The really interesting part is her claim that the the Chinese Communist Party intentionally released the virus and she has evidence.
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Thank you and you're absolutely right, Brian. The "White Flight" (middle class flight?), i.e. leaving the mess behind you, was probably what kept us on this downward trend of societal decline. I've been thinking that us sitting here posting evidence of all of that decline (be it the mask mandates, riots, Covid authoritarianiasm, reverse racism gaining a foothold, etc.) is kind of excessive self-gratification, because we all already know it is a problem.
So what the hell do we do next!? ;) Leaving the mess is undesirable, like you say, because the mess just creeps out further and further from the progressive hotspots, and also because America (and the big job-center cities within her) are "not perfect, but the best option out there." But I always have liked the analogy too, that you don't stay in a crappy school district to "fix" it while your kids are sufferring - you move the hell out of there to a better zip code! So, hmmmm, not sure what the solutions are, but we've got a bunch of intelligent people here from varied backgrounds, with varied skill sets and varied opinions, but we mostly agree on "The Problem" - I'm sure we could come up with some intriguing, new solutions. :)
Unequivocal evidence is a bit of a stretch since all of the points raised in her opinion piece were addressed in previous discussions of the origin(s) of the virus. See link below. Highly technical reading but you can get the gist of it.
"However, the genetic data irrefutably show that SARS-CoV-2 is not derived from any previously used virus backbone."
The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2 | Nature Medicine
https://mobile.twitter.com/deesnider...nna-take-it%2F
Every day sadly brings more examples of how much puss is oozing out of our rotten society. Music is now gone, too- which institutions out there HAVEN'T been purged of anything but progressive thought!?
(I guess when this asshole sang " we're not gonna take it anymore," he meant two-parent homes, unsexualized childhoods, immigration policies that favor citizens, meritocracies... 🤣)
Don't you just love that shit? I went somewhere the other night and got a table with the hostess - without a mask on. It was a fifteen minute wait, so I decided to walk to the back and use the bathroom, for which I was yelled at by multiple employees. When I went back in after my table was ready, I said I didn't have a mask, and they let me just cover my face with my shirt and walk to the table. After being seated I got up and went to the bathroom with no mask and no word from any employee.
I don't eat there anymore .
I wouldn't beat yourself up, Rip. If this is a war for our identity and ideology as Americans, the mask issue is a battle that was lost weeks ago. It's time to pick the next strategy. The next critical terrain feature. We only have so much time left before the election that won't be an election.
When the world started locking down in March, many people objected saying (correctly) the lockdowns are not a long term solution, since the virus cannot be eradicated and it will just wait to spread once lockdowns are lifted. The pro-lockdown set assured us: we just need to flatten the curve to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed and/or do this until we have a vaccine. That was the bargain which many people agreed to.
Surprise, the curve has been "flattened" all summer (hospitals were never overwhelmed even during surges earlier in the year), but no one seems to care. And now that a vaccine is on the horizon, quelle surprise, vaccines aren't enough and we can't pin our hopes on them. So we need to keep businesses closed, kids out of school, and masks on our face probably forever (and as you've noted, the benefits of mask wearing have quickly moved from "they protect others from you" to "they protect you from others").
What the hell is going on? A couple of months ago while the US was going back into lockdown and Europe was getting on with life, I figured this was entirely political. But now I don't know, with the UK, New Zealand, Israel, and many others plunging themselves back into lockdown as their "cases" rise. Why is it that there seems to be no developed country on Earth that has escaped this insanity?
Here's an interesting development: George Soros has apparently bought Fox News.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1306334249105137665
I expect you are right. As an adult, I have read MLK & Cone disagreed on tactics: MLK bargained with white people...while Cone demanded immediate justice.
However, nobody taught me that; there was no Internet to Redpill people. I **was** a child, and I was only taught a few cherry-picked concepts from MLKs "I have a dream" speech.
So, what MLK really believed or actually said is irrelevant. I'm sure Walter Cronkite played a significant role in programming the chosen message in our minds...no different than today.
As children, we knew to run from the haters. We knew who they were because they called us names. We figured they didn't like black and white kids playing together. We associated hating MLK with hating us.
See what I'm trying to convey? There was a change that took place from '63-74 in the simple minds of children. We were reprogrammed....forever. Whatever bullshit adults (including MLK) were doing didn't matter.
And that brings me to a very sad point. The children today have again been reprogrammed with the exact opposite message: black children are taught to hate white people, and white children are taught to hate themselves. No wonder they are all on anxiety meds.
^This is a fascinating observation.^ Thanks!
I believe the manipulators are not "countries"...but instead transnationals that use countries as pawns. Perhaps this is how it's always been.
I like Russians. I agree with Nicholas that we have a great deal in common with the Russian people. The Russians I've met here know & hate tyranny and value freedom more than the typical normie American. When it comes to the Russian government, I'm uninformed. I do wonder if a wedge has been artificially inserted between us and the Russian people. There's truth in what Nich says despite mixing up this Kennedy with this Kennedy. This is a locker room not a PhD dissertation defense.
The MSM tells us Nicholas is wrong and dangerous. Therefore, his ideas are worthy of a ponder. I actually learned to think like that from a couple of young Russians.
Hopefully, there were many towns like ours.Quote:
Originally Posted by johnst_nhb
Let's not dox your / our town, but....You know Coach Woods? Just checkin. ;-)
Well, the conclusion of my "self examination" is.....in the last decade(s?), racism has been reprogrammed back into the minds of a large segment of American society. The good news is...we have organized ourselves into groups so that we can easily identify the racists: they now call themselves Democrats.