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David Bell's avatar

The underlying problem with this whole raft of stupidity is the idea of entering an 'era of pandemics'. WHO records 4 in 100 years, including Covid, and Swine (less deaths than normal flu). Ignoring COVID, none have killed as many in a year as TB alone does every year. Spanish flu (>100 yrs ago) was in pre-antibiotic, pre-ICU, pre-all modern medicine era. The only way we can be entering an 'era of pandemics' is if (1) lunatics or malfeasants develop and release new pathogens, or (2) we pretend from here-on that every viral variant is a potential pandemic and declare an emergency (which is the intent of much of the pandemic preparedness industry).

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Shelle's avatar

Glad you said this! It's what I've been thinking but didn't know how to say so eloquently. And it's baffling that the public would accept the idea that constant pandemics are going to be our new normal with no scientific explanation why. Apparently you can just say 'climate change' as a justification for anything and minds are so numbed they ask for no evidence.

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David Bell's avatar

IT's a really lucrative way forward if you are on the train

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shibumi's avatar

We are "entering an era of pandemics" because those in the WHO are in bed with the WEF. The WHO wants control of our national pandemic responses-- there's a treaty you know-- and once we give that up to the WHO, well, it's easy for the WEF to sweep in and take control.

There will be a never ending emergency until we get used to being locked in our houses, provided with UBI and having food sent to us by drone.

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Michele's avatar

We will not let that happen.

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David Bell's avatar

Unfortunately the WHO is really just a tool of others. The World Bank and G20 re driving he PPR agenda now, while people watch the WHO. They have already committed about a bunch of money through a new financial instrument for pandemics. So yes, the WEF, and others, but its commercially driven more than WHO driven perhaps...

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Michele's avatar

All the 'emergency powers' and insane theatrical behavior were all "because pandemic" in 2020. Now it will all be "because maybe pandemic".

FOR YEARS I have complained about those bs 'news' stories that talk about "what might happen" and "how might this go" and "what reaction might X country have to Y action." Opining and soothsaying billed as actual news. But it has obviously primed the public to accept crap like, well, one day you MIGHT get a sniffle and it MIGHT be deadly so you better.... I am SO SICK of the manipulation on one side and the useful-idiotness and gullibility on the other.

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Bird's avatar

(1) Yep

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