are of equal intrinsic worth and deserve the same rights and considerations .
Ours was the first civilization @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The idea grew haltingly at first , and it took centuries to implement it fully .
But eventually the West managed – after a long struggle – to devise a system of institutions and laws that translated this ideal into practical reality .
For the West ’ s humanness and boldness to acknowledge the dignity of the ordinary man , “ ordinary ” men enriched our civilization beyond measure .
As the domain of personal autonomy and freedom gradually expanded , gifted individuals could increasingly realize their inborn talents and their subsequent accomplishments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every sphere of human existence .
Leonardo da Vinci , Michael Faraday , Francisco Goya , Immanuel Kant , Johann Sebastian Bach , Rembrandt , Ludwig van Beethoven as well as many other outstanding human beings were not born into high status or great privilege .
Had they been born into a different civilizational stream , it is quite likely most of them would not have had the necessary space and freedom to develop their talents in the way they did .
And the world would be much poorer for it .
One @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s march toward freedom was taken by the bearers of the Western Tradition who sailed from Europe to the New World .
There , after breaking away from their transatlantic overlords , American colonists for the first time in history set out to build a society that was consciously based on the recognition that all men are created equal .
It took nearly two hundred years to translate this ideal fully into reality , but it was accomplished at last .
Because of its willingness to self-correct and pay whatever price it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blossomed in the second half of the 20th century into the freest , most prosperous and technologically advanced society in history .
It also led the world in the struggle against the forces of totalitarian darkness which sought to sacrifice the autonomy of the individual on the altar of collectivist utopia .
Prague ’ s Old Town Hall and the Astronomical Clock , America ’ s Declaration of Independence and its Constitution , and a Patek Philippe ’ s Grandmaster Chime are some examples of great Western achievement .
They are products of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dignity of all and wise enough to allow room for inquiry and the questioning of dogma .
It is because of these qualities that its outstanding individuals could think of the rights of man , investigate the movement of stars and the flow of time , construct engines and space rockets , and create artefacts of great beauty and sophistication .
Ours is not a perfect civilization , but none ever was .
Everything considered , however , ours is unquestionably a magnificent one .
We should draw upon its centuries of wisdom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ achieved as they struggled – often in very difficult circumstances – against the limits of nature and the human condition .
Their stupendous achievements are laid out for all of us to see and make use of .
The Sistine Chapel , The Rembrandts , the Goyas , the van Goghs , the great astronomical clocks on the walls of old European townhalls , the plays of Shakespeare , the magnificent cathedrals and so much more can all be enjoyed and admired at little or no cost .
And even though most of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Patek Philippe , just contemplating its sheer elegance and finesse is a reward enough in itself .
Knowing that somewhere in a Swiss valley there quietly work master watchmakers who possess the skill and taste to create objects of this kind can not but fill one ’ s heart with satisfaction and pride in the Tradition that has made this possible .
3dRose wb_81259_1 & rdqu ... Buy New $ 16.58 If you walk from Prague ’ s Old Town Square eastward down a street called Celetná and then make a sharp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon the Estates Theatre .
Built in the late part of the 18th century , it is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful historical theatre buildings in Europe .
But apart from being a jewel of neo-classical architecture , the theater also has the distinction of hosting one of the great cultural events in history .
On a late autumn day , October 29 , 1787 , a thirty-one-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart made his way into the building to conduct the premiere of his newly completed operatic score which he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 233 years ago that the world first heard his haunting masterpiece , one of the high points of humanity ’ s cultural history .
The sounds teased out by Mozart ’ s baton from the symphony orchestra – which is another great western invention – kept the audience spellbound throughout .
The premiere turned out to be a great success .
Observed one music critic : “ Connoisseurs and musicians say that Prague has never heard the like.
” And how could they ?
Mozart ’ s Don Giovanni is unlike any other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the overture ’ s thundering D minor cadence through the great Leporello aria to the chilling finale , this operatic masterpiece is a supreme achievement of human creativity .
Like the medieval builders of the Old Town Hall Tower , the vivacious Austrian , too , created his time-transcending marvel in the face of mortality and limitation .
Barely four years after that triumphant Prague premiere , the broken body of that stupendous genius was buried anonymously in a common grave on the outskirts of Vienna .
He was just thirty-five years old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Great Astronomical Clock , the Patek Phillipe display and the Estates Theater are all in their own way symbolic of human progress which has been led by the West for the better part of the last one thousand years .
Within a short walking distance of one another , these are just four of a number of priceless treasures that can be found within less than two square miles of this beautiful European city .
We could go on and speak of its other jewels such the Charles Bridge , the Prague Castle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gate , Malá Strana and the Golden Lane .
Each of them has its own fascinating story engendered by the vibrancy of the great civilization which gave them birth .
Perhaps we will speak of them one day too , but what has been said so far is sufficient for what we are trying to put across .
Walking among these marvels one can not but feel immense love , gratitude and appreciation for the civilization that enabled flawed human beings to create artefacts of such splendor and beauty .
At the same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of nostalgia .
One fears we may be living in the twilight of the Great Western Tradition .
In the United States and across Europe its values and spirit have come under an attack it may not be able withstand , mainly due to the listlessness and apathy of its heirs .
But whatever the future may hold , those who still care should try their best to stand for what is right , good and precious , because to allow it to be slandered , pulled down and burnt would be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vasko Kohlmayer

It was good to visit Prague once again. Known as the “City of a Hundred Spires,” it truly is a marvelous place. Positioned in the center of Europe on the banks of the meandering Vltava, it has been long acknowledged to be among the most beautiful on the continent. This surely means something, for Europe is home to many stunning cities: Rome, Florence, Athens, Paris, Vienna, Cologne, Venice, Bern. The list goes on…
Panoramic cityscape of Prague by Jan Fidler
Prague Astronomical Cl... Buy New $22.99 (as of 04:13 UTC - Details) In almost all of these great cities you can still locate their ancient heart – usually a square – where in times past the elders would come together to confer on the affairs of their community. It was also a point where the people would gather to take part in their civic life. Prague’s ancient heart is called the Old Town Square. This stately plaza – in which the mixture of architectural styles bears witness to the wealth of its history – is presided over by the Old Town Hall, a medieval structure built out of large limestone blocks. An imposing watchtower was completed above it in 1364. Standing at nearly seventy meters tall, its peak was the highest point in the city through the medieval age. Crowned with a steeple roof flanked by four turrets, the whole structure is exquisitely balanced. Constructed without the aid of motors or electric tools in an era when most people did not expect to live past the age of forty, the edifice is a testimony to the indomitability of the human soul. By creating something so robust and charming, its builders clearly wanted to leave behind something that would transcend the ephemerality of their personal existence. In this they surely have succeeded. The balance and dignity of their creation take breath away even centuries after the hands of those who built it had turned to dust. But even though the builders are long gone, they still speak to us through the stone testaments they left behind. Contemplating their handiwork, one cannot but stand in awe of the people whose skill and determination brought an edifice of such grandeur into being.
Incorporated into the south side of the Old City Hall is another triumph of the human spirit: the magnificent Prague Astronomical Clock. The Orloj, as it is also often called, was mounted more than 600 years ago. It has the distinction of being the third oldest clock of its kind built in Europe and the oldest one that is still in service. A marvel of human ingenuousness, it displays, among other things, four different times simultaneously: Central European, Old Bohemian, Babylonian and Celestial.
The Great Astronomical Clock of Prague (the Orloj)
From My Song-Book in E... Buy New $3.99 (as of 04:13 UTC - Details) During the summer the stone pavement under the Clock is normally taken by throngs of tourists who gaze up dumbstruck with wonder. This year, however, the square is much quieter, because of the restrictions imposed on international travel by the coronavirus. But no worldly event or happening can stop time’s inexorable flow, which the Orloj keeps tracking ceaselessly. As the legendary Czech singer Karel Gott once sang: “Time’s flight is frenzied. I cannot catch it nor can you.” A long-time resident of Prague, the singer must have looked many times at the Great Clock as did so many generations of residents before him. Time caught up with Karel Gott last year, as it will with each one of us one day. Of this the Orloj reminds us twenty-four times a day. At the top of every hour, the south side wall of the Old Townhall becomes the host to an extraordinary kinetic spectacle. A skeleton that stands on the Clock’s right side pulls a string which sounds a bell. The blue star-covered shutters on the two windows above move sideways, and we see a procession of the twelve apostles – the faithful disciples of Jesus of Nazareth – making their solemn round. Each hour the ancient mechanism unfailingly performs this deeply symbolic pageant. Time and death, ephemerality and transcendence, fragility and resilience, limitation and hope all come into play on the thick walls of that grand old structure. There the complex machinery momentously reenacts the drama of the human condition with a pathos that touches the soul in a way that is difficult to put into words.
About two hundred and fifty meters north of the Clock, on a boulevard called Pařížská Ulice, is an emporium of Patek Philippe. Patek Philippe, a Swiss watch-making company founded in 1832, has its manufacturing facilities in the Vallée de Joux along France’s eastern border. Renowned for its beautifully designed timepieces of high complexity, some of Patek’s models consist of more than 1,300 individual components. Amazingly, Patek’s skilled watchmakers are able assemble all those parts into miniature machines that fit in a case that is only some four centimeters across and one and a half centimeters thick. These little wonders can simultaneously display seconds, minutes, hours, days of week, date, moon phases, power reserve and a second time zone among other functions. In addition, some models also double up as highly accurate chronographs. Marvels of design, engineering and technology, they bear testimony to their makers’ tremendous ingenuity, skill and patience. So great is their technical virtuosity that they make it possible for a person to wear what is in essence a miniature Orloj on one’s wrist. These timepieces, however, are not only phenomenal mechanical contraptions, they are also objects of great beauty that testify to the refinement and taste of their creators. A Patek timepiece is always as much a mechanical wonder as it is an object of art.
A vintage Patek Philippe perpetual calendar chronograph with moon phase
The Prague Astronomical Clock and the Patek Philippe store are less than three hundred steps from each other. Both of them were brought into existence by the same impulse: The need of a forward-looking, goal-oriented civilization to keep track of time. And they both met that need with great ingenuity and style. But even though the two are very close in terms of physical distance, it took a journey of more than half a millennium to get from one to the other. Patek came out with its ultra-complicated series called the Grandmaster Chime in 2014. Its unveiling took place six centuries after the Orloj’s inaugural peal announced to the world that its minute hand had completed its first revolution. In that long expanse of time, Western civilization led the world on a path of progress in nearly every area of human endeavor: technology, science, art, commerce, philosophy, politics. 3dRose mug_81259_6&rdq... Buy New $7.20 (as of 04:13 UTC - Details)
This progress was made possible largely because a historically strange idea gradually took root in the West. The idea was that human beings – regardless of their social status or accident of birth – are of equal intrinsic worth and deserve the same rights and considerations. Ours was the first civilization to believe in this revolutionary notion. The idea grew haltingly at first, and it took centuries to implement it fully. But eventually the West managed – after a long struggle – to devise a system of institutions and laws that translated this ideal into practical reality. For the West’s humanness and boldness to acknowledge the dignity of the ordinary man, “ordinary” men enriched our civilization beyond measure. As the domain of personal autonomy and freedom gradually expanded, gifted individuals could increasingly realize their inborn talents and their subsequent accomplishments advanced the cause of mankind in nearly every sphere of human existence. Leonardo da Vinci, Michael Faraday, Francisco Goya, Immanuel Kant, Johann Sebastian Bach, Rembrandt, Ludwig van Beethoven as well as many other outstanding human beings were not born into high status or great privilege. Had they been born into a different civilizational stream, it is quite likely most of them would not have had the necessary space and freedom to develop their talents in the way they did. And the world would be much poorer for it.
One of the great steps forward in man’s march toward freedom was taken by the bearers of the Western Tradition who sailed from Europe to the New World. There, after breaking away from their transatlantic overlords, American colonists for the first time in history set out to build a society that was consciously based on the recognition that all men are created equal. It took nearly two hundred years to translate this ideal fully into reality, but it was accomplished at last. Because of its willingness to self-correct and pay whatever price it took to set things right, America blossomed in the second half of the 20th century into the freest, most prosperous and technologically advanced society in history. It also led the world in the struggle against the forces of totalitarian darkness which sought to sacrifice the autonomy of the individual on the altar of collectivist utopia.
Prague’s Old Town Hall and the Astronomical Clock, America’s Declaration of Independence and its Constitution, and a Patek Philippe’s Grandmaster Chime are some examples of great Western achievement. They are products of a civilization humane enough to acknowledge the dignity of all and wise enough to allow room for inquiry and the questioning of dogma. It is because of these qualities that its outstanding individuals could think of the rights of man, investigate the movement of stars and the flow of time, construct engines and space rockets, and create artefacts of great beauty and sophistication. Ours is not a perfect civilization, but none ever was. Everything considered, however, ours is unquestionably a magnificent one. We should draw upon its centuries of wisdom and be grateful for what our ancestors achieved as they struggled – often in very difficult circumstances – against the limits of nature and the human condition. Their stupendous achievements are laid out for all of us to see and make use of. The Sistine Chapel, The Rembrandts, the Goyas, the van Goghs, the great astronomical clocks on the walls of old European townhalls, the plays of Shakespeare, the magnificent cathedrals and so much more can all be enjoyed and admired at little or no cost. And even though most of us may not be able to afford a Patek Philippe, just contemplating its sheer elegance and finesse is a reward enough in itself. Knowing that somewhere in a Swiss valley there quietly work master watchmakers who possess the skill and taste to create objects of this kind cannot but fill one’s heart with satisfaction and pride in the Tradition that has made this possible. 3dRose wb_81259_1&rdqu... Buy New $16.58 (as of 04:13 UTC - Details)
If you walk from Prague’s Old Town Square eastward down a street called Celetná and then make a sharp right turn, you will soon happen upon the Estates Theatre. Built in the late part of the 18th century, it is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful historical theatre buildings in Europe. But apart from being a jewel of neo-classical architecture, the theater also has the distinction of hosting one of the great cultural events in history. On a late autumn day, October 29, 1787, a thirty-one-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart made his way into the building to conduct the premiere of his newly completed operatic score which he called Don Giovanni. It was here 233 years ago that the world first heard his haunting masterpiece, one of the high points of humanity’s cultural history. The sounds teased out by Mozart’s baton from the symphony orchestra – which is another great western invention – kept the audience spellbound throughout. The premiere turned out to be a great success. Observed one music critic: “Connoisseurs and musicians say that Prague has never heard the like.” And how could they? Mozart’s Don Giovanni is unlike any other piece of music ever written. From the overture’s thundering D minor cadence through the great Leporello aria to the chilling finale, this operatic masterpiece is a supreme achievement of human creativity. Like the medieval builders of the Old Town Hall Tower, the vivacious Austrian, too, created his time-transcending marvel in the face of mortality and limitation. Barely four years after that triumphant Prague premiere, the broken body of that stupendous genius was buried anonymously in a common grave on the outskirts of Vienna. He was just thirty-five years old.
The Estates Theater
The Old Town Square, the Great Astronomical Clock, the Patek Phillipe display and the Estates Theater are all in their own way symbolic of human progress which has been led by the West for the better part of the last one thousand years. Within a short walking distance of one another, these are just four of a number of priceless treasures that can be found within less than two square miles of this beautiful European city. We could go on and speak of its other jewels such the Charles Bridge, the Prague Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral, the Powder Gate, Malá Strana and the Golden Lane. Each of them has its own fascinating story engendered by the vibrancy of the great civilization which gave them birth. Perhaps we will speak of them one day too, but what has been said so far is sufficient for what we are trying to put across.
Walking among these marvels one cannot but feel immense love, gratitude and appreciation for the civilization that enabled flawed human beings to create artefacts of such splendor and beauty. At the same time, there is a creeping feeling of nostalgia. One fears we may be living in the twilight of the Great Western Tradition. In the United States and across Europe its values and spirit have come under an attack it may not be able withstand, mainly due to the listlessness and apathy of its heirs. But whatever the future may hold, those who still care should try their best to stand for what is right, good and precious, because to allow it to be slandered, pulled down and burnt would be a great loss indeed.
The Best of Vasko Kohlmayer


Princeton’s Racism Problem

On July 4th some three hundred faculty , staff , and alumni of Princeton University sent a signed letter to the university president , the provost , the deans , vice president for campus life , and the Princeton cabinet essentially condemning the entire institution of being irredeemably racist and white supremacist .
The signatories of the letter claim to speak for the “ people of color ” on the campus .
“ Anti-Blackness is foundational to America , ” the first sentence of the letter declared , and “ plays a powerful role at institutions like Princeton .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ said to “ continue to thrive on campus , ” said the privileged , pampered , and over-payed Ivy League professors and administrators .
If this is true , one wonders why on earth any black parents would even consider sending their children to such a racist hellhole .
Or why a black academic would want to work there when there are so many other colleges and universities that would be more welcoming .
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Buy New $ 29.99 In keeping with the latest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ white people are genetically racist and that anti-black racism is “ systemic , ” the letter essentially demands that the white people at Princeton get down on their knees ( figuratively speaking ) and beg forgiveness for the sins of generations – and centuries – past by other long-dead white people .
It is a buffoonish caricature of collectivist thinking that ignores individualism and asserts the Marxian notion that one ’ s behavior is conditioned by the class or race one belongs to , not one ’ s own mind and free will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the Ivy League goes , so goes the rest of the university world eventually .
Of the more than 300 signatures on the letter , it is interesting that yours truly did not detect a single member of the Princeton economics department , suggesting that there may be small remnants of sanity left at Princeton after all .
Very small .
Left-wing campus totalitarianism has long been dominated by socialists in various dubious-sounding academic disciplines , primarily in the humanities and social sciences , populated by people who became academics not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Left-wing political activists .
Thus , the list of signatories is filled with names associated with departments of various “ studies ” majors .
If the word “ studies ” is in your major , it is probably a useless curriculum that will not prepare you very well for either graduate education or the job market .
The long-winded letter demands racial quotas , quotas , and more quotas , apparently oblivious to the fact that such racial discrimination in hiring was outlawed in the 1960s .
It bemoans the “ demographic disparity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ department after department is staffed with faculty in such a way that is usually less than 13 percent black ( the percentage of the U.S. population that is black ) , and that is supposed to be an outrage .
The implication is that at least thirteen percent of faculty in every discipline needs to be black , regardless of merit and all other criteria .
The letter demands that Princeton demeans itself by broadcasting its “ ties ” to slavery and white supremacy several hundred years ago , as though that has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at Princeton today .
Hiring , admissions , promotions , curriculum , salary , vacation time , are all to be doled out on the basis of race and skin color instead of merit , the letter further demands .
The signatories of the letter have to know that hundreds of others at the university would consider that to be grossly unjust , but they obviously don ’ t give a damn about them .
They ’ re white people , after all , and mostly male at that .
That all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workplace is obviously of no concern to them .
Cultural Cancer : Treat ... Kane , Daryl Best Price : $ 20.00 Buy New $ 9.95 The “ invisible work by faculty of color ” ( i.e.
, the letter writers ) , which apparently means no work at all since it is “ invisible , ” is to be nevertheless rewarded with “ course relief ” ( fewer classes to teach ) and additional “ summer salary.
” More pay for less work — money for nothing , in other words .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ invisible work ” performed by anyone who is not a “ faculty of color ” at Princeton .
Racial quotas are to be imposed on university committees as well ; a Center for the Study of Anti-Racism ” ( i.e.
, anti-white studies ) is wanted ; standardized SAT and GRE ( Graduate Record Exam ) tests are to be discarded because of alleged racial disparities in the scores ( if black students score lower than white applicants on the math SAT it is assumed to be because of racism ) ; and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Remove questions about misdemeanors and felony convictions from admission applications , ” which is also supposed to be racist .
Thus , these same Princeton faculty who have supported defunding the campus police insist that the university ignore felony convictions of prospective students .
Would any of them send their children to such a school ?
University funds are to be given to various left-wing “ community organizations ” including one that a Princeton professor , Joshua Katz , who did not sign the letter , labeled a “ terrorist organization ” because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ community .
For that he was reprimanded by university administrators , including the ones in his own department .
Academic departments are to be rewarded with extra funding and faculty positions for being the most zealous about hiring based on race instead of academic accomplishments .
This applies especially to the most left-wing of all left-wing departments at any university – Gender and Sexuality Studies , American Studies , and Anthropology .
In addition , departments that are below average in hiring by race instead of merit are to be punished with withdrawals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hiring by merit is to be punished ; hiring by skin color rewarded .
The Red Trojan Horse : ... Elder , Alasdair Best Price : $ 14.85 Buy New $ 14.50 Money , money , and more money is to be thrown at “ faculty of color ” with “ prizes [ “ A new car !
? ]
, course releases [ i.e , less teaching ] , and summer salary ” for being involved in “ inclusion ” activities , one of many euphemisms for hiring and promotion according to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be chosen by skin color as well , and “ student activists ” are also to be “ incentivized ” with money from the university .
This sounds like university funding of Black Lives Matter rabble rousing in the community .
Can university-funded riots be far behind , given the violent and criminal past of this group of avowedly Marxist revolutionaries ?
A faculty committee to “ investigate racist behavior ” of other faculty members is proposed .
Having lived in the academic world as a university professor for forty-one years , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a committee would be used to hunt down , harass , and eventually fire anyone who disagrees with the Marxist-oriented faculty of color .
It has nothing to do with actual racist language or discriminatory actions .
There are already heavy penalties for anyone who behaves in such a way at any university .
The purpose of such a committee would be to add another layer of Left-wing censorship of opposing ideas .
Princeton does indeed have a racism problem .
The problem is with the racist “ faculty of color ” and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ systemic racism ” which condemns all white people solely on the basis of skin color , the exact definition of racism .
Martin Luther King , Jr. himself would not be welcomed at Princeton today by these letter writers with his old-fashioned notion that people should be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character .
Such language would be investigated by that new Stasi-like “ investigative committee ” and denounced as the words of an “ Uncle Tom ” and a race traitor .
@ @ @ @ @

On July 4th some three hundred faculty, staff, and alumni of Princeton University sent a signed letter to the university president, the provost, the deans, vice president for campus life, and the Princeton cabinet essentially condemning the entire institution of being irredeemably racist and white supremacist. The signatories of the letter claim to speak for the “people of color” on the campus. “Anti-Blackness is foundational to America,” the first sentence of the letter declared, and “plays a powerful role at institutions like Princeton . . .” “Anti-Black racism” is said to “continue to thrive on campus,” said the privileged, pampered, and over-payed Ivy League professors and administrators.
If this is true, one wonders why on earth any black parents would even consider sending their children to such a racist hellhole. Or why a black academic would want to work there when there are so many other colleges and universities that would be more welcoming.
The Problem with Linco... DiLorenzo, Thomas J. Buy New $29.99 (as of 11:50 UTC - Details) In keeping with the latest Leftist academic fad that holds that all white people are genetically racist and that anti-black racism is “systemic,” the letter essentially demands that the white people at Princeton get down on their knees (figuratively speaking) and beg forgiveness for the sins of generations – and centuries – past by other long-dead white people. It is a buffoonish caricature of collectivist thinking that ignores individualism and asserts the Marxian notion that one’s behavior is conditioned by the class or race one belongs to, not one’s own mind and free will. What’s worse is that as the Ivy League goes, so goes the rest of the university world eventually.
Of the more than 300 signatures on the letter, it is interesting that yours truly did not detect a single member of the Princeton economics department, suggesting that there may be small remnants of sanity left at Princeton after all. Very small. Left-wing campus totalitarianism has long been dominated by socialists in various dubious-sounding academic disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences, populated by people who became academics not to become scholars and teachers but tenured, Left-wing political activists. Thus, the list of signatories is filled with names associated with departments of various “studies” majors. If the word “studies” is in your major, it is probably a useless curriculum that will not prepare you very well for either graduate education or the job market.
The long-winded letter demands racial quotas, quotas, and more quotas, apparently oblivious to the fact that such racial discrimination in hiring was outlawed in the 1960s. It bemoans the “demographic disparity” of Princeton’s faculty where department after department is staffed with faculty in such a way that is usually less than 13 percent black (the percentage of the U.S. population that is black), and that is supposed to be an outrage. The implication is that at least thirteen percent of faculty in every discipline needs to be black, regardless of merit and all other criteria. The letter demands that Princeton demeans itself by broadcasting its “ties” to slavery and white supremacy several hundred years ago, as though that has anything to do with what goes on at Princeton today.
Hiring, admissions, promotions, curriculum, salary, vacation time, are all to be doled out on the basis of race and skin color instead of merit, the letter further demands. The signatories of the letter have to know that hundreds of others at the university would consider that to be grossly unjust, but they obviously don’t give a damn about them. They’re white people, after all, and mostly male at that. That all of this would create a poisonous and divisive workplace is obviously of no concern to them. Cultural Cancer: Treat... Kane, Daryl Best Price: $20.00 Buy New $9.95 (as of 04:04 UTC - Details)
The “invisible work by faculty of color” (i.e., the letter writers), which apparently means no work at all since it is “invisible,” is to be nevertheless rewarded with “course relief” (fewer classes to teach) and additional “summer salary.” More pay for less work — money for nothing, in other words. There is no mention of any “invisible work” performed by anyone who is not a “faculty of color” at Princeton.
Racial quotas are to be imposed on university committees as well; a Center for the Study of Anti-Racism” (i.e., anti-white studies) is wanted; standardized SAT and GRE (Graduate Record Exam) tests are to be discarded because of alleged racial disparities in the scores (if black students score lower than white applicants on the math SAT it is assumed to be because of racism); and it is demanded that the university “Remove questions about misdemeanors and felony convictions from admission applications,” which is also supposed to be racist. Thus, these same Princeton faculty who have supported defunding the campus police insist that the university ignore felony convictions of prospective students. Would any of them send their children to such a school?
University funds are to be given to various left-wing “community organizations” including one that a Princeton professor, Joshua Katz, who did not sign the letter, labeled a “terrorist organization” because it had committed violent acts in the community. For that he was reprimanded by university administrators, including the ones in his own department.
Academic departments are to be rewarded with extra funding and faculty positions for being the most zealous about hiring based on race instead of academic accomplishments. This applies especially to the most left-wing of all left-wing departments at any university – Gender and Sexuality Studies, American Studies, and Anthropology. In addition, departments that are below average in hiring by race instead of merit are to be punished with withdrawals of resources and fewer faculty spots. Hiring by merit is to be punished; hiring by skin color rewarded. The Red Trojan Horse: ... Elder, Alasdair Best Price: $14.85 Buy New $14.50 (as of 03:45 UTC - Details)
Money, money, and more money is to be thrown at “faculty of color” with “prizes [“A new car!?] , course releases [i.e, less teaching], and summer salary” for being involved in “inclusion” activities, one of many euphemisms for hiring and promotion according to skin color. Post-doctoral studies candidates are to be chosen by skin color as well, and “student activists” are also to be “incentivized” with money from the university. This sounds like university funding of Black Lives Matter rabble rousing in the community. Can university-funded riots be far behind, given the violent and criminal past of this group of avowedly Marxist revolutionaries?
A faculty committee to “investigate racist behavior” of other faculty members is proposed. Having lived in the academic world as a university professor for forty-one years, yours truly can confidently predict that such a committee would be used to hunt down, harass, and eventually fire anyone who disagrees with the Marxist-oriented faculty of color. It has nothing to do with actual racist language or discriminatory actions. There are already heavy penalties for anyone who behaves in such a way at any university. The purpose of such a committee would be to add another layer of Left-wing censorship of opposing ideas.
Princeton does indeed have a racism problem. The problem is with the racist “faculty of color” and their supporters who espouse the notion of “systemic racism” which condemns all white people solely on the basis of skin color, the exact definition of racism. Martin Luther King, Jr. himself would not be welcomed at Princeton today by these letter writers with his old-fashioned notion that people should be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Such language would be investigated by that new Stasi-like “investigative committee” and denounced as the words of an “Uncle Tom” and a race traitor.
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lewrockwell--2020-07-24--Walter Berns and the Cult of ‘Patriotic’ Sacrifice

In his great new book The Problem with Lincoln , Tom DiLorenzo brought back an old memory .
As Tom points out , Walter Berns , who taught political science at Cornell and then worked for the American Enterprise Institute , was one of the main figures urging us to worship Honest Abe .
He quarreled with the main Lincoln idolater , Harry Jaffa , but I ’ m not going to go into what they fought about .
Rather , I ’ d like to focus on an argument in Berns ’ s book Making Patriots ( 2006 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ thinks he can solve a fundamental problem of modern America , and wait till you hear what that problem is .
People in America aren ’ t willing to sacrifice their lives to the state .
They are too much devoted to their own selfish interests .
To overcome this dire state of affairs , we need to establish a “ civil religion ” in the guise of patriotism .
Berns acknowledges that America was founded on individual rights , but he thinks there is a difficulty with overemphasis on Lockean rights to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No doubt , these have their proper place , and it is not a small one .
But “ patriotism means love of country and implies a readiness to sacrifice for it , to fight for it , perhaps even to give one ’ s life for it .
But , aside from the legendary Spartans , why should anyone be willing to do this ?
…why should self-interested men believe it in their interest to give their lives for the idea or promise of their country ?
” Making Patriots Berns , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New $ 19.99 Things were different in the ancient world .
In classical Athens , no conflicting loyalties stood between the citizen and his city : “ Athenians were enjoined to be lovers of Athens because they were Athens—in a way , by loving their city , they loved themselves—and because , by gaining an empire , Athens provided them with the means by which they gained fame and glory.
” By no means does Berns seek to restore the ancient city .
Quite the contrary , he recognizes that the “ institutions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a view to war , and , precisely for this reason , neither Athens nor Sparta could , or can , provide a model for America.
” Since the rise of Christianity , allegiance no longer can be undivided .
The soul of the religious believer does not belong exclusively to the political community , and the great mistake of the French Revolution was its futile attempt to uproot the church and restore the ancient ways .
The founders of the American Republic avoided this trap .
So far , so good @ @ @ @ @ @ @ question .
If Christianity can not be eliminated , how can as much as possible of the unity of the ancient city be restored ?
His answer—and it is not a bad one given his premise—is that religion must be rigidly confined to the private sphere .
In that way , the state may proceed toward its great tasks , unhindered by the scruples of believers .
Though believers may practice their faith unmolested , they must realize that private conscience must always bow before the law .
2019 3 oz 50th Anniver @ @ @ @ @ @ @ makes entirely clear that , on this matter , he is a thoroughgoing Hobbesian : Thus , if your religion forbids you to fight , Berns would grant you no right to avoid military service .
It may be a prudent policy for the government to make room for conscientious objectors , so long as they number but few .
But their status is a privilege , and Berns does not hide his dismay with the Supreme Court for making “ the exception the rule for anyone willing to invoke it.
” No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an enemy of freedom .
So much for religion—or , rather , so much for religion that extends beyond devotion to the state .
What is to replace it as an object of popular devotion ?
We can not , of course , rely on so egotistic a notion as natural rights ; instead , we need a national poet around whose work the emotions of the people can concentrate .
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Fortunately , one is at hand : Abraham Lincoln .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the English ( and Robert Burns to the Scots , Gabriele D ’ Annunzio to the Italians , and Homer to the Greeks ) so Lincoln is to us ; he is our spokesman , our poet.
” Lincoln gives Berns exactly what he wants .
His winged words , especially the Gettysburg Address and his second inaugural address , remind all Americans “ that freedom is more than being left alone , that there is a price to be paid for it.
” The great bloodletting that took place during Lincoln ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bond all Americans together in love .
Berns ’ s argument rests on a false premise .
Why should we think that a free people needs to be bonded together to defend their hearths and home from attack ?
Wars are rarely justified , but in the case of a genuine invasion , people don ’ t need a civil religion to defend themselves .
Certainly we don ’ t need a religion that worships Lincoln .
Note : The views expressed on Mises.org are not necessarily those of the Mises Institute .
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In his great new book The Problem with Lincoln, Tom DiLorenzo brought back an old memory. As Tom points out, Walter Berns, who taught political science at Cornell and then worked for the American Enterprise Institute, was one of the main figures urging us to worship Honest Abe. He quarreled with the main Lincoln idolater, Harry Jaffa, but I’m not going to go into what they fought about. Rather, I’d like to focus on an argument in Berns’s book Making Patriots (2006), to which Tom refers.
Berns thinks he can solve a fundamental problem of modern America, and wait till you hear what that problem is. People in America aren’t willing to sacrifice their lives to the state. They are too much devoted to their own selfish interests. To overcome this dire state of affairs, we need to establish a “civil religion” in the guise of patriotism.
Berns acknowledges that America was founded on individual rights, but he thinks there is a difficulty with overemphasis on Lockean rights to life, liberty, and property. No doubt, these have their proper place, and it is not a small one. But “patriotism means love of country and implies a readiness to sacrifice for it, to fight for it, perhaps even to give one’s life for it. But, aside from the legendary Spartans, why should anyone be willing to do this?…why should self-interested men believe it in their interest to give their lives for the idea or promise of their country?” Making Patriots Berns, Walter Best Price: $1.92 Buy New $19.99 (as of 04:19 UTC - Details)
Things were different in the ancient world. In classical Athens, no conflicting loyalties stood between the citizen and his city: “Athenians were enjoined to be lovers of Athens because they were Athens—in a way, by loving their city, they loved themselves—and because, by gaining an empire, Athens provided them with the means by which they gained fame and glory.”
By no means does Berns seek to restore the ancient city. Quite the contrary, he recognizes that the “institutions of both Athens and Sparta were ordered with a view to war, and, precisely for this reason, neither Athens nor Sparta could, or can, provide a model for America.” Since the rise of Christianity, allegiance no longer can be undivided. The soul of the religious believer does not belong exclusively to the political community, and the great mistake of the French Revolution was its futile attempt to uproot the church and restore the ancient ways. The founders of the American Republic avoided this trap. So far, so good.
But Berns now asks an odd question. If Christianity cannot be eliminated, how can as much as possible of the unity of the ancient city be restored? His answer—and it is not a bad one given his premise—is that religion must be rigidly confined to the private sphere. In that way, the state may proceed toward its great tasks, unhindered by the scruples of believers. Though believers may practice their faith unmolested, they must realize that private conscience must always bow before the law. 2019 3 oz 50th Anniver... Buy New $232.00 (as of 04:19 UTC - Details)
Our author makes entirely clear that, on this matter, he is a thoroughgoing Hobbesian:
with the free exercise of one’s religion comes the requirement to obey the law regardless of one’s religious beliefs….Whether a law is just or unjust is a judgment that belongs to no “private man,” however pious or learned, or, as we say today, sincere he may be. This means that we are first of all citizens, and only secondarily Christians, Jews, Muslims, or any other religious persuasion.
Thus, if your religion forbids you to fight, Berns would grant you no right to avoid military service. It may be a prudent policy for the government to make room for conscientious objectors, so long as they number but few. But their status is a privilege, and Berns does not hide his dismay with the Supreme Court for making “the exception the rule for anyone willing to invoke it.” No wonder Murray Rothbard said that Berns is an enemy of freedom.
So much for religion—or, rather, so much for religion that extends beyond devotion to the state. What is to replace it as an object of popular devotion? We cannot, of course, rely on so egotistic a notion as natural rights; instead, we need a national poet around whose work the emotions of the people can concentrate. 1 - Lakota Nation Silv... Check Amazon for Pricing.
Fortunately, one is at hand: Abraham Lincoln. “As…Shakespeare was, or is, to the English (and Robert Burns to the Scots, Gabriele D’Annunzio to the Italians, and Homer to the Greeks) so Lincoln is to us; he is our spokesman, our poet.” Lincoln gives Berns exactly what he wants. His winged words, especially the Gettysburg Address and his second inaugural address, remind all Americans “that freedom is more than being left alone, that there is a price to be paid for it.” The great bloodletting that took place during Lincoln’s crusade was an essential means to bond all Americans together in love.
Berns’s argument rests on a false premise. Why should we think that a free people needs to be bonded together to defend their hearths and home from attack? Wars are rarely justified, but in the case of a genuine invasion, people don’t need a civil religion to defend themselves. Certainly we don’t need a religion that worships Lincoln.
Note: The views expressed on Mises.org are not necessarily those of the Mises Institute.
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The Real Trump

Talking About The Trump Economy With Mark Dice Trump is a politician like anybody else .
He is making political decisions .
Nothing Trump does is really for the good of the country… It is all politics .
He wants to get re-elected .
He is not draining the swamp .
He is part of the swamp .
The swamp is a lot deeper now that Trump is there .
The Last Gold Rushu202 ... Haynes , Bill Buy New $ 28.00 He wants to get re-elected .
Trump has a different style than a lot of career politicians .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ He is not putting America first , he is putting the election first .
Trump just has a different style than other politicians .
He doesn ’ t want to go through a big cleansing of the economy on his watch and get blamed for it .
He was claiming we had the biggest economy in the history of the world when that wasn ’ t even close to the case .
Maybe we had the biggest bubble in the world , but we didn ’ t have anything near the strongest economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President he called out the phony unemployment numbers that the Obama administration was touting .
Trump was saying the real unemployment rate was 30 % or 40 % while Obama said it was 5 % .
Now that he is President , he says we have the lowest unemployment .
The minute he was elected he became a champion of everything he criticized .
The trade deficits got bigger under Trump , they didn ’ t go down .
He ( Trump ) was a critic of the Federal Reserve because he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interest rates ) .
Once he was in office he was criticizing the fed because they were too tight ( high interest rates ) .
He wanted the Fed to be political , like they were for Obama .
Airborne : How The Libe ... Margolis , Matt Best Price : $ 12.00 Buy New $ 15.99 The reality is the American economy is a shadow of what it really was .
When Trump campaigns he never talks about what really has to be done .
Which is to make government small again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) can do to keep it from sinking , he just hopes he gets off before it does .
The average guy wasn ’ t experiencing that economy ( the one Trump was talking about ) .
Trump was ( disingenuously ) saying I am not a career politician .
What needed to be done was massive cuts in government spending .
We have to think of government spending as taxation .
He couldn ’ t actually do anything to make America great again .
So , all he could do is get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was making America great again .
He got the stock market to go up and we created some more fake prosperity .
Now he became a champion of that fake prosperity .
That same fake prosperity that he rightly criticized as a candidate .
Fallout : Nuclear Bribe ... Bruner , Seamus Buy New $ 25.20 We are not seeing manufacturing coming back to America .
Government regulations and spending and taxation is ruining job creation .
We continued to create the same low-quality part-time service sector jobs under Trump that we had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we had the stock market rise because the Fed was printing money .
All he cared about was getting re-elected .
Then he couldn ’ t do what was necessary to make America great again .
So , he did what was expedient to keep the bubble inflated .
So maybe he could get a second term .
I don ’ t think it is going to work .
If Trump really cared about the country he should have tried to do something in his first year when the Republicans had the House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have done is what I suggested ; he should have refused to sign an increase in the debt ceiling .
He could have forced a balanced budget .
We increased government spending dramatically and cut taxes at the same time .
We poured gasoline on the fire , that is all we did .
….The only thing spreading faster than COVID-19 these days is ignorance .

Excerpts And Paraphrasing Of Economist Peter Schiff
Talking About The Trump Economy With Mark Dice
Trump is a politician like anybody else. He is making political decisions. Nothing Trump does is really for the good of the country… It is all politics. He wants to get re-elected. He is not draining the swamp. He is part of the swamp. The swamp is a lot deeper now that Trump is there. The Last Gold Rushu202... Haynes, Bill Buy New $28.00 (as of 04:04 UTC - Details)
He wants to get re-elected. Trump has a different style than a lot of career politicians. His decisions are not economically oriented. He is not putting America first, he is putting the election first. Trump just has a different style than other politicians.
He doesn’t want to go through a big cleansing of the economy on his watch and get blamed for it. He was claiming we had the biggest economy in the history of the world when that wasn’t even close to the case. Maybe we had the biggest bubble in the world, but we didn’t have anything near the strongest economy.
When Trump was a candidate for President he called out the phony unemployment numbers that the Obama administration was touting. Trump was saying the real unemployment rate was 30% or 40% while Obama said it was 5%. Now that he is President, he says we have the lowest unemployment.
The minute he was elected he became a champion of everything he criticized.
The trade deficits got bigger under Trump, they didn’t go down.
He (Trump) was a critic of the Federal Reserve because he said they were too loose (too low interest rates). Once he was in office he was criticizing the fed because they were too tight (high interest rates). He wanted the Fed to be political, like they were for Obama. Airborne: How The Libe... Margolis, Matt Best Price: $12.00 Buy New $15.99 (as of 04:20 UTC - Details)
The reality is the American economy is a shadow of what it really was.
When Trump campaigns he never talks about what really has to be done. Which is to make government small again.
There is nothing he (Trump) can do to keep it from sinking, he just hopes he gets off before it does.
The average guy wasn’t experiencing that economy (the one Trump was talking about).
Trump was (disingenuously) saying I am not a career politician. What needed to be done was massive cuts in government spending. We have to think of government spending as taxation.
He couldn’t actually do anything to make America great again. So, all he could do is get the bubble bigger and pretend that that was making America great again.
He got the stock market to go up and we created some more fake prosperity. Now he became a champion of that fake prosperity. That same fake prosperity that he rightly criticized as a candidate. Fallout: Nuclear Bribe... Bruner, Seamus Buy New $25.20 (as of 04:53 UTC - Details)
We are not seeing manufacturing coming back to America.
Government regulations and spending and taxation is ruining job creation.
We continued to create the same low-quality part-time service sector jobs under Trump that we had under Obama. All that happened is we had the stock market rise because the Fed was printing money.
All he cared about was getting re-elected. Then he couldn’t do what was necessary to make America great again. So, he did what was expedient to keep the bubble inflated. So maybe he could get a second term. I don’t think it is going to work.
If Trump really cared about the country he should have tried to do something in his first year when the Republicans had the House and the Senate. What he should have done is what I suggested; he should have refused to sign an increase in the debt ceiling. He could have forced a balanced budget. We increased government spending dramatically and cut taxes at the same time. We poured gasoline on the fire, that is all we did.
….The only thing spreading faster than COVID-19 these days is ignorance.


lewrockwell--2020-07-24--Does Wearing a Mask Cause Diagnostic Tests To Read False-Positive for COVID?

Suppose one of the most intense “ safety practices ” —wearing a mask—actually inflates the number of COVID diagnoses ?
Needless to say , it would be a bombshell .
Suppose PCR and antibody tests turn out false positive results because people are wearing masks every day ?
How is that possible ?
Actually , it ’ s quite simple .
A person wearing a mask is breathing in his own germs all day long .
He breathes them out , as he should , but then he breathes them back in .
It seems evident that this unnatural process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ germs circulating and replicating in his body ; even creating active infection .
The Case Against Masks ... Heckenlively , Kent Buy New $ 12.99 Along with this , a decrease in oxygen intake , which occurs when a mask is worn , would allow certain germs to multiply in the body—germs which would otherwise be routinely wiped out or diminished in the presence of an oxygen-rich environment .
Here ’ s the key : Both the PCR and antibody tests are known for registering false-positive results , since they cross-react with germs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason for the test .
If wearing a mask increases the number and variety of germs replicating in the body , and also increases the chance of developing an active infection…then the likelihood of a false-positive PCR or antibody test is increased .
In other words , masks would promote the number of so-called COVID cases .
This would , of course , have alarming consequences .
People labeled “ COVID ” face all sorts of negative consequences .
I don ’ t have to spell them out .
In past articles , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and antibody tests DO register false-positives because they react with irrelevant germs .
For example , let ’ s consider the PCR : From the World Health Organization ( WHO ) : “ Coronavirus disease ( COVID-19 ) technical guidance : Laboratory testing for 2019-nCoV in humans ” : “ Several assays that detect the 2019-nCoV have been and are currently under development , both in-house and commercially .
Some assays may detect only the novel virus [ COVID ] and some may also detect other strains ( e.g .
SARS-CoV ) that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tu ... Blank , Alison Best Price : $ 7.88 Buy New $ 7.99 Translation : Some PCR tests register positive for types of coronavirus that have nothing to do with COVID—including plain old coronas that cause nothing more than a cold .
Translation : Although this company states the test can detect COVID , it also states the test can read FALSELY positive if the patient has one of a number of other irrelevant viruses in his body .
What is the test proving , then ?
Who knows ?
Flip a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the antibody test— Business Insider , April 3 , 202 : “ Some tests have demonstrated false positives , detecting antibodies to much more common coronaviruses.
” Science News , March 27 : “ Science News spoke with…Charles Cairns , dean of the Drexel University College of Medicine , about how antibody tests work and what are some of the challenges of developing the tests.
” “ Cairns : ‘ The big question is : Does a positive response for the antibodies mean that person is actively infected , or that they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests need to be accurate , and avoid both false positives and false negatives .
That ’ s the challenge ’ .
” Twilight of Democracy : ... Applebaum , Anne Buy New $ 20.99 That ’ s just a sprinkling of sources on both the PCR and antibody tests—revealing that both of these tests DO spit out false-positive results .
Many of those false-positives are the result of cross reactions with irrelevant germs .
And as I stated at the top of this article , if wearing masks increases the number and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the body , then it ’ s quite likely that masks will , in fact , contribute to false diagnoses of COVID .
Now , we come to a different angle on this story .
Everyone is aware that governors and other politicians are ramping up orders to wear masks to new insane levels .
If indeed this order will result in more diagnosed COVID cases… How can we avoid looking at the financial incentives ?
It turns out that the states are receiving federal money for EVERY COVID case .
The reference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Report , April 14 , 2020 , “ State-by-state breakdown of federal aid per COVID-19 case ” : “ HHS recently began distributing the first $ 30 billion of emergency funding designated for hospitals in the Coronavirus Aid , Relief , and Economic Security Act… ” “ Below is a breakdown of how much funding per COVID-19 case each state will receive from the first $ 30 billion in aid .
Kaiser Health News used a state breakdown provided to the House Ways and Means Committee by HHS along with COVID-19 cases tabulated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analysis.
” The article goes on to list every state and the money it will receive for EACH DIAGNOSED COVID CASE .
If mask wearing increases the likelihood of a COVID diagnosis , then : those states forcing new widespread mask dictates will be multiplying their federal $ $ $ .
And if you really want to cover the bases , every method of fake case-counting will have the same ballooning $ $ $ effect for the states .
ALL the so-called containment measures—masks , quarantine , isolation , distancing , lockdowns , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loneliness…lowering immune-system function…leading to more infections…which means more germs replicating in the body…which means more false-positive COVID diagnostic tests…and more human destruction…and more $ $ $ for the states .
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Suppose one of the most intense “safety practices”—wearing a mask—actually inflates the number of COVID diagnoses?
Needless to say, it would be a bombshell. Suppose PCR and antibody tests turn out false positive results because people are wearing masks every day?
How is that possible?
Actually, it’s quite simple. A person wearing a mask is breathing in his own germs all day long. He breathes them out, as he should, but then he breathes them back in.
It seems evident that this unnatural process would increase the number and variety of germs circulating and replicating in his body; even creating active infection. The Case Against Masks... Heckenlively, Kent Buy New $12.99 (as of 04:52 UTC - Details)
Along with this, a decrease in oxygen intake, which occurs when a mask is worn, would allow certain germs to multiply in the body—germs which would otherwise be routinely wiped out or diminished in the presence of an oxygen-rich environment.
Here’s the key: Both the PCR and antibody tests are known for registering false-positive results, since they cross-react with germs which have nothing to do with the reason for the test.
If wearing a mask increases the number and variety of germs replicating in the body, and also increases the chance of developing an active infection…then the likelihood of a false-positive PCR or antibody test is increased.
In other words, masks would promote the number of so-called COVID cases. This would, of course, have alarming consequences.
People labeled “COVID” face all sorts of negative consequences. I don’t have to spell them out.
In past articles, I’ve shown that both PCR and antibody tests DO register false-positives because they react with irrelevant germs.
For example, let’s consider the PCR: From the World Health Organization (WHO): “Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) technical guidance: Laboratory testing for 2019-nCoV in humans”:
“Several assays that detect the 2019-nCoV have been and are currently under development, both in-house and commercially. Some assays may detect only the novel virus [COVID] and some may also detect other strains (e.g. SARS-CoV) that are genetically similar.” Invincible Microbe: Tu... Blank, Alison Best Price: $7.88 Buy New $7.99 (as of 04:18 UTC - Details)
Translation: Some PCR tests register positive for types of coronavirus that have nothing to do with COVID—including plain old coronas that cause nothing more than a cold.
From a manufacturer of PCR test kit elements, Creative Diagnostics, “SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Multiplex RT-qPCR Kit”:
“…non-specific interference of Influenza A Virus (H1N1), Influenza B Virus (Yamagata), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (type B), Respiratory Adenovirus (type 3, type 7), Parainfluenza Virus (type 2), Mycoplasma Pneumoniae, Chlamydia Pneumoniae, etc.”
Translation: Although this company states the test can detect COVID, it also states the test can read FALSELY positive if the patient has one of a number of other irrelevant viruses in his body. What is the test proving, then? Who knows? Flip a coin.
Now let’s consider the antibody test—
Business Insider, April 3, 202: “Some tests have demonstrated false positives, detecting antibodies to much more common coronaviruses.”
Science News, March 27: “Science News spoke with…Charles Cairns, dean of the Drexel University College of Medicine, about how antibody tests work and what are some of the challenges of developing the tests.”
“Cairns: ‘The big question is: Does a positive response for the antibodies mean that person is actively infected, or that they have been infected in the past? The tests need to be accurate, and avoid both false positives and false negatives. That’s the challenge’.” Twilight of Democracy:... Applebaum, Anne Buy New $20.99 (as of 03:37 UTC - Details)
That’s just a sprinkling of sources on both the PCR and antibody tests—revealing that both of these tests DO spit out false-positive results. Many of those false-positives are the result of cross reactions with irrelevant germs.
And as I stated at the top of this article, if wearing masks increases the number and variety of germs circulating and replicating in the body, then it’s quite likely that masks will, in fact, contribute to false diagnoses of COVID.
Now, we come to a different angle on this story. Everyone is aware that governors and other politicians are ramping up orders to wear masks to new insane levels. If indeed this order will result in more diagnosed COVID cases…
How can we avoid looking at the financial incentives?
It turns out that the states are receiving federal money for EVERY COVID case.
The reference here is Becker’s CFO Hospital Report, April 14, 2020, “State-by-state breakdown of federal aid per COVID-19 case”:
“HHS recently began distributing the first $30 billion of emergency funding designated for hospitals in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act…”
“Below is a breakdown of how much funding per COVID-19 case each state will receive from the first $30 billion in aid. Kaiser Health News used a state breakdown provided to the House Ways and Means Committee by HHS along with COVID-19 cases tabulated by The New York Times for its analysis.”
“Alabama
$158,000 per COVID-19 case
Alaska
$306,000
Arizona
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Arkansas
$285,000
California
$145,000
Colorado
$58,000
Connecticut
$38,000
Delaware
$127,000…”
The article goes on to list every state and the money it will receive for EACH DIAGNOSED COVID CASE.
If mask wearing increases the likelihood of a COVID diagnosis, then: those states forcing new widespread mask dictates will be multiplying their federal $$$.
And if you really want to cover the bases, every method of fake case-counting will have the same ballooning $$$ effect for the states.
ALL the so-called containment measures—masks, quarantine, isolation, distancing, lockdowns, economic destruction—bring on fear, stress, loneliness…lowering immune-system function…leading to more infections…which means more germs replicating in the body…which means more false-positive COVID diagnostic tests…and more human destruction…and more $$$ for the states.
SOURCE:
https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/state-by-state-breakdown-of-federal-aid-per-covid-19-case.html
Reprinted with permission from Jon Rappoport’s blog.
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