Posted on 05/21/2020 6:06:15 PM PDT by Hojczyk
Doing this, however, lifts the cap on non-exposure gained from the lockdown. That is why no government has an explicit exit strategy: what political leaders call the controlled easing of lockdowns actually means controlled progress toward herd immunity.
Governments cannot openly avow this, because that would amount to admitting that herd immunity is the objective. And it is not yet even known whether and for how long infection confers immunity. Much better, then, to pursue this goal silently, under a cloud of obfuscation, and hope that a vaccine arrives before most of the population is infected.
Emphasis added. I think Skidelsky is right, and governments across the Western world are engaged in an elaborate charade in which the real strategy they are pursuingif there is oneis never truthfully disclosed. Governors in the U.S. say they are lifting restrictions when it is safe to do so. But how is it safe? The virus hasnt gone away, and it isnt going to go away.
I would only add that if Skidelsky wants to see a real cloud of obfuscation, he should come to Minnesota and listen to Governor Tim Walz blather incoherently through his frequent press conferences.
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From my perspective, if they'll criminally compromise, undermine and attempt to overthrow the legitimately elected president of the United States, they're capable of anything.
Um...the point of the lockdown was to destroy the economy.
Nothing else.
The indigenous Americans were isolated from certain viruses, how well did that turn out?
Exposure is key.
Can you name one RNA-based virus that has been defeated, say, with a vaccine? I say defeated, not brought to a point where we simply pay no attention to the deaths, because they are no longer “novel”.
Polio
Note to self: Don’t accept blankets from flubros
hehehe
or mandatory vaccines from billionaires who believe the world is overpopulated and demand legal protections against side effects like death.
polio is close to being “defeated” not quite yet... there was a slight resurgence amongst the unwashed lately...
“It gives them a sense of security whie being exposed to the virus.”
That’s funny - and true. Never thought of that before.
Falls under, “Fool’s paradise”.
Time to decide.
How much Liberty are you willing to give for the illusion of safety.
Sometimes I think I’m living in the fable, “The Emperor’s New Clothes”.
The charlatans who designed the invisible clothes are Fauci, Gates, and Birx.
The tailors and sewists who made the clothes are the media and the RATs.
The invisible wardrobe is the hype about the seriousness of the flu.
The Emperor is America.
The Fearbros and Karens are the compliant and naive townspeople.
The Flubros are pointing and yelling, “IT ISN’T REAL. NONE OF IT IS REAL! WE’RE BEING CONNED!” (Maybe Trump is a silent Flubro.)
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