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Hey Commander...would you like to collab on an article? I'd like to discuss, and I don't know your email to invite you on a guest article. What's possible?

As always, great article.

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'Leaders’ like Jay Inslee aren’t going to give this power back to the people — we’re going to have to take it.

Exactly. We may be able to do this through the legal channels, but I have my doubts. The better approach would be to fight for freedom via our *lifestyle choices* -- withdrawing from our toxic culture and building up our own physical and mental resilience. We are at war. It's time to act like it.

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A perfect lesson how to make a seasonal virus perennial… vax, vax, vax and vax again.

On the other hand, if it is now going to be a permanent all year round feature, then we may not see any difference going into Winter, enough to support the Covidramatists hysterical calls for lockdowns, masks.

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Dr. Bird new book is out and in it she admits she wasn’t telling the truth about COVID. Dr. Makary is talking about it right now on Jesse Waters on Fox.

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She was supporting the RIGHT KIND of misinformation! It was brave resistance!

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Vote every current politician out of office; time for fresh blood. A few like Ron Johnson and Marjorie Green are the exception. America First!

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The number of occupied hospital beds in Washington is up 2% from 12 months ago, while the number of hospital beds is down 10%. Also, presumably most of the covid patients are "with" not "from," although probably a higher percentage are actually sick with the virus than in most of the U.S.

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The British Columbia CDC still publishes weekly updates with data for hospitalizations, critical care, and death by vax status. Of course the boosted have disproportionately high numbers, so I'm sure that fairly soon BCCDC will stop reporting that. For now though, it's funny (in a morbid way) to look at their "vax donut charts" tab and watch the boosted numbers grow every week while the unvaxed numbers gradually drop.

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-professionals/data-reports/covid-19-surveillance-dashboard

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I'm so disgusted with this clown show! I work at a hospital (non patient care), and just today we received notice that we are back to "covid surge protocol" due to increased cases in the area. As a pureblood I have already had to wear a KN95 mask every time I set foot inside the hospital for the past several months. Of course I and all my unjabbed coworkers are fine; it's the "fully" vaxed and boosted staff who keep getting sick.

Now we're told that we are once again limiting visitors only to single "essential" people (guardians/advocates), screening them at the door, and requiring them all to wear KN95s too. You know, because SCIENCE! Universal jabs, masks, distancing, screening, etc. have failed repeatedly everywhere so far. I'm sure that THIS TIME it will stop the virus in its tracks here.

I've worked here for 17 years, but I'm now seriously pondering my career options thanks to this ridiculous ongoing denial of actual science.

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Just do what didn't work last time, but harder!

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Inslee and public health officials know the definition of the public cognitive bias that came with the vaccination - the endowment effect. They suffer from it, but they know the majority that took the vaccination and boosters have a bias to defend their former actions, so will not contest further draconian actions.

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"...so will not contest further draconian actions."

Maybe.

But maybe some peeps will refuse to be fooled twice.

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100% yes to all of this SimCom. But how do we break out of the Substack silo and make a difference to a least a significant minority of ordinary people?

Like you I am frustrated at the apathetic reliance on ‘authorities’ for guidance on right and wrong by ordinary people. I am an ‘ordinary’ person, FFS.

All I feel we are doing is documenting our demise; we aren’t preventing it.

Great work as usual BTW.

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I note with interest that populations across the globe are staging massive protests and they aren't dropping dead of covid.......

We're about 2 bad Biden (I repeat myself) decisions away from seeing something like that here.

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You win on you're own stack!

"2 bad Biden (I repeat myself) decisions away"

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I agree.

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Wish I could like that more than once. I would countenance incarceration to fight for this right we were all born with. We MUST stand now, as the Dutch farmers are doing. Canadian truckers, the French Gilet Jaunes etc. we’re stopped. We cannot afford to be stopped, the time is now.

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Yes, folks on these stacks' have not been very consistent. I've often heard the word "powerless" or synonyms thereof.

We need to encourage those folks. The rest of the banter is for fun, but really doesn't accomplish anything....other than allowing folks to vent.

'It is better to be right than consistent'

- Winston Churchill

Right now, is the right time to be RIGHT!

- Yours truly

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"Right now, is the right time to be RIGHT!"

Timeless advice, and righteous!

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Maybe it's a lot closer than we think......

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/hundreds-california-truckers-block-oakland-terminal-access-protest-ab5

After a slow showing early Monday morning, an estimated 400 owner-operators managed to shut down truck traffic at all three terminals at the Port of Oakland on Monday to protest California’s controversial independent contractor law, AB5.

He said clarification is needed about how AB5 will be enforced and how to ensure owner-operators comply with the law. AB5 seeks to limit the use of independent contractors and largely classify them as employee drivers.

The HTA is a coalition of intermodal carriers serving the three major California ports, including Los Angeles/Long Beach and Oakland.

Oakland protestors, who own their own rigs and currently choose which loads they want to take, don’t want to work as company drivers as many would be forced to do under AB5.

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Side note, AB5 is fucking terrible and the Democrats trying to pass a similar law nationally. That would completely destroy freelancers such as myself.

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OMG., are you telling me that after fighting to support the Canadian truckers that the independent drivers here in California are going to have to grovel to little dictators. Why don’t we all just wear prison uniforms and call it a day. Ok, SimCom,……..I’m opening my window now and climbing out on my ledge, an encouraging word of calmness would be appropriate right now……..I’m pacing…..

And, speaking of the Canadian truckers, have you seen Trudeau’s new haircut? He looks like a peeled onion!

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were, not we’re. Thanks Apple.

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Which brings me back to the most powerful word of all, “NO!”

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YES!...I mean, RIGHT ON!!

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Masks are back?!.......you have to be kidding me.........

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My current line to jabbed friends - "you realize the only people still getting Covid are vaccinated???" yields a puzzled face but no audible response. At this point, everyone I know who is jabbed has had the Rona multiple times but I've not heard of any unjabbed in my circle getting it. The only other explanation is testing bias, perhaps the unjabbed accept they just have a minor cold and don't run to swab their nose.

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Had what I assume was Covid in Jan 2020. What I would describe as the worst flu of my life. Lasted 5 days. No treatment. Not even a cold since.

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It's amazing the lengths people will go to hang onto a belief and the amount of equivocating they'll do so long as they don't have to acknowledge they were in fact wrong.

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To paraphrase Mark Twain, "It's easier to fool a man than to convince a man he was fooled." Shocking, but oh so true.

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Re: "...paraphrase..."

By any chance, M. Ki, do you have the original Twain quote at hand?

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I've seen it on many a meme, but I just now tried to find a proper link and it's possible it's mis-attributed to Twain. Still fabulous wisdom, whoever uttered the words.

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Oh, it certainly sounds like a Twain!

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Yep. At this point it's rare (1 in 3, 1 in 4?) to find somebody who DIDN'T get the virus. It's WAY more common to hear "I got the vaccine and got covid twice".

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And I got the vaccine (original "2-dose") only because I had contracted Delta so easily! Then I got Omicron, of course. Vaccine failure, in my case.

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"Turn Back the Clock: It’s Covid Time!"

Daggnamit, my Monkeypox virtue signalling decorations aren't all up yet. 😲

On a serious note, I honestly think most people don't care anymore. Everything is back to normal. You might see one in a hundred people (if that) wearing a mask but the vast majority of people are over it all.

Of course, I know Monkeypox and Avian Influenza are in the works (and I actually regard Monkeypox as a real potential threat to the "newly immuno-compromised").

Anyway, UK Column featured this yesterday in their broadcast: https://reignitefreedom.com/

We need to tell these people to shove it. And then ideally arrest them all. I guarantee there won't be any more "pandemics" when they are all in prison.

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I dunno.

I'm in Florida. I was at a grocery store today. At least 10% of the people had mask on. Two weeks ago, it was virtually zero. School Districts all over the US have already informed parents that when the school year begins (30 days from now!!!!!) that mask will be required!!!!!

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Please, no.

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I think they might have 1 or 2 more school years of mask wearing.

Edit: ...in BLUE states, that is.

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1 or 2 more school years of child abuse.

The mask wearing is evil already, I dread to think how many of these kids have been poisoned.

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Agreed! And ALL of them have been adversely affected...some might even say groomed.

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Yup; crate training.

That's the objective.

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Did you have a good vacation?

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I did, thank you Ryan. I feel like a new person to be quite honest. 🤝

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Good to hear. Yeah, I went on a 4 day golf trip. It was awesome. But that's why my day, today was soooo long. Oh well. Worth it.

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Sorry, that was rather rude of me, I should have asked you how you were. 😀

Thanks for remembering our last long chat.

I'm not a huge fan of golf but I'm pretty handy at pitch and putt. I'm actually pretty good at it (I pull off putts and shots that lead to putts that I have no right to be able to do considering I play it so rarely).

I play video games though, so I put it down to good hand-to-eye coordination.

Glad you had a good time. 😊

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Yeah, like a "little" child abuse is okay. How about that over 2.5 years?

It's mind boggling to me; if this were anything else besides masks, millions of people would've been reported for child abuse.

These people who say kids are so resilient, are the worst lot; what does that say about THEIR resiliency?

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Agree 94%

There will also be pockets in Blue cities in Red states that do. It's already happening.

Frankly, it disgust me.

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Me, too, but at least it looks like (to me) the majority has come to understand that masks are relatively useless. I think their long term use will not happen.

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I hope.

I HATE them. I also think they are VERY dangerous, a la, 1930's exploitation.

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I've posted this elsewhere, but it's what I think based on observation and studying the history of the exploitation of covering faces:

The mask are meant to humiliate and strike fear; deep down in the amygdala, exploiting the most baser of human instincts/emotions.

People don't think so well when humiliated. Same is true with FEAR. Combine the two; and they literally don't believe that lies exist. They are a Swiss Army Knife! They are DANGEROUS!

Indeed they are the linchpin. There would be no mandates or 2nd class citizens had people stood up. They are the first testing of the waters that let the Titanic sail.

They must be REJECTED in FULL. There's no other way out of this. Sorry. It sucks. Binary choices are rarely fun. But easy. This is a Binary decision. The other option is Bondage. Think about it.

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A Burka is not my best look.

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LOL

I could've used one, on bad days, in highs school.....or even more in college...:)

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Well that's depressing, especially as you are in Florida of all places.

I'm not sure what is going on in France. I pay zero attention to the MSM here (or anywhere else quite frankly) but the story seems to be coming out here that the vaxxes are useless.

I'm extremely puzzled by the fact that the French have been so compliant thus far, but I would hope that their anti-government rebellious streak is starting to show again.

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Exactly. Most people are back to normal, some of them have been for over a year at this point. Nowhere do we see covid running rampant, causing death and despair to the people who aren't 'taking it seriously'. It's been obvious for years that WE ARE NOT IN CONTROL -- but that doesn't matter to the 'leaders', it's power grab time!

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Ahhh. But in inslees world the pressure is still on. All state workers currently vaxxed. That’s a LOT of people coerced into compliance because “ He says so”. All medical workers in this state vaxxed and masked. AND the patients masked. Because he says so.

And lots of ads telling us all how important it is to get vaxxed. But maybe the worst is the constant anxiety. “ uh oh the cases are rising. Get ready for the next masking mind game. The sword of Damocles is about to fall on us once again this Fall. I’m very worried about him mandating masks and vaxxed for kids.

You are correct. We are over it. But those pesky little dictators are not going to give up. Inslee wants the money and he loves the power. He’s very rewarded by his own virtue signaling. He has learned to look down on his voters. ( I am not one). He is like most politicians these days focused on the fund raising. Mail in voting does not reassure me we have a voice in this state. 2022 mid terms will say a lot about it. But honestly even the republicans I can vote for in this state look like warm milk. I hate warm milk.

Thanks ever so much for writing this stack. It’s great to have your perspective and wit.

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And here in WA, the elections are already fortified. There's nothing to be gained other than whatever he gets from being a lapdog for the bigger agenda. But, as you say, that's a lot of guaranteed sales when those state workers go in for their mandated boosters (perpetually)

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I feel so bad for them and the medical workers. I was so happy to be able to go into the vet and only one worker was in a mask. Previously I had to sit in the car. They closed the lobby. Then yesterday I went to the dentist. Receptionist told me masks required. I canceled and politely walked out. Not their fault. But it may be a while before I get a dental appointment. Good thing I’m healthy. 😆

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Exactly. I suspect that most normies will "believe their lying eyes" when they are told they are in the midst of an apocalypse. The sun is shining, people are enjoying life. What's really bizarre is the majority of people I see wearing masks now are tall, quite well built men. I don't get it.

I can't confirm how true this is but this is what we need to do:

https://credenceonline.co.uk/ecpages/report-from-tanzania-more-good-news-from-africa/

"This is a first-hand account of the situation on the ground in Tanzania since the hit squad was sent in to eliminate the only leader who fought the Cabal and their ‘vaccines’ head-on, out in the open, from day one…

Within a few weeks of President Magufuli’s murder, his replacement, Samia Suluhu Hassan, a female World Economic Forum attendee, set about installing the Cabal’s COVID agenda. It was a thoroughly depressing experience. I know. I was there to see it.

Gone forever were Magufuli’s maskless smile and palpable warmth, replaced now by daily images of a cold, insentient president and her entire entourage all muzzled, as per the Cabal’s orders.

In rapid succession, in came the following:

a campaign of fear launched by the media

images of ‘COVID patients’ in hospitals

tight COVID controls at the country’s airports and borders

directives to force the public to wear face masks

face masks in all government buildings

a masked police force

masks in hospitals

antisocial distancing

masks in schools

masks in the streets

no handshakes

public transport forced to operate at half capacity

messages from government on our mobile phones, warning us about COVID and promoting the ‘vaccine’

palpable fear between old friends and families

import of COVID ‘vaccines’ banned under Magufuli

“She is poison,” were words often heard in the street when Tanzanians compared the new WEF-appointed president with Magufuli.

But then, after just one week, something happened. Something truly remarkable…

After just one week of all the fear and insanity, the people of Tanzania had had enough.

Call it the legacy of Magufuli, call it divine intervention, or perhaps just plain old common sense, but it is a fact that within just seven days, great cracks began to appear in the COVID narrative in Tanzania.

First it was the police. Working in the tropical heat, they quickly realised that they were suffocating behind their masks, so they threw them where they belonged – in the bin.

So, when you see that the police themselves are questioning the narrative and distancing themselves from the nonsense, what happens?

Everyone else follows."

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Sad that data gets ignored by officials. They double down in order to pretend their policies work when it's clear they don't.

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We need to ignore them. But there's a price to that.

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And you KNOW that they know about the data, because it tends to disappear when it gets inconvenient.

https://simulationcommander.substack.com/p/et-tu-snohomish

Well, the report is out, and guess what we don’t see inside? Not only have they removed the vaccine efficacy charts, THEY HAVE REMOVED EVERY PIECE OF DATA RELATED TO THE BREAKDOWN OF CASES, HOSPTAILIZATIONS, AND DEATHS. All of it. Gone. The numbers get inconvenient? Disappear ‘em!

Of course, data is only ‘inconvenient’ if the goal is one other than truthfully informing us of our risks. This is one of the dangers of central planning. The ‘leaders’ get tunnel vision and ignore everything but the goal of getting people vaccinated, and soon they are lying to us to ‘increase uptake’. This problem won’t be solved by hiding even more data.

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Are we there yet?

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"This problem won’t be solved by hiding even more data."

The next problem is that won't keep them from trying...

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Long before their ascension, Socrates made clear in Plato’s Republic that he did not want public health officials to rule, because such an order would encourage excessive risk-aversion and ultimately result in transforming cowardice into a virtue. We've witnessed it in real-time.

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Coincidentally I posted this two days ago on Euggypius stack:

'Worthless persons appointed to have supreme control of weighty affairs do a lot of damage'

- Aristotle

Looks like Aristotle learned something similar from Plato

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Aristotle's Politics is another very good guide to lockdown times.

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Really? I'll have to spend some time looking at that.

Thanks for pointing that out!

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This link is to book 5: http://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.5.five.html It has one of my go-to quotes for understanding how tyrants control their subjects. There's a long paragraph on how the tyrant does 3 things to preserve his power: "(1) he sows distrust among his subjects; (2) he takes away their power; (3) he humbles them."

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Working my way through it. Excellent stuff. Thanks

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Homework for tonight.

The maddening part about this last 2.5 years is that I've always been fascinated by this stuff.

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“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” - Plato

This is also a major problem.

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"The majority always get what they deserve; the minority not so often." - Me

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And it's even worse in this case, because the 'public health' officials are simply puppets being controlled by the politicians, who use the 'expert recommendations' to do things that they could NEVER get away with otherwise.

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The greatest thing about individual freedom is that it allows every citizen to ascertain their own unique circumstances and make decisions based on that information — information nobody else in the world has. When government makes decisions, they not only lack the necessary information to make the best decision for your circumstances, in most cases they’re not even considering your circumstances at all, because political bodies make decisions for political reasons, not practical ones.

The last couple years of covid rules are perhaps the perfect example of the folly of top-down decision-making. Covid restrictions were never based on actual science or data, but (shockingly) were based on POLITICAL reasoning. When the politics demanded that New York ‘reject’ the Trump Vaccine, the politicians were adamant that’s what they would do. Now that the political winds have shifted and the Democrats are in control, the politics demands that New York mandates the vaccine for normal life, even children going to school. (You’ll note that politicians in Europe have different political pressures and come to different conclusions about jabbing the kids)

https://simulationcommander.substack.com/p/politicians-are-the-referees-of-america

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And everyone is controlled by Big Pharma.

Big pharma wins.

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They win for now. I think they pushed their luck this time quite honestly.

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Couldn't agree more. School closures in particular were completely based on politics. They used kids as pawns.

https://euphoricrecall.substack.com/p/pandemic-school-closures-were-political

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And shields!

I'm not sure there's a society that can survive who eats their own?

I think that's probably not a good idea.

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Rapier wit! Love it.

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Early on they also showed the idiocy of lockdowns. If I can't go to my local mom & pop store because it's dangerous to gather, why do we have 5,000-kid schools in session? So the schools got closed to back up the narrative.

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"'public health' officials are simply puppets being controlled by the politicians"

And the politicians are puppets of civil servants/intelligence agencies, who are puppets of transnational organizations, who in turn are the puppets of oligarchs. It's a pretty smart idea - it makes bringing the real culprits much harder to bring to justice: "Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive"

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We can make the politicians what they should be, *our* puppets.

The question always is....will we?

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When do we get that shit started?

Put me in coach!

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That's the problem isn't it. Government OF the people, BY the people, FOR the people.

We need to stop thinking politicians will save us and get into politics ourselves. If it's too late for that, then the only way out is parallel societies.

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I've been wondering how to move to a heavily mafia controlled area of Southern Italy. They may be nasty buggers if you cross them, but they deal a straight hand compared to our authorities. I bet life is good in those areas right now, and I bet they will continue to chug along just fine.

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I've had the same thoughts about Mexico to be honest. I think one of the Mafia islands would be better than the mainland though. Maybe Sicily or Ischia.

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It's puppets all the way down!

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That makes more sense than turtles or elephants.

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