lewrockwell--2020-12-03--America’s Ideological Divide and What Comes Next

International Man : Throughout his presidential campaign , Joe Biden said that this would be a “ dark winter ” in the US .
What would a Biden/Harris administration do next ?
Doug Casey : When Joe Biden was in his basement , he must ’ ve watched Game of Thrones again and again .
Biden thinks he ’ s John Snow saying , “ Winter is coming.
” He ’ s right about that .
But he ’ s no John Snow .
The government can definitely make it into a dark winter , indeed , so it ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The government can create huge economic destruction just by continuing their foolish lockdowns .
But , as they say , “ we can do more !
” Biden wants more regulations .
He wants more money printing .
He ’ s said that he wants much higher taxes .
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Joe ’ s prediction about a dark winter is absolutely right from an economic point of view .
And , even more important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ view .
We ’ re going to have a lot more State control and less personal freedom .
The COVID hysteria is a godsend for them .
What will Biden do if and when he ’ s sworn in ?
In addition to the things I just mentioned , he ’ ll try to clamp down on gun ownership .
That , however , would likely be the red line .
It could really set things off .
Especially since something like 75 % of Republicans , and even 25 % of Democrats @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It would serve to delegitimize the whole political process .
What will happen if he tries to confiscate people ’ s guns ?
Will members of the police and military actually do as they ’ re told ?
Most of them will , for lots of reasons , but mainly because they ’ re paid to do what they ’ re told , whether they agree with it or not .
The chain of command still exists .
And no cop wants to lose his job in today ’ s economic environment .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Will they resist violently ?
Some will .
And then what happens ?
Gun confiscation could be the spark that lights the flame in this country .
That ’ s especially the case if they make Beto O ’ Rourke the gun czar .
International Man : Ideologically , the US is split .
Half of Americans believe exactly what the politicians , media , and the “ experts ” tell them .
On the other hand , there is a growing number of Americans that are skeptical and distrustful of the mainstream @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do you see this playing out in the months ahead ?
Doug Casey : The temperature is rising in the pressure cooker .
I ’ ve said before ; it makes no sense at all to have two or more groups with radically different views of ethics—what ’ s right and wrong , and what should or shouldn ’ t be done—in the same political entity .
One group or another is going to get control of the central government and will use it to make the other group as mad as hell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Handmade jewelry from ... Buy New $ 32.98 Ideally , the US will split up peacefully the way Czechoslovakia did into two countries , or Yugoslavia into six countries , or the Soviet Union into 15 countries .
But the last time we had a serious secession movement in the US was from 1861 to 1865 .
It didn ’ t end well .
Let me repeat what I said since March about COVID .
This virus is no more serious than the bird flu , swine flu , Asian flu , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not even remotely as serious as the Spanish flu .
It basically only affects people over 70 or those who have a major illness .
And even then , the survival rate is very high .
The average age of death from COVID is 78 .
Contracting it is no more than a trivial inconvenience for younger people .
It ’ s perhaps the greatest mass hysteria in world history .
There ’ s much more to say about this hysteria , and it all reflects badly on the authorities and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ average American for acting like a sheep .
The situation is accentuated by the fact that we have entered the Greater Depression .
When the economic times get really tough , people feel they have little to lose , and , as Gerald Celente says , they “ lose it.
” A big near-term problem is that the forbearance of payment of rent and mortgage payments is slated to end about Jan 1 .
There will be a lot of people—about 12 million renters and four million homeowners—who aren ’ t going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In addition to the fact that a lot of landlords and lenders are already under pressure because of the forbearance .
Although consequences will likely be pushed forward by another round of money from the Fed .
International Man : Is it possible that in an attempt to regulate and restrict the movement and lives of the population that the “ masters of the universe ” will overplay their hand ?
Doug Casey : It ’ s very possible .
They ’ re playing with a lit stick of dynamite .
Handmade Terrarium @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But when the “ cadres ” get control of the government , they ’ re extremely hard to dislodge .
They ’ ll have not only the government ’ s moral force but its physical force—the army , the police , and the judicial system .
Remember , the Bolsheviks were a tiny number of people , but once they captured the apparatus of the Russian State in 1917 , it was all over .
If the Marxist factions of the Democrat Party take over , they ’ ll prove very hard to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the question : is the average American who dislikes the collectivist Democrat Party willing to go into the streets the way BLM and Antifa did , and get violent ?
I don ’ t know .
This is a witch ’ s brew .
It ’ s much more serious than the average person thinks or even wants to think .
The possibility isn ’ t mentioned in the media .
I really don ’ t see any way out of this , however .
Serious violence is likely .
If there ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , it ’ s better that one occurs sooner rather than later from the point of view of the cultural conservatives .
The longer it ’ s put off , the more people indoctrinated with every college and high school graduating class in what the Biden-Harris team are promoting .
And every year that goes by , there are more people recruited to work for the government who align against pro-freedom forces .
Inevitably , the pot ’ s going to boil over .
It ’ s better to get it over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ only thing that can defuse the situation is a major war , probably with China , but that would be an even greater disaster .
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International Man: Throughout his presidential campaign, Joe Biden said that this would be a “dark winter” in the US.
What would a Biden/Harris administration do next?
Doug Casey: When Joe Biden was in his basement, he must’ve watched Game of Thrones again and again. Biden thinks he’s John Snow saying, “Winter is coming.” He’s right about that. But he’s no John Snow.
The government can definitely make it into a dark winter, indeed, so it’s interesting that he said that. The government can create huge economic destruction just by continuing their foolish lockdowns. But, as they say, “we can do more!” Biden wants more regulations. He wants more money printing. He’s said that he wants much higher taxes. Yinahawaii Sea Glass N... Buy New $29.98 (as of 06:30 UTC - Details)
We can expect the economy to get a lot worse. Joe’s prediction about a dark winter is absolutely right from an economic point of view. And, even more important, from a personal freedom point of view. We’re going to have a lot more State control and less personal freedom. The COVID hysteria is a godsend for them.
What will Biden do if and when he’s sworn in? In addition to the things I just mentioned, he’ll try to clamp down on gun ownership. That, however, would likely be the red line. It could really set things off. Especially since something like 75% of Republicans, and even 25% of Democrats, think the election was rigged. It would serve to delegitimize the whole political process.
What will happen if he tries to confiscate people’s guns? Will members of the police and military actually do as they’re told? Most of them will, for lots of reasons, but mainly because they’re paid to do what they’re told, whether they agree with it or not. The chain of command still exists. And no cop wants to lose his job in today’s economic environment.
What will the gun owners do? Will they resist violently? Some will. And then what happens? Gun confiscation could be the spark that lights the flame in this country. That’s especially the case if they make Beto O’Rourke the gun czar.
International Man: Ideologically, the US is split. Half of Americans believe exactly what the politicians, media, and the “experts” tell them. On the other hand, there is a growing number of Americans that are skeptical and distrustful of the mainstream COVID narrative and the restrictions.
How do you see this playing out in the months ahead?
Doug Casey: The temperature is rising in the pressure cooker. I’ve said before; it makes no sense at all to have two or more groups with radically different views of ethics—what’s right and wrong, and what should or shouldn’t be done—in the same political entity. One group or another is going to get control of the central government and will use it to make the other group as mad as hell. This is why countries split up. Handmade jewelry from ... Buy New $34.98 (as of 05:47 UTC - Details)
Ideally, the US will split up peacefully the way Czechoslovakia did into two countries, or Yugoslavia into six countries, or the Soviet Union into 15 countries. But the last time we had a serious secession movement in the US was from 1861 to 1865. It didn’t end well.
Let me repeat what I said since March about COVID. This virus is no more serious than the bird flu, swine flu, Asian flu, or the Hong Kong flu. It’s not even remotely as serious as the Spanish flu. It basically only affects people over 70 or those who have a major illness. And even then, the survival rate is very high. The average age of death from COVID is 78. Contracting it is no more than a trivial inconvenience for younger people. It’s perhaps the greatest mass hysteria in world history. There’s much more to say about this hysteria, and it all reflects badly on the authorities and the media. As well as the average American for acting like a sheep.
The situation is accentuated by the fact that we have entered the Greater Depression. When the economic times get really tough, people feel they have little to lose, and, as Gerald Celente says, they “lose it.”
A big near-term problem is that the forbearance of payment of rent and mortgage payments is slated to end about Jan 1. There will be a lot of people—about 12 million renters and four million homeowners—who aren’t going to be able to make those payments. In addition to the fact that a lot of landlords and lenders are already under pressure because of the forbearance.
Although consequences will likely be pushed forward by another round of money from the Fed.
International Man: Is it possible that in an attempt to regulate and restrict the movement and lives of the population that the “masters of the universe” will overplay their hand?
Doug Casey: It’s very possible. They’re playing with a lit stick of dynamite. Handmade Terrarium - R... Buy New $49.95 (as of 06:07 UTC - Details)
But when the “cadres” get control of the government, they’re extremely hard to dislodge. They’ll have not only the government’s moral force but its physical force—the army, the police, and the judicial system. Remember, the Bolsheviks were a tiny number of people, but once they captured the apparatus of the Russian State in 1917, it was all over. If the Marxist factions of the Democrat Party take over, they’ll prove very hard to evict from power. Here’s the question: is the average American who dislikes the collectivist Democrat Party willing to go into the streets the way BLM and Antifa did, and get violent?
I don’t know. This is a witch’s brew. It’s much more serious than the average person thinks or even wants to think. The possibility isn’t mentioned in the media. I really don’t see any way out of this, however. Serious violence is likely.
If there’s going to be a confrontation, however, it’s better that one occurs sooner rather than later from the point of view of the cultural conservatives. The longer it’s put off, the more people indoctrinated with every college and high school graduating class in what the Biden-Harris team are promoting.
And every year that goes by, there are more people recruited to work for the government who align against pro-freedom forces. Inevitably, the pot’s going to boil over. It’s better to get it over with sooner rather than later. The only thing that can defuse the situation is a major war, probably with China, but that would be an even greater disaster.
Reprinted with permission from International Man.
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lewrockwell--2020-12-03--Covid Panic and Hysteria Completely Unfounded

Study reveals statistics showing COVID-19 has no measurable effect on deaths in the U.S. Says “ The reason we have a higher number of reported COVID-19 deaths among older individuals than younger individuals is simply because every day in the U.S. older individuals die in higher numbers than younger individuals.
” _________ I find this highly interesting .
John Hopkins and the CDC published a study and then deleted it rather quickly .
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In her paper she notes that the death rate in the US this year shows almost no change compared to previous years despite the presence of COVID-19 , meaning , things are essentially the same !
She also notes that the reason older people have a higher number of reported COVID-19 deaths is because older people die in higher numbers than younger people .
Briand compiled and analyzed death rates among all age groups before and after the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ among older people remained the same as in previous years prior to 2020 .
She also found that the death rate from COVID-19 among younger people has not increased and , in fact , in every age category the death rate has remained the same before the dawn of the pandemic .
What this suggests is that all of the panic and hysteria is completely unfounded .
Briand also pointed out that what has changed in this year of 2020 is that ALL OTHER CAUSES OF DEATH have “ mysteriously declined ” as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s nothing short of ASTOUNDING isn ’ t it ?
She concluded that what the statistics show is that ALL causes of death are now being categorized EXCLUSIVELY as deaths due to the virus and , meanwhile , very few people seem to being dying anymore from such things as heart disease , cancer , pneumonia , etc .
Again….ASTOUNDING !

Study reveals statistics showing COVID-19 has no measurable effect on deaths in the U.S. Says “The reason we have a higher number of reported COVID-19 deaths among older individuals than younger individuals is simply because every day in the U.S. older individuals die in higher numbers than younger individuals.”
_________
Panic and hysteria completely unfounded
Benito Lorez
I find this highly interesting. John Hopkins and the CDC published a study and then deleted it rather quickly. The study revealed statistics showing COVID-19 has no measurable effect on deaths in the U.S.
Gold Blessings Necklac... Buy New $97.99 (as of 05:47 UTC - Details) This study was authored by Genevieve Briand who is the Assistant Program Director of the Applied Economics master’s program at John Hopkins. In her paper she notes that the death rate in the US this year shows almost no change compared to previous years despite the presence of COVID-19, meaning, things are essentially the same! She also notes that the reason older people have a higher number of reported COVID-19 deaths is because older people die in higher numbers than younger people.
Briand compiled and analyzed death rates among all age groups before and after the pandemic and she found that the death rate among older people remained the same as in previous years prior to 2020. She also found that the death rate from COVID-19 among younger people has not increased and, in fact, in every age category the death rate has remained the same before the dawn of the pandemic. What this suggests is that all of the panic and hysteria is completely unfounded.
Briand also pointed out that what has changed in this year of 2020 is that ALL OTHER CAUSES OF DEATH have “mysteriously declined” as COVID-19 deaths have increased! That’s nothing short of ASTOUNDING isn’t it? She concluded that what the statistics show is that ALL causes of death are now being categorized EXCLUSIVELY as deaths due to the virus and, meanwhile, very few people seem to being dying anymore from such things as heart disease, cancer, pneumonia, etc. Again….ASTOUNDING!
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lewrockwell--2020-12-03--Three Signs of a Tyrant

Three Signs of a Tyrant

With widened eyes , pursed lips , and a quick intake of breath the woman muttered in whispered tones through clenched teeth , “ He is such a TYRANT !
” Many of us have likely seen similar displays in recent weeks… or have performed them ourselves .
The fact is there have been many actions by our leaders , both elected and unelected , that seem unjust , unreasonable , and downright tyrannical .
Yet perhaps we ’ re barking up the wrong tree and are slapping the tyranny label on certain leaders and organizations without cause .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a tyrant ?
“ A TYRANT is one whose list is his law , making his subjects his slaves , ” writes 17th century clergyman Thomas Fuller in his book The Holy State and the Profane State .
He then goes on to list 11 traits by which one can recognize a tyrant .
I ’ ve selected three , which sadly sound all too familiar to our situation today .
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For those who just spent a quiet holiday all by their lonesome thanks to restrictions on gatherings , such a statement hits home .
When states and governmental leaders strip citizens of even the most basic of rights , such as who they can have on their own private property , then perhaps it ’ s no wonder Americans are depressed and miserable .
This is starkly shown in America ’ s suicide rates , which have risen drastically in recent months .
The tyrant “ keeps a constant kennel of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” Fuller notes .
As such , the “ [ w ] orst men ” around “ are his greatest favourites , ” becoming useful tools to go after the just and upright .
“ The less credit they have , the more they are believed , and their very accusation is held a proof.
” Accusations , as we have seen , are a favorite tool of those leading today ’ s cancel culture .
According to Fuller , the presence of those quick to accuse and condemn suggests that tyranny @ @ @ @ @ @

With widened eyes, pursed lips, and a quick intake of breath the woman muttered in whispered tones through clenched teeth, “He is such a TYRANT!”
Many of us have likely seen similar displays in recent weeks… or have performed them ourselves. The fact is there have been many actions by our leaders, both elected and unelected, that seem unjust, unreasonable, and downright tyrannical.
Yet perhaps we’re barking up the wrong tree and are slapping the tyranny label on certain leaders and organizations without cause. So, what exactly are the marks of a tyrant?
“A TYRANT is one whose list is his law, making his subjects his slaves,” writes 17th century clergyman Thomas Fuller in his book The Holy State and the Profane State. He then goes on to list 11 traits by which one can recognize a tyrant. I’ve selected three, which sadly sound all too familiar to our situation today. 30 Inch Distressed Veg... Buy New $264.95 (as of 05:47 UTC - Details)
1. A Tyrant Takes Everything
A tyrant “leaves nothing that his poor subjects can call their own, but their miseries,” writes Fuller. For those who just spent a quiet holiday all by their lonesome thanks to restrictions on gatherings, such a statement hits home. When states and governmental leaders strip citizens of even the most basic of rights, such as who they can have on their own private property, then perhaps it’s no wonder Americans are depressed and miserable. This is starkly shown in America’s suicide rates, which have risen drastically in recent months.
2. A Tyrant Shuns Evidence
The tyrant “keeps a constant kennel of blood-hounds, to accuse whom he pleaseth,” Fuller notes. As such, the “[w]orst men” around “are his greatest favourites,” becoming useful tools to go after the just and upright. “The less credit they have, the more they are believed, and their very accusation is held a proof.” Accusations, as we have seen, are a favorite tool of those leading today’s cancel culture. According to Fuller, the presence of those quick to accuse and condemn suggests that tyranny is not very far behind.
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lewrockwell--2020-12-03--22 Scientists Publish Paper Saying the PCR Test Is ‘Useless’ for Detecting Covid-19 Cases

What Happened : A recent publication titled “ Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus ( 2019-nCoV ) by real-time RT-PCR ” recently published in the Journal Eurosurveillance has come under fire by 22 scientists/independent researchers .
The publication claims that the RT-qPCR tests used for detecting COVID-19 is quite robust and a useful tool , but the independent publication presents a number of scientific and methodological “ blemishes ” that has them confident “ that the editorial board of Eurosurveillance has no other choice but to retract the publication.
” According to the researchers , The conclude by stating , UMBUZu00d6 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ They are not specific when they refer to “ human cost and suffering , but I believe they are referring to the implications of lockdown measures as a result of COVID cases .
50,000 doctors and scientists have signed a declaration strongly opposing lockdown measures for a number of reasons , more than 100 million people will be pushed to starvation as a result of global lockdowns , and lockdowns in the UK , for example , may have already killed more seniors than COVID itself .
You can read the entire paper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here .
The site where the paper is found was put up by Prof. Dr. Ulrike Kämmerer , specialist in Virology / Immunology / Human Biology / Cell Biology , University Hospital Würzburg , Germany , Dr. Pieter Borger ( MSc , PhD ) , Molecular Genetics , W+W Research Associate , Lörrach , Germany and Rajesh Kumar Malhotra ( Artist Alias : Bobby Rajesh Malhotra ) , Former 3D Artist / Scientific Visualizations at CeMM – Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences ( 2019-2020 ) , University for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Vienna , Austria .
To view the credentials and affiliations of the other 19 authors , you can refer to the bottom of the paper .
Other Doubts That ’ ve Been Expressed About PCR Testing The Deputy Medical Officer of Ontario , Canada , Dr. Barbara Yaffe recently stated that COVID-19 testing may yield at least 50 percent false positives .
This means that people who test positive for COVID may not actually have it .
In July , professor Carl Heneghan , director for the centre of evidence-based medicine at Oxford @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK response to the pandemic , wrote a piece titled “ How many Covid diagnoses are false positives ?
” He has argued that the proportion of positive tests that are false in the UK could also be as high as 50 % .
Former scientific advisor at Pfizer , Dr. Mike Yeadon , also one of the authors of the paper discussed at the beginning of this article , argued that the proportion of positive tests that are false may actually be as high as 90 % .
As far back as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the New York times about how declaring virus pandemics based on PCR tests can end in a disaster .
The article was titled Faith in Quick Test Leads to Epidemic That Wasn ’ t .
The Bulgarian Pathology Association claims that PCR tests are “ scientific meaningless ” to detect COVID-19 .
They cite an article published in “ Off Guardian ” that goes into more detail and explanation as to why .
The idea that many COVID-19 cases around the world could be false positives is quite a common theme .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , A Portuguese court recently determined that the PCR tests used to detect COVID-19 are not able to prove an infection beyond a reasonable doubt .
You can read more about that story here .
Rustic Wood Bench , Rec ... Buy New $ 125.00 A number of everyday citizens have also come forward expressing their doubts , including some high profile people like Elon Musk for example .
He recently revealed he had four tests completed in one day .
Using the same test and the same nurse , he received two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ causing him to state his belief that “ something bogus ” is going on here .
He then asked his Twitter following In the Portuguese appeal hearing , Jaafar et al .
( 2020 ) was cited , stating that “ if someone is testing by PCR as positive when a threshold of 35 cycles or higher is used ( as is the rule in most laboratories in Europe and the US ) , the probability that said person is infected is < 3 % , and the probability that said result is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” The court further noted that the cycle threshold used for the PCR tests currently being made in Portugal is unknown .
I just wanted to provide a brief background as to why there is so much controversy out there regarding COVID-19 testing and false positives .
On the other side of the coin , According to Dr. Matthew Oughton , an infectious diseases specialist at the McGill University Health Centre and the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal : According to Dr. Robert H. Shmerling , Senior Faculty Editor at Harvard Health Publishing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there is also a scientific consensus that infection cases are much higher and comparable to other respiratory viruses for example that already infect hundreds of millions a year , and that the survival rate for people under 70 is 99.95 percent .
But there is a lot of controversy surrounding this as well .
It ’ s easy to see why so many people are confused and polarized when it comes to this topic .
So many doctors , scientists , researchers and even politicians are providing evidence and claiming that these tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ false positive rate .
Others , who are just as “ renowned ” with similar credentials are claiming that these tests are extremely accurate .
There are so many odd ‘ things ’ happening with this pandemic in terms of information that completely contradicts other information , not only with regards to the testing to detect the virus , but with regards to the severity of the virus as well .
Never before have we seen people so polarized in their views , and this in itself is creating a big problem because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the end of the day , we need to try and understand someone who does not share the same perspective as we do , and they should do the same without getting worked up .
Our state of being when communicating is of utmost importance .
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Those who want to stay inside , wear masks and shut down their businesses for example , should have the option of doing that and those that don ’ t should have the option of doing that as well .
Respiratory viruses kill tens of millions and infect hundreds of millions every single year , it ’ s not out of the box to treat this virus as we do all others , but that ’ s just my opinion , what ’ s yours @ @ @ @ @ @ @ opposed and not trusted their government , yet we give these entities the power to make decisions and enforce them .
Is this right ?
Especially when such a large majority , or minority , do not agree ?
Do governments actually execute the will of the people ?
Why do we continue to allow them to make such big decisions for us ?
Should it not be put to a vote ?
Should governments have the authority to shut things down whenever they please ?
Are they really executing the will of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rely on entities that may not have the best interests of humanity at heart ?
The trouble we seem to be having is determining how to communicate about COVID , the fears we have around it , and how to come together as a community to ‘ draw a line ’ as to when we may be taking things too far .

What Happened: A recent publication titled “Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR” recently published in the Journal Eurosurveillance has come under fire by 22 scientists/independent researchers. The publication claims that the RT-qPCR tests used for detecting COVID-19 is quite robust and a useful tool, but the independent publication presents a number of scientific and methodological “blemishes” that has them confident “that the editorial board of Eurosurveillance has no other choice but to retract the publication.”
According to the researchers,
In light of our re-examination of the test protocol to identify SARS-CoV-2 described in the Corman-Drosten paper we have identified concerning errors and inherent fallacies which render the SARS-CoV-2 PCR test useless.
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The decision as to which test protocols are published and made widely available lies squarely in the hands of Eurosurveillance. A decision to recognize the errors apparent in the Corman-Drosten paper has the benefit to greatly minimise human cost and suffering going forward.
They are not specific when they refer to “human cost and suffering, but I believe they are referring to the implications of lockdown measures as a result of COVID cases. 50,000 doctors and scientists have signed a declaration strongly opposing lockdown measures for a number of reasons, more than 100 million people will be pushed to starvation as a result of global lockdowns, and lockdowns in the UK, for example, may have already killed more seniors than COVID itself.
Is it not in the best interest of Eurosurveillance to retract this paper? Our conclusion is clear. In the face of all the tremendous PCR-protocol design flaws and errors described here, we concluded: There is not much of a choice left in the framework of scientific integrity and responsibility.
You can read the entire paper and the evidence behind their reasoning, here. The site where the paper is found was put up by Prof. Dr. Ulrike Kämmerer, specialist in Virology / Immunology / Human Biology / Cell Biology, University Hospital Würzburg, Germany, Dr. Pieter Borger (MSc, PhD), Molecular Genetics, W+W Research Associate, Lörrach, Germany and Rajesh Kumar Malhotra (Artist Alias: Bobby Rajesh Malhotra), Former 3D Artist / Scientific Visualizations at CeMM – Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (2019-2020), University for Applied Arts – Department for Digital Arts Vienna, Austria.
To view the credentials and affiliations of the other 19 authors, you can refer to the bottom of the paper.
Other Doubts That’ve Been Expressed About PCR Testing
The Deputy Medical Officer of Ontario, Canada, Dr. Barbara Yaffe recently stated that COVID-19 testing may yield at least 50 percent false positives. This means that people who test positive for COVID may not actually have it.
In July, professor Carl Heneghan, director for the centre of evidence-based medicine at Oxford University and outspoken critic of the current UK response to the pandemic, wrote a piece titled “How many Covid diagnoses are false positives?” He has argued that the proportion of positive tests that are false in the UK could also be as high as 50%.
Former scientific advisor at Pfizer, Dr. Mike Yeadon, also one of the authors of the paper discussed at the beginning of this article, argued that the proportion of positive tests that are false may actually be as high as 90%.
As far back as 2007, Gina Kolata published an article in the New York times about how declaring virus pandemics based on PCR tests can end in a disaster. The article was titled Faith in Quick Test Leads to Epidemic That Wasn’t.
The Bulgarian Pathology Association claims that PCR tests are “scientific meaningless” to detect COVID-19. They cite an article published in “Off Guardian” that goes into more detail and explanation as to why.
The idea that many COVID-19 cases around the world could be false positives is quite a common theme. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab stated that,
The false positive rate is very high, so only seven percent of tests will be successful in identifying those that actually have the virus.
Is Raab implying a 93 percent false positive rate?
A Portuguese court recently determined that the PCR tests used to detect COVID-19 are not able to prove an infection beyond a reasonable doubt. You can read more about that story here.
Rustic Wood Bench, Rec... Check Amazon for Pricing. A number of everyday citizens have also come forward expressing their doubts, including some high profile people like Elon Musk for example. He recently revealed he had four tests completed in one day. Using the same test and the same nurse, he received two positive results and two negative results, causing him to state his belief that “something bogus” is going on here. He then asked his Twitter following
“In your opinion, at what Ct number for the cov2 N1 gene should a PCR test probably be regarded as positive? If I’m asking the wrong question, what is a better question?”
In the Portuguese appeal hearing, Jaafar et al. (2020) was cited, stating that “if someone is testing by PCR as positive when a threshold of 35 cycles or higher is used (as is the rule in most laboratories in Europe and the US), the probability that said person is infected is <3%, and the probability that said result is a false positive is 97%.” The court further noted that the cycle threshold used for the PCR tests currently being made in Portugal is unknown.
I just wanted to provide a brief background as to why there is so much controversy out there regarding COVID-19 testing and false positives.
On the other side of the coin,
According to Dr. Matthew Oughton, an infectious diseases specialist at the McGill University Health Centre and the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal:
”The rate of false positives with this particular test is quite low. In other words, if the test comes back saying positive, then believe it, it’s a real positive.”
According to Dr. Robert H. Shmerling, Senior Faculty Editor at Harvard Health Publishing.
False negatives – that is, a test that says you don’t have the virus when you actually do have the virus – may occur. The reported rate of false negatives is as low as 2% and as high as 37%. The false positive rate – that is, how often the test says you have the virus when you actually do not – should be close to zero. Most false-positive results are thought to be due to lab contamination or other problems with how the lab has performed the test, not limitations of the test itself
All of this being said, there is also a scientific consensus that infection cases are much higher and comparable to other respiratory viruses for example that already infect hundreds of millions a year, and that the survival rate for people under 70 is 99.95 percent. But there is a lot of controversy surrounding this as well.
The Takeaway
It’s easy to see why so many people are confused and polarized when it comes to this topic. So many doctors, scientists, researchers and even politicians are providing evidence and claiming that these tests are going to have a very high false positive rate. Others, who are just as “renowned” with similar credentials are claiming that these tests are extremely accurate.
There are so many odd ‘things’ happening with this pandemic in terms of information that completely contradicts other information, not only with regards to the testing to detect the virus, but with regards to the severity of the virus as well. Never before have we seen people so polarized in their views, and this in itself is creating a big problem because it creates tension between us.
At the end of the day, we need to try and understand someone who does not share the same perspective as we do, and they should do the same without getting worked up. Our state of being when communicating is of utmost importance. Kurrajong Farmhouse 8&... Buy New $27.95 (as of 06:07 UTC - Details)
With so much confusion and lack of appropriate data to justify a lockdown, and with tens and thousands of doctors and scientists explaining how detrimental these measures are, I believe governments and health organizations should simply be presenting data and making recommendations based on science. Those who want to stay inside, wear masks and shut down their businesses for example, should have the option of doing that and those that don’t should have the option of doing that as well. Respiratory viruses kill tens of millions and infect hundreds of millions every single year, it’s not out of the box to treat this virus as we do all others, but that’s just my opinion, what’s yours?
Never before have so many people opposed and not trusted their government, yet we give these entities the power to make decisions and enforce them. Is this right? Especially when such a large majority, or minority, do not agree? Do governments actually execute the will of the people? Why do we continue to allow them to make such big decisions for us? Should it not be put to a vote? Should governments have the authority to shut things down whenever they please? Are they really executing the will of the people? Why do we simply rely on entities that may not have the best interests of humanity at heart?
The trouble we seem to be having is determining how to communicate about COVID, the fears we have around it, and how to come together as a community to ‘draw a line’ as to when we may be taking things too far.
Reprinted with permission from Collective Evolution.


lewrockwell--2020-12-03--Walter Williams+ and the Euphemism Treadmill

The great economist , Dr. Walter E. Williams , died today ( may he rest in peace ) .
Some 25 years ago , he used to debate a liberal civil rights activist named Claude Lewis on a local news show in Philadelphia .
On one occasion , Lewis referred to Williams as “ African American.
” Williams replied , “ I ’ m not African American , ” and laughed in his distinctive deep-throated way .
He went on to give a brilliant off the cuff history of the Euphemism Treadmill as it applied to him .
He said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was a negro .
Then he was black .
Then he was African American .
He told Lewis that he stopped at black and decided to get off the merry go round there .
It was delightful and illustrative .
This hypersensitivity to language , where euphemisms themselves become antiquated and considered rude in favor of other euphemisms – becomes downright Orwellian .
And it is worse now than it was even when Walter Williams exited the merry go round .
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@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of favor because it sounds rude .
But it was actually a euphemism for older words .
This is why we now have bathrooms with no baths , restrooms with no places to rest , and powder rooms with no powder .
We also have generic ‘ facilities.
’ What confusion for students of English .
Here is a helpful section from Wikipedia with more detail about this very example of the Euphemism Treadmill : Frequently , over time , euphemisms themselves become taboo words , through the linguistic process of semantic change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oregon linguist Sharon Henderson Taylor dubbed the “ euphemism cycle ” in 1974 , also frequently referred to as the “ euphemism treadmill “ .
For instance , toilet is an 18th-century euphemism , replacing the older euphemism house-of-office , which in turn replaced the even older euphemisms privy-house and bog-house .
The act of human defecation is possibly the most needy candidate for the euphemism in all eras .
In the 20th century , where the old euphemisms lavatory ( a place where one washes ) or toilet ( a place where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ usage ( e.g .
in the United States ) to synonymous with the crude act they sought to deflect , they were sometimes replaced with bathroom ( a place where one bathes ) washroom ( a place where one washes ) or restroom ( a place where one rests ) or even by the extreme form powder-room ( a place where one applies facial cosmetics ) .
The form water closet , which in turn became euphemised to W.C. , is a less deflective form .
George Carlin did a routine tracing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ WW1 ) to ‘ battle fatigue ’ ( WW2 ) to ‘ operational exhaustion ” ( Korea ) to ‘ post traumatic stress disorder ’ ( Vietnam ) .
This language game is also a way for smug , Pharisaic people to show off their sense of superiority to others .
I remember when the word ‘ Neanderthal ’ changed pronunciation , and anyone who pronounced the ‘ TH ’ sound was , well , a Neanderthal .
The target is constantly moving .
When I was very young , probably about 1970 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ guy .
My well-intentioned aunt scolded me and told me to say “ colored ” instead .
It turns out that she was already well behind the curve to which Dr. Williams referred .
The Overton Window had already closed on her fingers .
The boys in our neighborhood used to play a game called “ smear the queer ” – which was basically to throw a football around like a rugby ball and tackle and pile on the ball carrier until he gave up the ball .
There were no teams and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to my mom , who told me not to say “ queer ” because it was rude .
Of course , today , the Acronym includes the Q for “ Queer.
” The word “ gay ” is a classic case in point .
We still dust off its older usage when we sing “ Deck the Halls.
” “ Gay ” used to be considered a slur , but it too is now part of the Acronym .
And at some point , Pakistan became Pah-kee-stahn for those in the know , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their definite articles among the truly sensitive of our species .
It is also trendy to pronounce “ Puerto Rico ” and “ Nicaragua ” with a Hispanic accent , but the same people don ’ t pronounce “ Québec ” like a native , nor to they speak of getting a direct flight to “ Frahnk-foort.
” The rules make no sense and follow no logic .
The word “ oriental ” – which simply means “ eastern ” – has become taboo .
Never mind the fact that the Japanese word @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sun ( which in Latin , when applied to the compass , is “ oriens , orientis “ ) , or that their flag depicts , well , a rising sun .
But “ oriental ” is okay sometimes .
Oriental people are not okay ; oriental rugs are .
Oriental salads are a gray area .
But nobody takes umbrage with the opposite word “ occidental ” or its literal translation of “ western ” ( though the idea of western civilization itself is under attack ) .
It ’ s all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Englishman , and Irishman are okay ; Chinaman is not .
A professor who uses the word “ niggardly ” may well find himself losing his tenure and his job .
We live in Alice ’ s Wonderland under the capricious reign of the Queen of Hearts and the linguistic confusion of Humpty Dumpty : These language games are just a merry go round designed to assert a sense of moral superiority over others , a neo-Gnostic “ us vs. them ” desire for cultish peer acceptance , as well as self-serving outrage @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the realm in our current culture dominated by Cultural Marxism and the pseudoscience of Intersectionalism .
In 1946 , George Orwell addressed the political use of language in his essay “ Politics and the English Language.
” And of course , this theme of controlling thought by controlling language is one of the great themes in 1984 .
Like the late Dr. Williams , we should mock this kind of Orwellian language policing and get on with our lives .
I believe it was 1995 when I met Dr. Williams and presented him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Confederate Veterans .
We had a lovely chat , and he told me about his beloved grandmother in Virginia who was fiercely loyal to the confederacy .
Dr. Williams had a confederate battle flag in his office , and spoke and wrote eloquently about the constitutional rectitude of secession .
Dr. Williams didn ’ t care if people were offended , and in fact , he took pleasure in making people think .
And now is a great time to review the voluminous writings and books of Walter Williams , and to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not to mention to push back against political correctness and language policing and all forms of mob-based stifling and stultification of thought and speech .
And when someone is outraged by a word or thought that I have used , I enjoy saying , “ There ’ s more where that came from.
” It ’ s good for people to be offended .
It broadens their horizons .
They should thank us for it , even as we thank God for Dr. Walter E. Williams and our God-given liberties that he championed @ @ @ @ @ @ @

The great economist, Dr. Walter E. Williams, died today (may he rest in peace).
Some 25 years ago, he used to debate a liberal civil rights activist named Claude Lewis on a local news show in Philadelphia. On one occasion, Lewis referred to Williams as “African American.” Williams replied, “I’m not African American,” and laughed in his distinctive deep-throated way.
He went on to give a brilliant off the cuff history of the Euphemism Treadmill as it applied to him.
He said he used to be colored. Then he was a negro. Then he was black. Then he was African American. He told Lewis that he stopped at black and decided to get off the merry go round there.
It was delightful and illustrative.
This hypersensitivity to language, where euphemisms themselves become antiquated and considered rude in favor of other euphemisms – becomes downright Orwellian. And it is worse now than it was even when Walter Williams exited the merry go round. Sympathy Silks Artific... Check Amazon for Pricing.
Examples abound. The word ‘toilet’ fell out of favor because it sounds rude. But it was actually a euphemism for older words. This is why we now have bathrooms with no baths, restrooms with no places to rest, and powder rooms with no powder. We also have generic ‘facilities.’ What confusion for students of English.
Here is a helpful section from Wikipedia with more detail about this very example of the Euphemism Treadmill:
Frequently, over time, euphemisms themselves become taboo words, through the linguistic process of semantic change known as pejoration, which University of Oregon linguist Sharon Henderson Taylor dubbed the “euphemism cycle” in 1974, also frequently referred to as the “euphemism treadmill“. For instance, toilet is an 18th-century euphemism, replacing the older euphemism house-of-office, which in turn replaced the even older euphemisms privy-house and bog-house. The act of human defecation is possibly the most needy candidate for the euphemism in all eras. In the 20th century, where the old euphemisms lavatory (a place where one washes) or toilet (a place where one dresses) had grown from long usage (e.g. in the United States) to synonymous with the crude act they sought to deflect, they were sometimes replaced with bathroom (a place where one bathes) washroom (a place where one washes) or restroom (a place where one rests) or even by the extreme form powder-room (a place where one applies facial cosmetics). The form water closet, which in turn became euphemised to W.C., is a less deflective form.
George Carlin did a routine tracing the history of ‘shell shock’ (WW1) to ‘battle fatigue’ (WW2) to ‘operational exhaustion” (Korea) to ‘post traumatic stress disorder’ (Vietnam).
This language game is also a way for smug, Pharisaic people to show off their sense of superiority to others. I remember when the word ‘Neanderthal’ changed pronunciation, and anyone who pronounced the ‘TH’ sound was, well, a Neanderthal.
The target is constantly moving. When I was very young, probably about 1970, I made reference to a black guy. My well-intentioned aunt scolded me and told me to say “colored” instead. It turns out that she was already well behind the curve to which Dr. Williams referred. The Overton Window had already closed on her fingers. The boys in our neighborhood used to play a game called “smear the queer” – which was basically to throw a football around like a rugby ball and tackle and pile on the ball carrier until he gave up the ball. There were no teams and no score. I mentioned the game to my mom, who told me not to say “queer” because it was rude. Of course, today, the Acronym includes the Q for “Queer.”
The word “gay” is a classic case in point. We still dust off its older usage when we sing “Deck the Halls.” “Gay” used to be considered a slur, but it too is now part of the Acronym.
And at some point, Pakistan became Pah-kee-stahn for those in the know, and The Sudan and The Ukraine lost their definite articles among the truly sensitive of our species. It is also trendy to pronounce “Puerto Rico” and “Nicaragua” with a Hispanic accent, but the same people don’t pronounce “Québec” like a native, nor to they speak of getting a direct flight to “Frahnk-foort.”
The rules make no sense and follow no logic. The word “oriental” – which simply means “eastern” – has become taboo. Never mind the fact that the Japanese word for Japanese means people of the rising sun (which in Latin, when applied to the compass, is “oriens, orientis“), or that their flag depicts, well, a rising sun. But “oriental” is okay sometimes. Oriental people are not okay; oriental rugs are. Oriental salads are a gray area. But nobody takes umbrage with the opposite word “occidental” or its literal translation of “western” (though the idea of western civilization itself is under attack). It’s all very confusing.
Moreover, Frenchman, Englishman, and Irishman are okay; Chinaman is not. A professor who uses the word “niggardly” may well find himself losing his tenure and his job. We live in Alice’s Wonderland under the capricious reign of the Queen of Hearts and the linguistic confusion of Humpty Dumpty:
‘I don’t know what you mean by “glory”,’ Alice said. Humpty Dumpty smiled contemptuously. ‘Of course you don’t — till I tell you. I meant “there’s a nice knock-down argument for you!”‘ ‘But “glory” doesn’t mean “a nice knock-down argument”,’ Alice objected. ‘When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ‘The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’ ‘The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.’
These language games are just a merry go round designed to assert a sense of moral superiority over others, a neo-Gnostic “us vs. them” desire for cultish peer acceptance, as well as self-serving outrage – which is the gold standard of the realm in our current culture dominated by Cultural Marxism and the pseudoscience of Intersectionalism.
In 1946, George Orwell addressed the political use of language in his essay “Politics and the English Language.” And of course, this theme of controlling thought by controlling language is one of the great themes in 1984.
Like the late Dr. Williams, we should mock this kind of Orwellian language policing and get on with our lives. I believe it was 1995 when I met Dr. Williams and presented him a certificate of appreciation from the Sons of Confederate Veterans. We had a lovely chat, and he told me about his beloved grandmother in Virginia who was fiercely loyal to the confederacy. Dr. Williams had a confederate battle flag in his office, and spoke and wrote eloquently about the constitutional rectitude of secession. Dr. Williams didn’t care if people were offended, and in fact, he took pleasure in making people think.
And now is a great time to review the voluminous writings and books of Walter Williams, and to revel in his wisdom and wit – not to mention to push back against political correctness and language policing and all forms of mob-based stifling and stultification of thought and speech.
And when someone is outraged by a word or thought that I have used, I enjoy saying, “There’s more where that came from.” It’s good for people to be offended. It broadens their horizons. They should thank us for it, even as we thank God for Dr. Walter E. Williams and our God-given liberties that he championed.
Originally published on FatherHollywood.blogspot.com.
The Best of Larry L. Beane


lewrockwell--2020-12-04--The Stench of Bipartisan Cooperation on the Potomac

Well , here is a picture worth a thousand words .
Featured front and center is Mr. Crony Capitalist Never Trumper , Mitt Romney , explaining how another $ 908 billion of Everything Bailouts – on top of the $ 3.5 trillion that have gone before – is just the thing to do .
In the above photo Romney is speaking for a “ bipartisan ” group of Senators including the GOP ’ s Susan Collins , Lisa Murkowski and Bill Cassidy and Dem Senators Joe Manchin , Mark Warner , Jeanne Shaheen and independent Angus King .
He claimed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between Nancy Pelosi ’ s $ 2 trillion+ demand and Leader Mitch McConnell ’ s latest purportedly stingy $ 500 billion offering : “ We ’ ve been very careful .
This is not a $ 1.8 trillion stimulus bill , ” Sen. Mitt Romney ( R. , Utah ) , part of the bipartisan group , said Tuesday .
“ This is a relief measure – half that amount.
” Wow !
If that ’ s careful , god save us .
And if this is prudent bipartisan compromise , no thanks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New $ 29.00 After all , keep in mind what the unhinged borrow and spend pols on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue have already authorized : By the lights of both Washington and Wall Street , however , that was not enough .
So under the proposed bipartisan compromise , small businesses would get a roughly $ 300 billion infusion for a version of the Paycheck Protection Program of forgivable loans and other aid .
This would be on top of the $ 535 billion of walking around money that has already gone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It would also include $ 242 billion to state and local governments and schools .
Again , that ’ s on top of the $ 180 billion provided in last spring ’ s CARES act .
Another $ 180 billion would go to an extension of pandemic unemployment benefits , providing an additional $ 300-a-week for four months .
In turn , that tops-up the roughly $ 300 billion that has already been dispersed , including the $ 600 per week topper payment that went to every state program beneficiary through the end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ combined Federal/state benefit to the equivalent of $ 57,000 annualized .
Then there is another $ 45 billion transportation bailout .
It includes funding for airlines , airports , transit and Amtrak , among others , on top of the roughly $ 55 billion provided earlier .
As shown below the conga line of beneficiaries would also include $ 25 billion for rental housing aid , $ 26 billion for nutrition and agriculture , $ 35 billion for healthcare providers ( on top of $ 175 billion earlier ) , another $ 16 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of $ 25 billion already authorized ) , $ 10 billion each for broadband and child care , $ 5 billion for Opioid treatment and , last but not least , $ 10 billion for that swell Covid-fighting agency otherwise known as the U.S .
Postal Service !
If there were a fiscal equivalent of the biblical Noah , he would surely wax proud of the rescue ark that Senator Romney and his bipartisan pals have launched upon the fetid waters of the Potomac .
In surveying the above and the $ 3.5 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can only exclaim , Holy Moly !
That ’ s because compared to this $ 4.4 trillion of actual and potential Everything Bailouts , the total loss of payroll income to date is just $ 280 billion or 4.3 % of what would have otherwise been earned at the pre-Covid run-rate of wage and salary disbursements in February 2020 .
That ’ s right .
At the April Lockdown bottom , wage and salary disbursements according to the good folks at the BEA were down by 10.3 % from the February level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virtually disappeared – with payroll disbursements running just 0.9 % below their February run rate .
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These madmen led by one of the great RINO phonies of the present era , are fixing to spend $ 4.4 trillion or 16X the payroll income shortfall to date .
Indeed , unless the Commerce Department statistical mills have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( both government and private sector ) in October were actually 2.1 % higher than they were in the same month a year ago : Not surprisingly , Chuckles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi jumped on the “ bipartisan ” bandwagon within 24 hours of the Romney et .
al .
launch .
This whole Washington kabuki dance could not have been more transparent : “ In the spirit of compromise , we believe the bipartisan framework introduced by Senators yesterday should be used as the basis for immediate bipartisan , bicameral negotiations.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ robo-machines and Robinhooders to reflexively buy the dip .
After all , further flooding the zone with borrowed funds from the US Treasury which will be promptly monetized by the Fed can not help but juice the casino yet again .
In fact , at its current monthly QE rate of $ 120 billion , it would take the geniuses in the Eccles Building just 7.5 months to finance the entirety of Mitt Romney ’ s swell bipartisan “ compromise ” with phony central bank credits plucked from thin air .
So there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1 ) The massive central bank monetization of the public debt ; and ( 2 ) the runaway bailouts and free stuff which will be a permanent burden on the taxpayers as a financial matter , but even more destructively , a fount of corruption , moral hazard and malinvestment as a substantive matter .
As to the former , here is the expected lunatic path of the Fed ’ s balance sheet beginning with the pre-Covid status quo ante and projected to one year from now based on the Fed ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buy $ 120 billion per month of USTs and GSEs for the foreseeable future .
And that ’ s an outcome you can take to the bank with Sleepy Joe in the Oval Office and Janet Yellen calling the shots at the Treasury Department : Botanical Flower Set o ... Buy New $ 15.00 Needless to say , that absolute madness won ’ t do anything at all for main street , but it will keep interest rates pinned close to the zero-bound and the Wall Street gamblers buying the dips on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ principle .
Yet how long do these willfully blind central bankers think they can continue to fuel today ’ s egregious inflation of financial assets and the grotesque maldistribution of wealth it has engendered ?
Even the nation ’ s biggest hedge fund manager , Ray Dalio of Bridgewater , is now implicitly trashing the Fed ’ s mindless handiwork .
These are his charts , and when we reach the point were the top 0.1 % of households have accumulated nearly as much wealth as the bottom 90 % , then the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is not entirely a figment of some tinfoil hatted ruminations : “ People and politicians are now at each other ’ s throats to a degree greater than at any time in my 71 years , ” Dalio wrote noting that disorder is rising in a number of countries .
“ It is in this stage when there are bad financial conditions and intensifying conflict , ” wrote Dalio .
“ Classically this stage comes after periods of great excesses in spending and debt and the widening of wealth and political gaps and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
United States is at a tipping point in which it could go from manageable internal tension to revolution and/or civil war.
” One thing the Kamala Harris/Progressive Left Regency is certain to yammer about is exactly the charts below .
So it will take some very special verbal gymnastics and data torture for incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to explain that the problem stems from Ronald Reagan ’ s 35 years ago tax cuts , not the massive money printing and financial asset inflation fueled by the Fed ever since .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ credentialed Keynesian and Washington/Wall Street insider , Steve Rattner , to explain what ’ s coming down the pike .
Namely , a Fed flip-flop of its historical and proper stand in behalf of fiscal rectitude to one of outright cheerleading for Washington ’ s current fiscal bacchanalia .
Of course , the argument is phrased as the Fed is out of dry powder .
So fiscal expansion is just another way to help the downtrodden folks on main street get a better economy .
But from that hay-wagon we refuse to fall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ money printing is no longer helping jobs or GDP growth – and can ’ t do so in the face of the Covid-Lockdown Nation shock to the economy ’ s supply side .
It is therefore taking up the cudgels in behalf of fiscal profligacy so it doesn ’ t get blamed for the economic setbacks ahead , and so that it has a fig leaf of excuse – accommodating the massive borrowing requirements of the US Treasury by monetizing the debt – to keep flooding Wall Street with liquidity plucked from thin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is pushing so hard for fiscal stimulus is because he recognizes , as most of us do , that monetary stimulus has not quite run out of steam… but it ’ s getting to the end of its rope , ” Willett Advisors CEO @ SteveRattner says .
Whatever the convoluted reasoning , however , the Fed ’ s drastic and nearly criminal falsification of the price of government debt has surely euthanized the politicians with respect to the very essence of fiscal governance .
That is , when the debt no longer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fiscal prudence – avoiding waste of economic resources , market distortions , moral hazard , political corruption – goes out the window .
Instead , you get abominations like the “ bipartisan ” bailout fix that emerged suddenly during the past 24 hours .
Aorta Buy New $ 105.00 Prior to the rotten regime of Keynesian central banking and massive monetization of the public debt , for instance , the idea of dumping what will now be $ 830 billion of PPP money into the laps of 5-10 million purported “ small businesses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The fact is , applicants did not even have to prove they were a real business to get a $ 200,000 or even $ 2 million forgivable loan .
Doubtless , millions of essentially free lancers and shoestring operations doing business from their kitchen table got the loot .
And even more certainly , even legitimate businesses which had imprudently hocked themselves to the gills without any cash reserves or unused borrowing capacity got themselves bailed-out just the same as those who had taken financial precautions at the expense of less “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less distribution of current business income for personal consumption .
Likewise , when you put out $ 500 billion in UI assistance to cover a $ 280 billion shortfall in wage and salary disbursements , economic goodness is likely to be way overshadowed by fraud , sloth and indolence .
It is already evident that tens of billions of the UI money was misappropriated , including $ 180 million that went to allegedly unemployed workers resident in the California state prisons !
More importantly , such massive dollops of money distributed via what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throttled any serious political opposition to the Virus Patrol generated lockdowns and public fears that have been the justification for the Everything Bailouts in the first place .
Accordingly , we have been left to the devices of foolish old windbags like the sainted Dr. Fauci .
In recently backtracking on his earlier idiotic position in favor of closing the schools , he claimed he was for closing the bars , instead .
But exactly where is it written that a contagion from which 99.98 % of the population under 65 recovers justifies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ businesses – the property of which is protected by the Fifth Amendment ?
Close the bars and keep the schools open , ” Dr. Anthony Fauci says , adding that while there is no solution that is “ one size fits all , ” the “ best way to ensure the safety of the children in school is to get the community level of the spread low.
” In the Dalio charts above , there is a panel showing an era of bipartisan cooperation between 1940 and 1980 that has now purportedly vanished @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But as we will explain in Part 2 , that was a bipartisanship born of fiscal rectitude and sound money – the opposite of the fiscal and monetary libertinism represented by Mitt Romney , Janet Yellen and the Washington/Wall Street consensus for which they speak .
The Best of David Stockman

Well, here is a picture worth a thousand words.
Featured front and center is Mr. Crony Capitalist Never Trumper, Mitt Romney, explaining how another $908 billion of Everything Bailouts – on top of the $3.5 trillion that have gone before – is just the thing to do.
In the above photo Romney is speaking for a “bipartisan” group of Spenders Senators including the GOP’s Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Bill Cassidy and Dem Senators Joe Manchin, Mark Warner, Jeanne Shaheen and independent Angus King. He claimed the group was walking a prudent line between Nancy Pelosi’s $2 trillion+ demand and Leader Mitch McConnell’s latest purportedly stingy $500 billion offering:
“We’ve been very careful. This is not a $1.8 trillion stimulus bill,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R., Utah), part of the bipartisan group, said Tuesday. “This is a relief measure – half that amount.”
Wow! If that’s careful, god save us. And if this is prudent bipartisan compromise, no thanks. Cactus Garden Hardcove... Buy New $29.00 (as of 06:07 UTC - Details)
After all, keep in mind what the unhinged borrow and spend pols on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue have already authorized:
March Supplemental Appropriation: $7 billion;
Families First Act: $17 billion;
CARES act: $2,090 billion;
PPP Enhancement and health care support: $483 billion;
Payroll tax deferral and other tax incentives: $902 billion;
Total Everything Bailouts to date: $3,500 billion
By the lights of both Washington and Wall Street, however, that was not enough. So under the proposed bipartisan compromise, small businesses would get a roughly $300 billion infusion for a version of the Paycheck Protection Program of forgivable loans and other aid. This would be on top of the $535 billion of walking around money that has already gone out to 5.3 million small businesses.
It would also include $242 billion to state and local governments and schools. Again, that’s on top of the $180 billion provided in last spring’s CARES act.
Another $180 billion would go to an extension of pandemic unemployment benefits, providing an additional $300-a-week for four months. In turn, that tops-up the roughly $300 billion that has already been dispersed, including the $600 per week topper payment that went to every state program beneficiary through the end of July, thereby lifting the average combined Federal/state benefit to the equivalent of $57,000 annualized.
Then there is another $45 billion transportation bailout. It includes funding for airlines, airports, transit and Amtrak, among others, on top of the roughly $55 billion provided earlier.
As shown below the conga line of beneficiaries would also include $25 billion for rental housing aid, $26 billion for nutrition and agriculture, $35 billion for healthcare providers (on top of $175 billion earlier), another $16 billion for vaccine development (on top of $25 billion already authorized), $10 billion each for broadband and child care, $5 billion for Opioid treatment and, last but not least, $10 billion for that swell Covid-fighting agency otherwise known as the U.S. Postal Service!
If there were a fiscal equivalent of the biblical Noah, he would surely wax proud of the rescue ark that Senator Romney and his bipartisan pals have launched upon the fetid waters of the Potomac.
In surveying the above and the $3.5 trillion that’s gone before, we can only exclaim, Holy Moly!
That’s because compared to this $4.4 trillion of actual and potential Everything Bailouts, the total loss of payroll income to date is just $280 billion or 4.3% of what would have otherwise been earned at the pre-Covid run-rate of wage and salary disbursements in February 2020.
That’s right. At the April Lockdown bottom, wage and salary disbursements according to the good folks at the BEA were down by 10.3% from the February level, but by October the gap had virtually disappeared – with payroll disbursements running just 0.9% below their February run rate. Plant Lady Coffee Mug ... Buy New $19.99 (as of 05:00 UTC - Details)
For the entire eight months of March through October, therefore, the wage and salary impact has been as follows:
Cumulative 8-month disbursements at February payroll level: $6.440 trillion;
Actual 8-months payroll disbursements: $6.160 trillion;
Cumulative 8-month payroll shortfall: $280 billion (4.3%)
So there you have it. These madmen led by one of the great RINO phonies of the present era, are fixing to spend $4.4 trillion or 16X the payroll income shortfall to date.
Indeed, unless the Commerce Department statistical mills have gone totally haywire, total payroll disbursements (both government and private sector) in October were actually 2.1% higher than they were in the same month a year ago:
Annualized Wage and Salary Disbursements:
October 2019: $9.379 trillion;
October 2020: $9.577 trillion;
Y/Y Change: +2.1%
Not surprisingly, Chuckles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi jumped on the “bipartisan” bandwagon within 24 hours of the Romney et. al. launch. This whole Washington kabuki dance could not have been more transparent:
“In the spirit of compromise, we believe the bipartisan framework introduced by Senators yesterday should be used as the basis for immediate bipartisan, bicameral negotiations.”
Nevertheless, about mid-day it caused the robo-machines and Robinhooders to reflexively buy the dip. After all, further flooding the zone with borrowed funds from the US Treasury which will be promptly monetized by the Fed cannot help but juice the casino yet again.
In fact, at its current monthly QE rate of $120 billion, it would take the geniuses in the Eccles Building just 7.5 months to finance the entirety of Mitt Romney’s swell bipartisan “compromise” with phony central bank credits plucked from thin air.
Total wage and salary disbursements at annualized rates, Oct. 2019-Oct. 2020
So there are two lamentable parts here: (1)The massive central bank monetization of the public debt; and (2) the runaway bailouts and free stuff which will be a permanent burden on the taxpayers as a financial matter, but even more destructively, a fount of corruption, moral hazard and malinvestment as a substantive matter.
As to the former, here is the expected lunatic path of the Fed’s balance sheet beginning with the pre-Covid status quo ante and projected to one year from now based on the Fed’s current insistence that it will continue to buy $120 billion per month of USTs and GSEs for the foreseeable future. And that’s an outcome you can take to the bank with Sleepy Joe in the Oval Office and Janet Yellen calling the shots at the Treasury Department: Botanical Flower Set o... Buy New $15.00 (as of 06:07 UTC - Details)
Federal Reserve Balance Sheet:
Feb. 26, 2020 actual: $4.160 trillion;
Nov. 25.2020 actual: $7.120 trillion;
Nov. 2021 Projected: $8.660 trillion;
Gain, Feb. 2020-Nov. 2021: +$4.500 trillion or 108%.
Needless to say, that absolute madness won’t do anything at all for main street, but it will keep interest rates pinned close to the zero-bound and the Wall Street gamblers buying the dips on the TINA (there is no alternative) principle.
Yet how long do these willfully blind central bankers think they can continue to fuel today’s egregious inflation of financial assets and the grotesque maldistribution of wealth it has engendered?
Even the nation’s biggest hedge fund manager, Ray Dalio of Bridgewater, is now implicitly trashing the Fed’s mindless handiwork. These are his charts, and when we reach the point were the top 0.1% of households have accumulated nearly as much wealth as the bottom 90%, then the kind of dire scenario he outlined recently is not entirely a figment of some tinfoil hatted ruminations:
“People and politicians are now at each other’s throats to a degree greater than at any time in my 71 years,” Dalio wrote noting that disorder is rising in a number of countries.
“It is in this stage when there are bad financial conditions and intensifying conflict,” wrote Dalio. “Classically this stage comes after periods of great excesses in spending and debt and the widening of wealth and political gaps and before there are revolutions and civil wars. United States is at a tipping point in which it could go from manageable internal tension to revolution and/or civil war.”
One thing the Kamala Harris/Progressive Left Regency is certain to yammer about is exactly the charts below. So it will take some very special verbal gymnastics and data torture for incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to explain that the problem stems from Ronald Reagan’s 35 years ago tax cuts, not the massive money printing and financial asset inflation fueled by the Fed ever since.
But leave it to our old friend, credentialed Keynesian and Washington/Wall Street insider, Steve Rattner, to explain what’s coming down the pike. Namely, a Fed flip-flop of its historical and proper stand in behalf of fiscal rectitude to one of outright cheerleading for Washington’s current fiscal bacchanalia.
Of course, the argument is phrased as the Fed is out of dry powder. So fiscal expansion is just another way to help the downtrodden folks on main street get a better economy.
But from that hay-wagon we refuse to fall. The Fed knows full well that money printing is no longer helping jobs or GDP growth – and can’t do so in the face of the Covid-Lockdown Nation shock to the economy’s supply side.
It is therefore taking up the cudgels in behalf of fiscal profligacy so it doesn’t get blamed for the economic setbacks ahead, and so that it has a fig leaf of excuse – accommodating the massive borrowing requirements of the US Treasury by monetizing the debt – to keep flooding Wall Street with liquidity plucked from thin air.
“The reason Chairman Powell is pushing so hard for fiscal stimulus is because he recognizes, as most of us do, that monetary stimulus has not quite run out of steam… but it’s getting to the end of its rope,” Willett Advisors CEO @SteveRattner says.
Whatever the convoluted reasoning, however, the Fed’s drastic and nearly criminal falsification of the price of government debt has surely euthanized the politicians with respect to the very essence of fiscal governance.
That is, when the debt no longer matters, all the historic reasons for fiscal prudence – avoiding waste of economic resources, market distortions, moral hazard, political corruption – goes out the window. Instead, you get abominations like the “bipartisan” bailout fix that emerged suddenly during the past 24 hours. Aorta Check Amazon for Pricing.
Prior to the rotten regime of Keynesian central banking and massive monetization of the public debt, for instance, the idea of dumping what will now be $830 billion of PPP money into the laps of 5-10 million purported “small businesses” would have been beyond the pale.
The fact is, applicants did not even have to prove they were a real business to get a $200,000 or even $2 million forgivable loan. Doubtless, millions of essentially free lancers and shoestring operations doing business from their kitchen table got the loot.
And even more certainly, even legitimate businesses which had imprudently hocked themselves to the gills without any cash reserves or unused borrowing capacity got themselves bailed-out just the same as those who had taken financial precautions at the expense of less “growth” or, more likely, less distribution of current business income for personal consumption.
Likewise, when you put out $500 billion in UI assistance to cover a $280 billion shortfall in wage and salary disbursements, economic goodness is likely to be way overshadowed by fraud, sloth and indolence. It is already evident that tens of billions of the UI money was misappropriated, including $180 million that went to allegedly unemployed workers resident in the California state prisons!
More importantly, such massive dollops of money distributed via what amounts to coast-to-coast soup lines has completely throttled any serious political opposition to the Virus Patrol generated lockdowns and public fears that have been the justification for the Everything Bailouts in the first place.
Accordingly, we have been left to the devices of foolish old windbags like the sainted Dr. Fauci. In recently backtracking on his earlier idiotic position in favor of closing the schools, he claimed he was for closing the bars, instead.
But exactly where is it written that a contagion from which 99.98% of the population under 65 recovers justifies shutting down the bars or any other businesses – the property of which is protected by the Fifth Amendment?
Close the bars and keep the schools open,” Dr. Anthony Fauci says, adding that while there is no solution that is “one size fits all,” the “best way to ensure the safety of the children in school is to get the community level of the spread low.”
In the Dalio charts above, there is a panel showing an era of bipartisan cooperation between 1940 and 1980 that has now purportedly vanished into a great gap of partisan bickering. But as we will explain in Part 2, that was a bipartisanship born of fiscal rectitude and sound money – the opposite of the fiscal and monetary libertinism represented by Mitt Romney, Janet Yellen and the Washington/Wall Street consensus for which they speak.
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Reprinted with permission from David Stockman’s Contra Corner.
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lewrockwell--2020-12-04--State Propaganda at This Level Spells a Pre-planned and Fake Manufactured Plot to Control the World!

“ Propaganda is as powerful as heroin ; it surreptitiously dissolves all capacity to think.
” Gil Courtemanche ( 2007 ) .
“ A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali ” , p.178 , Vintage The people in this country are being completely inundated with lies , deceit , misdirection , and extreme propaganda .
This is meant to cloud the minds of the weak and gullible population with fabricated absurdities in order to frighten them into submission .
Unfortunately , this strategy is working , and the masses are folding to the deception , and are acquiescing to most @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most successful part of this government ’ s efforts to control the people , in that it allows for the elimination of all their freedoms in the name of non-existent ‘ health security.
’ The medical and political policies claimed to be for the protection of the public concerning this hoax have exactly the opposite effect , and therefore are causing an excessive amount of suffering and death .
In reality , this is nothing less than pre-meditated murder by the state , all due to measures purposely meant to harm .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 49.99 In one mainstream publication today , the headlines read like hell on earth has consumed this country , and Armageddon has already arrived .
This is all due to the coronavirus false flag event being used to take over the world .
This is of course without merit , any truth , and in fact is nothing more than lies , but that matters not to the perpetrators of this evil plan .
“ PEAK VIRUS USA ” “ Deaths top 3100 in single day for first time ” “ Data Suggests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American NOT TO TRAVEL ” “ LA residents ‘ ordered ’ to stay in homes ” “ DEATH EVERY 30 SECONDS ” When the bulk of this now uneducated , indoctrinated , and dumbed down society is dependent on the mainstream news , and is only fed the state narrative , is it any wonder that we are facing global slavery through a totalitarian system like technocratic communism ?
The propaganda is so monumental that to be exposed to it daily is psychological suicide considering any possibility of the retention of intellect .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ by continuous repetitive lies , the acceptance of those lies becomes almost impossible to avoid .
As Edward Bernays said in his book “ Propaganda : ” Bread Banneton 1kg ( Ro ... Buy New $ 23.71 “ If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind , it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without them knowing it.
” This is exactly what is happening .
The masses are not only being controlled through false fear , but are demanding that any that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out and silenced .
The mind control efforts by the state have been so powerful as to not only have won the acceptance and compliance of the herd , but also have caused them to become complicit agents of the state in its effort to command majority obedience through draconian decrees .
This is an abomination , as all sovereignty of the individual and the people has been destroyed due to the division purposely instilled in this now proletarian society .
We were told that most everyone would be affected , and that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were told this was the most devastating and fatal virus threatening mankind .
We were told that human contact was dangerous , and that we should all avoid each other in favor of total isolation .
We were told that working in order to sustain our families , our communities , and ourselves was detrimental to all .
We were told to wear useless and deadly masks , and to avoid every pleasure of life .
We were told that only global governance could save us from this scourge .
We were told @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of our being was necessary to order to stop the spread of this state-fabricated threat .
We were told that we could not travel , listen to live music , or even be in nature .
With exceptions for the government favored powerful individuals and corporations , the rest of the world closed down in just a few months , and now we are being told that we must accept untested toxic poisons in our bodies in order to be given permission from our ‘ masters ’ to live .
CHRISTMAS GIFTS EMBOSS @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an obvious takeover plot , and any that can not understand this fact have not the capability to think , to understand logic , or to see with open eyes the most massive hypocrisy that has ever existed .
Nothing is hidden any longer , as all aspects of this fraud are now completely out in the open .
The only way for something of this magnitude to be able to go forward is for stupidity to be nearly universal .
Consider this comment closely ; because it is not made frivolously , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a governing minority to destroy all love , joy , and life in order to restructure the world for their own benefit at the expense of humanity ?
Why would any sane person , any sane community , or any sane country , act collectively as beasts of burden to a handful of evil , manipulating , and despicable criminals claiming to be saviors ?
What could possibly possess Americans to voluntarily acquiesce to such torturous madness ?
What incentive could possibly be sufficient for the people at large to become voluntary slaves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political members of the occult ruling class that are attempting to steal your lives .
Listen carefully , because they are telling you exactly what is coming , what they plan to do , and how they will take over the lives of billions while claiming special status for themselves .
We are in the midst of the biggest propaganda campaign in history , and the most massive transition of mankind , and that transition is one from hell .
Do not allow this “ Great Reset ” plot to continue to grow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ necessary to stop it .
This is a plan for a communistic system based on technocratic control , with common people being relegated to the mundane aspects of basic existence , while the claimed ‘ elites ’ control the globe .
It is time to stand up against this monster called the ‘ State , ’ and never relent until its back is broken , and its power destroyed .
The Best of Gary D. Barnett

“Propaganda is as powerful as heroin; it surreptitiously dissolves all capacity to think.”
Gil Courtemanche (2007). “A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali”, p.178, Vintage
The people in this country are being completely inundated with lies, deceit, misdirection, and extreme propaganda. This is meant to cloud the minds of the weak and gullible population with fabricated absurdities in order to frighten them into submission. Unfortunately, this strategy is working, and the masses are folding to the deception, and are acquiescing to most every state demand. This has become the most successful part of this government’s efforts to control the people, in that it allows for the elimination of all their freedoms in the name of non-existent ‘health security.’ The medical and political policies claimed to be for the protection of the public concerning this hoax have exactly the opposite effect, and therefore are causing an excessive amount of suffering and death. In reality, this is nothing less than pre-meditated murder by the state, all due to measures purposely meant to harm.
Micorwave Bacon Cooker... Check Amazon for Pricing. In one mainstream publication today, the headlines read like hell on earth has consumed this country, and Armageddon has already arrived. This is all due to the coronavirus false flag event being used to take over the world. This is of course without merit, any truth, and in fact is nothing more than lies, but that matters not to the perpetrators of this evil plan.
Headlines on Drudge December 3, 2020:
“PEAK VIRUS USA”
“Deaths top 3100 in single day for first time”
“Data Suggests True Toll 400,000”
“CDC tells American NOT TO TRAVEL”
“LA residents ‘ordered’ to stay in homes”
“DEATH EVERY 30 SECONDS”
When the bulk of this now uneducated, indoctrinated, and dumbed down society is dependent on the mainstream news, and is only fed the state narrative, is it any wonder that we are facing global slavery through a totalitarian system like technocratic communism? The propaganda is so monumental that to be exposed to it daily is psychological suicide considering any possibility of the retention of intellect. When one’s mind is dominated by continuous repetitive lies, the acceptance of those lies becomes almost impossible to avoid. As Edward Bernays said in his book “Propaganda:” Bread Banneton 1kg (Ro... Buy New $23.71 (as of 06:07 UTC - Details)
“If we understand the mechanism and motives of the group mind, it is now possible to control and regiment the masses according to our will without them knowing it.”
This is exactly what is happening. The masses are not only being controlled through false fear, but are demanding that any that are questioning this control must be called out and silenced. The mind control efforts by the state have been so powerful as to not only have won the acceptance and compliance of the herd, but also have caused them to become complicit agents of the state in its effort to command majority obedience through draconian decrees. This is an abomination, as all sovereignty of the individual and the people has been destroyed due to the division purposely instilled in this now proletarian society.
We were told that most everyone would be affected, and that millions upon millions would die. We were told this was the most devastating and fatal virus threatening mankind. We were told that human contact was dangerous, and that we should all avoid each other in favor of total isolation. We were told that working in order to sustain our families, our communities, and ourselves was detrimental to all. We were told to wear useless and deadly masks, and to avoid every pleasure of life. We were told that only global governance could save us from this scourge. We were told that surveillance and tracking of every aspect of our being was necessary to order to stop the spread of this state-fabricated threat. We were told that we could not travel, listen to live music, or even be in nature. With exceptions for the government favored powerful individuals and corporations, the rest of the world closed down in just a few months, and now we are being told that we must accept untested toxic poisons in our bodies in order to be given permission from our ‘masters’ to live.
CHRISTMAS GIFTS EMBOSS... Buy New $25.10 (as of 05:02 UTC - Details) This is an obvious takeover plot, and any that cannot understand this fact have not the capability to think, to understand logic, or to see with open eyes the most massive hypocrisy that has ever existed. Nothing is hidden any longer, as all aspects of this fraud are now completely out in the open. The only way for something of this magnitude to be able to go forward is for stupidity to be nearly universal. Consider this comment closely; because it is not made frivolously, as why would any intelligent society allow a governing minority to destroy all love, joy, and life in order to restructure the world for their own benefit at the expense of humanity? Why would any sane person, any sane community, or any sane country, act collectively as beasts of burden to a handful of evil, manipulating, and despicable criminals claiming to be saviors? What could possibly possess Americans to voluntarily acquiesce to such torturous madness? What incentive could possibly be sufficient for the people at large to become voluntary slaves to the state?
Listen to the political members of the occult ruling class that are attempting to steal your lives. Listen carefully, because they are telling you exactly what is coming, what they plan to do, and how they will take over the lives of billions while claiming special status for themselves. We are in the midst of the biggest propaganda campaign in history, and the most massive transition of mankind, and that transition is one from hell. Do not allow this “Great Reset” plot to continue to grow without total resistance by whatever means are necessary to stop it. This is a plan for a communistic system based on technocratic control, with common people being relegated to the mundane aspects of basic existence, while the claimed ‘elites’ control the globe. It is time to stand up against this monster called the ‘State,’ and never relent until its back is broken, and its power destroyed.
The Best of Gary D. Barnett


lewrockwell--2020-12-04--Matt Taibbi: Don’t Trust the News

Matt Taibbi: Don’t Trust the News

If you feel you can ’ t trust the news anymore , you have good reason .
Award-winning — and newly independent — journalist Matt Taibbi ( of “ vampire squid ” fame ) returns to Peak Prosperity to break down for us how the news media industry became corrupted by the profit motive and now intentionally produces content to “ entertain ” rather than “ inform ” .
The five media behemoths who own more than 90 % of all US media outlets ( Comcast , Viacom , Disney , Time Warner , Newscorp ) have discovered that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on discrete audience segments and give them the information they want to hear .
Plant Lover Coffee Mug ... Buy New $ 16.99 Which is why the time-honored approach of “ just the facts ” reporting to a general audience has practically disappeared .
There ’ s less money in it , so it ’ s just not pursued anymore .
So we ’ re now served a steady diet of intentionally-biased outrage and pablum , with opinions replacing facts , and any intellectually “ triggering ” content quickly gunned down by today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s no wonder that a recent Gallup poll revealed that the majority of Americans no longer trust the US media to report accurately or fairly .
This is a huge social challenge .
In such a world , where can one turn for objective information ?
And what are the consequences of creating such a poorly-informed populace ?
While there are no easy solutions , Taibbi shares how he and other respected investigative journalists are ejecting from the system and self-publishing their work , freeing them of the control and biases of corporate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our news media is and to learn how to navigate your way to the few reporters and channels remaining dedicate to sourced , factual journalism , play this interview with Matt Taibbi : Blue Teacup with Sauce ... Buy New $ 54.00 Sasquatch Bigfoot 12oz ... Buy New $ 15.99 Book Lover Mug Gift , B ... Buy New $ 16.99

“If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you do, you’re misinformed.” ~ Mark Twain (apocryphal)
If you feel you can’t trust the news anymore, you have good reason.
Award-winning — and newly independent — journalist Matt Taibbi (of “vampire squid” fame) returns to Peak Prosperity to break down for us how the news media industry became corrupted by the profit motive and now intentionally produces content to “entertain” rather than “inform”.
The five media behemoths who own more than 90% of all US media outlets (Comcast, Viacom, Disney, Time Warner, Newscorp) have discovered that it’s much more profitable to focus on discrete audience segments and give them the information they want to hear. Plant Lover Coffee Mug... Buy New $16.99 (as of 05:04 UTC - Details)
Which is why the time-honored approach of “just the facts” reporting to a general audience has practically disappeared. There’s less money in it, so it’s just not pursued anymore.
So we’re now served a steady diet of intentionally-biased outrage and pablum, with opinions replacing facts, and any intellectually “triggering” content quickly gunned down by today’s trigger-happy censors.
It’s no wonder that a recent Gallup poll revealed that the majority of Americans no longer trust the US media to report accurately or fairly.
This is a huge social challenge. In such a world, where can one turn for objective information? And what are the consequences of creating such a poorly-informed populace?
While there are no easy solutions, Taibbi shares how he and other respected investigative journalists are ejecting from the system and self-publishing their work, freeing them of the control and biases of corporate overlords.
To understand just how broken our news media is and to learn how to navigate your way to the few reporters and channels remaining dedicate to sourced, factual journalism, play this interview with Matt Taibbi:
Reprinted with permission from Peak Prosperity.
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