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Virus#26: Chapter 12 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the cult of the front- line worker

Chapter 12 “lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the cult of the front-line worker” There are the medical professionals and politicians who form the top of the pyramid in the COVID narrative but there are also grocers, gas station attendants, bus and taxi drivers and a whole host of people in “essential businesses” that remained openContinue reading “Virus#26: Chapter 12 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the cult of the front- line worker”

Virus#26:Chapter 11 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the failure of social distancing

Chapter 11: “lessons leant from COVIDs: the failure of social distancing” During the COVID-19 waves there was a politico-medico obsession with social distancing to the extent failure to adhere to it could result in warnings from COVID-19 “police forces”, fines, imprisonment and of course the dressing down given by “outraged” municipal, state, provincial and federalContinue reading “Virus#26:Chapter 11 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: the failure of social distancing”

Virus #26: Chapter 10 Lessons to be learnt from the COVIDs: Propaganda’s effect

Chapter 10 “Lessons learnt from COVIDs: propaganda’s effect” In the guise of an advertising campaign Canadians were bombarded with an incessant stream of propaganda. Propaganda is primarily a tool of totalitarian governments to maintain control of its citizens. The volume of it will dim independent thinking. However, at some point, particularly with people not familiarContinue reading “Virus #26: Chapter 10 Lessons to be learnt from the COVIDs: Propaganda’s effect”

Virus #26:Chapter 9 lessons learnt from the COVIDs; people were amoebas

Chapter 9 “lessons learnt from the COVIDs; people are amoebas” At least a toddler has some power of rational thought including the power to stand up to parental dictatorship. That may manifest itself in stubbornness, anger or temper tantrums hence the expression “terrible twos”. The overwhelming majority of the population sucked up the steady streamContinue reading “Virus #26:Chapter 9 lessons learnt from the COVIDs; people were amoebas”

VIRUS#26: Chapter 8 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: people were treated as toddlers

Chapter 8” lessons learnt from the COVIDs; people were treated like toddlers” Now if you have raised children when they get to the terrible twos and have started their growth into toddlerdom you find constant repetition is necessary to correct their behaviour. Keep drilling the message in. In political terms it amounts to parental dictatorship.Continue reading “VIRUS#26: Chapter 8 lessons learnt from the COVIDs: people were treated as toddlers”

Poetry Corner : “what about Pence?”

What about Pence? There has been much focus of late on Trumpfor his years in office you look like you were paralyzed like a gopher on a stump You’ve had a good VP play and had your dayBut particularly today why do you have nothing to say? Some may opine you are in league withContinue reading “Poetry Corner : “what about Pence?””

VIRUS#26: Chapter 7 Was reopening premature?

Chapter 7 “was reopening premature?” From a medical perspective re-opening the economy repeatedly during the COVIDs was an error of huge magnitude. So much emphasis was placed on “flattening the curve” it blinded a reality check that as effective as social distancing was it simply insulated millions temporarily from being infected. Out of the protectiveContinue reading “VIRUS#26: Chapter 7 Was reopening premature?”

Poetry Corner: “the gentleness of impeachment”

The gentleness of impeachment So Trump gets impeacheda laughable tap on his knuckles?as the enemies of America break into chuckles Would the long list of COVID protocols breached in which the Trumpster basked unmaskedcould this constitute a charge of manslaughter some to me asked?just drink a cup of bleachand forget social distancing on Memorial DayContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “the gentleness of impeachment””

Poetry Corner: “Good-bye former President Trump”

Good-bye Former President Trump Good riddance to Donald J. Trumpwith two impeachments you are getting a kick in the rumpYou promised many times if you lost the election the United States you’d leaveand not even your deceived supporters will grieve Please go far away I’m sick and tired of your cruditybullyingcajolinglack of mannersrudenessarrogancerecklessnessstirring up ofContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Good-bye former President Trump””

Virus#26: Some of the path of destruction of COVID-19

Chapter 4 “some of the path of destruction of COVID-19” So you now know it originated from Wuhan, China with the co-operation either knowingly or innocently with the American presidential administration. We know that it gave China a relatively tame go but ravaged Italy and Spain initially and gradually took a severe first wave tollContinue reading “Virus#26: Some of the path of destruction of COVID-19”