Let us return to the sounds of hysteria. Much like the incessant rhythm of the sirens of ancient mythology whose song led sailors to crash their ships. This new, updated version is now returning to lure the populace to its doom. And what melody do they perform? What song do they sing to lead us to crash into the shore? For one they intone in unison. Russia! Russia! And more Russia! You would think the Cold War had returned. For four years, the population heard the drumbeat of the verbiage of Russian collusion. The newly elected President was nothing more than a stooge of the Kremlin, bought and paid for and in the back pocket of Vladimir Putin. The press and the Democratic opposition led a chorus stating the evidence was mounting and the walls were closing in on President Trump. The Chair of the Intelligence Committee, Representative Adam Schiff had seen the evidence, confirmed its authenticity and it was earth shaking. The case was clear cut and then the Mueller report was issued and finally…. nothing. Nothing at all! All of the evidence, all of the documentation dissipated into thin air, no explanation, no heartfelt apology to the American people, just change the topic and let’s move on. But the damage had been done, a page had been taken from the propagandist Joseph Goebbels, the bigger the lie, the louder the drumbeat, the more likely the people will believe. To this day, a significant number of the American people believe there was collusion between Russia and Trump. Except this form of contact did not occur.
Next, enter a laptop which was the property of Hunter Biden. It contained tales of corruption, influence peddling and more. But you don’t need to look because the device had all the earmarks of Russian disinformation, a work of fiction. That’s what 51 former intelligence officers proclaimed as they lectured the public for its gullibility. These officers had years of experience, years of contact with such situations and they knew what they were dealing with. Except two years later, they were wrong! Or, maybe they knew they were wrong all along. Russia was not involved! The contents of the laptop was just a good old fashioned example of corruption and influence peddling. In spite of this revelation, the 51 intelligence officials were nowhere to be found and more importantly, no price to pay for their obvious election interference. If the GOP had not gained control of the House in 2023, all would have been swept under the rug and Biden Inc. would be seen as a legitimate enterprise.
But Russia is not the only song which is sung. Power, money, cover ups and calamities come from other sources. In the near past, a global pandemic struck! We were told all were confronted with death, if we did not lock down, mask up, and stay away from our brethren. Six feet to each side and maybe, just maybe we will be okay. All of this contributed to an economic crash, a political and social meltdown, leading the streets to turn to fire and ash. But don’t even suggest the genesis of the disease came from a Chinese lab. No. No. That would be spreading panic, disinformation and possibly racism. Instead, all eyes should be directed towards Dr. Tony Fauci, resident medical expert. On numerous occasions Fauci would proceed to yammer away about masks, and social distancing but if someone dared to challenge the chief medical advisor’s narrative, this subversive would be lambasted as a purveyor of misinformation. Here, at the genesis of the discovery of the disease, when confusion reigned, a clique of experts attempted to control the debate over origins and solutions though the characteristics of the disease were not clear. Despite this lack of understanding of COVID, Fauci and the cabal of so-called experts were willing to label those whose ideas which were contrary to their dominant narrative, aspostates, depositors of misinformation, which essentially meant those theories could possibly have deadly consequences. In spite of this heavy handed tactic, researchers were collecting data, examining evidence and forming theories which were contrary to the dominant narrative, but evidence based. But now years have passed, exhaustive research has been performed, substantiated, replicated and truths are apparent. And what has manifested itself? The virus probably came from a lab, in China no doubt, most masks were ineffective and six feet of social distancing seemed to be quite random. Children were not susceptible to catching the disease, nor were they likely transmitters of disease and they should not have stayed home from school. The collateral damage of these foolhardy policies, the impact on children’s mental health and development is incalculable. Many of these conclusions had become apparent a few months into the lockdowns, but these voices in the wilderness were scoffed at, ridiculed and threatened by the political elites, bureaucracy and media. As usual, no responsibility taken, no reputations lost, no price to pay, unless you are the public.
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