As we have said time and time again - there will be problems with the numbers - there just will. But every discrepancy seems to get jumped on by those who would have us believe that a global conspiracy is afoot. And when people start believing that crap, they stop taking measures to beat this thing. They dont wear masks, they dont social distance, they move to go back to normal at all costs and it makes the problem worse.
Yeah, no. I, personally, do everything that's required of me. I wear that useless mask wherever I'm asked to wear it. I stay away from crowds, and I get all my groceries delivered. I have to work, and I wear it everywhere knowing FULL WELL that it's not protecting me from anything. "Global conspiracy". That's laughable to me. Meanwhile, in the real world, the largest and most powerful entities in determining public response (the Government and the media) are sending mixed messages. In February/March, we were
lambasted for buying masks because - and I quote - "They don't stop the spread of Coronavirus". Then a few months later, they lambast us to wear them because - and I quote - "They're the only way to stop the spread of Coronavirus." So what we're left with is people who followed the initial advice, and then became pariahs because they followed the initial advice. Case in point.
The U.S. Surgeon General
So what's the message there if it isn't about the ineffectiveness of masks? That ordinary people should stop wearing masks, and just go ahead and get sick, so that medical professionals can have enough masks to treat you when you DO get sick? Without posting a shit ton of photo examples (and I have over 50), the following News Outlets are guilty of the same thing. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, CNBC, WAPO, MSNBC, NYT, The Hill, Washington Examiner, and so on and so on. This is on top of Government officials (house, senate members) who parroted these things. The lot of them lauded "the science" when condemning people who were "overreacting" and buying masks, and then they lauded "the science" when they shamed people for NOT wearing them. And let's talk about "the science". Allegedly the "only guy" we should listen to about this - Fauci - is 100% guilty of doing the same exact thing (do I need to post the video evidence of him ridiculing the mask wearers, really?).
Here's some more mixed messages. The Governor of Georgia is suing the Mayor of Atlanta over mask mandates. How about, protests are okay, but stay the fuck off of beaches. Is there any wonder why people are questioning the motives and legitimacy of a "dEaDlY pAnDeMic" when they're being told that social distancing doesn't matter as long as you're holding a sign or vandalizing a department store? Even some scientists are on record as saying "systemic racism" is more deadly than Covid. Scuze me, WTF? Even the God Damn Governor of the State I live in has actually instituted a mandate recently that bars close by 11:00 pm, because .... wait for it ... Covid. So now Covid is dormant until 10:59 PM? How about New York's Governor saying that Singles tennis is okay, but Doubles Tennis isn't? Face coverings will be mandatory for anyone on the sand, but not for people in the water. That's California. And the masks? Every single box of surgical masks has a warning on them that says they don't stop coronavirus. Add to that the new *fashion* masks, and cloth masks, and home-made masks.
Normal people's response to this idiocy?
Then there are the doctors. There are so many videos of actual medical doctors lashing out on the guidelines and questioning the protocol they were to follow when reporting numbers. Basically, just go ahead and list the cause of death as Covid, even if it's not. Why? Why would that be the order? Comorbidity isn't a thing now? This is why I said earlier in this thread that I'm VERY interested to see how many people DIDN'T die of things like heart disease, diabetes, respiratory illnesses, etc., in 2020. Are doctors in on the gLoBaL cOnSpiRaCY too? Or are they legitimately confused by what they're being told to do?
Take all of that, and you'll understand why some people are just a wee bit skeptical of the aforementioned idiots telling them what's best for them and their lives. Yes, people are dying. Do you really know how many of them are dying of COVID and how many have died from, say, the seasonal flu? The flu knocks out upwards of 80,000 people in a season in this Country. What if there's a bad one? Like in 1967 when about 100,000 Americans died. Or in 1957 when 116,000 died? We're at about 130K dead in this Country right now from COVID, right? I've been showing you examples of how reporting isn't accurate. More, less, whatever. They're not being reported accurately, and doctors are on record as saying that they were being told to report COVID deaths even if that's not the cause. I showed you that video in Illinois of how they explicitly said they're coding people with COVID even if they only died *with* it. That's not isolated.
I'm gonna wrap it up now. I do social distance. I do sanitize. I do avoid crowds. I do wear a mask. None of the masks I, or anyone else wears, is effective at stopping Covid. All it does is keep my sneeze or cough in the mask. I still touch surfaces, I still touch my mask, I still handle the same doorknobs and handles everyone else does. We're all gonna get it. But the death rate (and this is a fact) of Covid, for people under 60 years old, is less than that of the seasonal flu. I'm not afraid of it. And I won't be told to be.
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