COVID-19
“Make the lie big and eventually they will believe it.”
Actually, the entire quote is from Joseph Goebbels: “Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.” Here are some examples of telling big lies long enough. Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. Russian agents planted Hunter Biden’s laptop. Those who suggest that the virus came from the Wuhan lab are conspiracy theorists. The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. Medication for deworming horses is not only ineffective, but dangerous. Sometimes events prove the lie to be false, such as the Russia collusion and the Biden laptop narratives. Sometimes censorship of conflicting views is...
Read MoreHow Does this Pass for Medical Ethics?
On 22 September, 2021, Art Caplan, Division of Medical Ethics at the New York University Grossman School of Medicine, and the author of recent posts such as “Let’s End Religious Exemptions for Vaccinations,” and “Should Kids Get COVID-19 Vaccine Without Parental Approval?,” wrote a new one in Medscape entitled, “Doctors Should Avoid Being Bullied into giving ivermectin.“ He encourages doctors not to be bullied by relatives of COVID-19 patients asking for ivermectin for their loved ones. He tells them they can simply ignore court orders for ivermectin for ICU patients. “The ivermectin story reminds me a little bit of the days when we were all...
Read MoreTwo States Through the Jaundiced Eyes of the Media
Here is the current COVID-19 situation in Israel, population 9 million, one of the first trail blazing countries to vaccinate the majority of its citizens early. They now have the largest case numbers ever. They are giving booster shots to compensate for the declining efficacy of Pfizer vaccines and anticipating a fourth in the future. Here is the current COVID-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh, India, population 200 million. The numbers are down, having run up to a total of 30,000 around the peak to 14 new cases on September 11. In this article in the India Times we learn that 45% of the state currently have no COVID-19 cases. But nowhere do you find a reference to...
Read MoreBiden: Hunger Games Revisited?
The country is fragmented, the people divided. Looters roam the streets, pillaging as they go. Disorder reigns not only in the streets but in the capital of the country. The government snatches defeat from the jaws of victory against enemies who killed thousands of people and destroyed billions in property. Viral diseases creep over the land. Pessimism and despair reign supreme. Defeat is framed as victory. What is down is up and what is up is down. In the movie Hunger Games, the government reminds the masses that it is in control while providing entertainment for the citizens of the Capital and punishment to the descendants of a failed rebellion. Each of the twelve...
Read MoreARE YOU BETTER OFF NOW THAN YOU WERE NINETEEN MONTHS AGO?
January, 2020: The first COVID-19 case is identified in the United States. 11 March, 2020: WHO declares COVID-19 to be a global pandemic. Lockdowns, social distancing, travel restrictions, school closings, job losses, shortages follow. 14 December 2020: COVID jabs begin: “I feel like healing is coming.” says nurse Sandra Lindsey as she is one of the first to get the COVID jab. As the vaccines progress, a women cries tears of joy. “I will now be able to get back to my life.” April 2021: Data from a trial of the Pfizer vaccine in Israel demonstrate effectiveness. These were the heady days of the vaccine story. Note how the unvaccinated...
Read MoreHow NOT to Kill Terrorists and COVID Viruses
Terrorists and Covid have been in the public consciousness the last few days. Let’s evaluate our attempts not to kill them. Afghanistan and Iraq are highly complex, but also share some simple patterns. Combined forces fight the terrorists. Soldiers, terrorists, civilians, taxpayers all pay a high price in blood and treasure. When the threat appears to diminish, the costs of defense are deemed too high and the troops withdraw. Then the threat increases and the troops surge again. After various “successes” in Iraq, Al Qaeda was considered decimated. Both Bush and Obama prematurely declared victory and cut back on troop levels. However, a variant...
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