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Aug 9, 2022Liked by epimetheus

"Appallingly, the IPH claims that there’s virtually no difference between mRNA injections vs. ‘other’ vaccines."

Hehehe. Here's a prediction: a year or five from now, when it becomes obvious that childhood vaccination rates are plummeting, these clowns will start yelling at the top of their lungs that mRNA is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT from other vaccines, and in fact, mRNA isn't even a vaccine, and PLEASE get your children vaccinated!!! Just wait and see...

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I think (fear) you'r right about this.

We'll probably see the resurgence of illnesses of past times, and let's see who we get to scapegoat: oh, why, the unvaxxed, ain't it?

If they switch from mRNA = like all other vaccines to they aren't, a lot of boosted people will get pissed.

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Aug 9, 2022·edited Aug 9, 2022

I am coming to doubt your conclusion - that truth will come out and then there will be hell to pay.

The former part of that is just about possible; I have no hope of the latter part, because the powers-that-be are retaining their power, and will not put their own heads in nooses; further, and sadly, there will be no popular impetus for that.

The best we can hope for is a grudging acceptance on the part of the authorities that 'mistakes were made', perhaps with a large fine or two paid by a pharma giant, which will in turn be accepted by most people, and a period of quiet while the powers-that-be regroup and try again.

I spent the weekend with my younger brother and my sister and our respective families. I would say we are all of considerably above average intelligence. Apologies, but that is important here.

My sister is entirely in line with me, her husband generally relaxed and of the belief that things are a bit odd but not alarmingly so. As long as we are not locked down again he will chalk it all up to experience.

My brother essentially believes the narrative and where the obvious truth conflicts with the narrative he tends to shrug his shoulders, proffer half-expanations, cherry-pick the odd error in what I say or show him and ignore the incontrovertible evidence. His wife works for the NHS co-ordinating vaccines (though she is more sceptical than he is and has asked to be moved).

Luckily we all get on - I haven't fallen out with anyone over these vaccines, though most of my friends think I'm either mad or eccentric on the issue.

My brother is not stupid, by any means, and he has experience of working in politics at a high level in the UK (he is now in industry).

We discussed this whole topic fairly briefly over breakfast. He epitomises the general attitude of the British intelligentsia and middle classes, which is that

- there is no 'they'

- if there is a 'they' then, based on his experience in UK government circles, they're incompetent and couldn't do what I say they're doing by design so insofar as they are doing anything it is by cock-up

- what are they doing, anyway... I haven't read about it in the newspapers.

I have explained to him that it is precisely that he hasn't read about things which are emphatically 'news stories' which should concern him, and pointed out that the media here is being supported with millions of pounds in grants and other funding, and he shrugs and reaches for another croissant.

I'm sorry to say that I find it all rather dispiriting.

But keep up the good work, nonetheless.

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Aug 9, 2022·edited Aug 9, 2022

We may just be heading to "Sovietization" in the following sense: no, we cannot actually remove them from power (at least not for another decade or three), but people trust them less and less, and avoiding their diktats becomes a badge of honor. "What did those clowns come up with again? God... Whom can I bribe so that I can actually get stuff done?" When you get to that point, your country is in a bad place.

Re: intelligence

The basic principles are very, very simple. "Do not believe anything those people tell you." A perfect dimwit can manage that, provided it's in his interests to do so. These clowns have been screwing ordinary people for a long time, and so an increasing number of ordinary people (the dimwits among them included) are adopting this basic principle.

More intelligent people generally use their brain power to persuade, rather than to get at the truth. Lawyer mode over scientist mode, if you will. (Actually, that even applies to scientists. As we've seen.) If you are one of "those people," then it's in your interest to rationalize everything away, and the more intelligent you are, the more effective you're going to be (OJ is innocent, you know). The thing is, a lawyer will represent anyone who pays him. So, how much longer can "those people" buy off most of the intelligent?

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I think the difference between now and then (ie USSR times) is that now they have the technological surveillance capability that Stalin and his successors could only dream of.

They can obviously read our communications here, and know who we are and where we are (I'm not saying they're bothering to do so, but the capability exists).

They also (in the west) have a post-religious, highly divided and easily demoralised people. We are I think for the most-part weak, fat, lazy, cowardly, and malleable. Perhaps that will change.

Additionally, as I say, they are still supported by many of the population. I agree re intelligence - I just wanted to make the point that my brother and brother in law are not stupid and *ostensibly* easily-led people.

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Aug 9, 2022·edited Aug 9, 2022

Yes, definitely, they have technological capabilities that Stalin could only have dreamed of. It's unclear to what extent this is relevant, though. Sure, they can read everything we write here, and they know (or have the ability to know) everything we've ever googled, etc. However, they do not actually have the manpower (or sufficiently powerful AI) to make sense of it all. So, it's more like this: if you start bothering them in a very obvious way, they can go back ten years into the past and dig up the most problematic stuff you've ever done online and use it against you. But if you keep a low profile, they'll leave you (and millions like you) alone. Is this very different from what Stalin was able to do? As a matter of fact, I remember watching some lecture about Stalin. Before he became important, they mockingly called him "товарищ картотека" ("comrade card file" or something like that) because he kept notes on everyone around him. Ah, but then he could use the information he had in order to eliminate them later on, if they bothered him in some way.

So, anyone trying to lead a "revolution" might have a problem, but millions of ordinary people skirting the rules can generally avoid getting into trouble. (It might still be possible to organize a "revolution," but it would probably require [Algerian] FLN type of organization: lots of more or less autonomous cells, no obvious leadership. Mind you, I didn't say a "revolution" would necessarily improve anything! That's a completely different matter.) Meanwhile, every day life crapifies more and more. Eventually, our societies get outcompeted by those in which useful things can be done more easily.

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Lies by omission are the hardest to detect.

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They are, but I think this is prima faci evidence of how they're doing it.

Also, they won't answer emails or even press enquiries--believe me, I've tried.

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Weird. Here, Covid is more gone than ever. So is any mention of vaccines. They barely remind the vulnerable patients about boosters even.

Most visible marker is supermarkets having sales on Covid-test for home use.

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Aug 9, 2022·edited Aug 9, 2022Author

Strangely enough, here too, with th exception of texted appointment invitations.

I'm sure some 30-40% of the 'eligible' will get the 4th jab (even though it's arguably a bad idea).

Sometimes we see a few masked people, typically elderly German-speaking tourists vomited up by cruise ships. I do wonder why they do that, and more than once I was tempted to walk over and ask (but I haven't done so).

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