Posted on 09/06/2020 6:25:20 AM PDT by logi_cal869
In the early phase of the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic - in defiance of international health officials (WHO) - it became clear that not all countries would implement the draconian lockdowns imposed by governments in China, Europe, most U.S. states and most of the rest of the world. Sweden was one of those countries, having refused to restrict its population with stay-at-home orders, shuttering restaurants & schools or mandating compulsory mitigation measures such as social distancing. Rather, the Swedish government refused to mandate masks or other mandates for its citizens, putting the onus of responsibility upon individuals & businesses (“trust-based”): Schools, restaurants, mass-transit all operated normally. Sanitation, hygiene and general heightened awareness were recommended, particularly against going out if you’re sick.
Common-sense approach, right?
Wrong, according to most of the world’s press and epidemiologists in April & May. The drumbeat of media propaganda and proclamations from national health officials warned that Sweden “was faring far worse than its neighbors” by failing to implement harsh, compulsory - even punitive - government-mandated controls (i.e., strict limits upon citizens’ lives), citing vastly-greater deaths in Sweden as compared to surrounding Nordic countries and labeling its “soft,” controversial “herd immunity” approach as “calamitous,” a “deadly folly,” “stubborn” & “irresponsible.” Furthermore, countries implementing lockdowns promoted the actions by guilting the population into compliance (particularly in the U.S.), i.e. “masking is the responsible thing to do for others”, “out of respect for others”, to “protect other from you” and “failing to comply is like a death sentence to those at-risk.” Such proclamations were wholly irresponsible, considering the shaky science of mandating facial coverings to protect the healthy, to state nothing of the scientific idiocy of cloth facial coverings in-general.
Critics will lambaste my citation and retort with exhortations of “masking effectiveness”, citing multiple papers & sources. Thus, my intent is not to go down the bunny-hole of “study vs. study”: My intent is to wholly-discredit those promoting / supporting / compelling lockdowns and destroying their premise altogether in one fell swoop with a singular event.
Here is the revelation Re the grave milestone:
This occurred September 4th, having reached parity based upon reported numbers at Worldometers.info the day prior. It’s an incredibly-stunning revelation. Why, then, the media silence? How can U.S. states’ governors ignore reality? Ironically, even this week most U.S. governors & political leaders resist relaxing the restrictions. Why? One needs only to view current news to cite the hypocrisy, and the drumbeat of Swedish criticism by “lockdown promoters / defenders” flies in the face of a fatality rate by population which hardly justifies such a reaction: Those under 50 live with a risk of death by drowning and motor vehicle crash which is 2x & 3x, respectively, greater than dying of Wuhan Coronavirus (do the math for yourselves).
In spite of ample scientific & epidemiological evidence to the contrary (even in March), U.S. health leaders (i.e. Anthony Fauci & Deborah Birx) chose to advise a “slow the curve” and “stay-at-home” approach for our population. “What evidence?” you may ask?
Dr. William Farr’s 180 year-old “Farr’s Law” of epidemics, which demonstrates that an epidemic follows a predictable rise in cases (and deaths), declining at a mathematical rate. But as a result of the Fauci/Birx recommendations, >4 of 5 American states’ governors imposed “mitigation measures”, the “new normal” as described by fear-mongering, lockdown defenders. History will undoubtedly demonstrate the untenable nature of those decisions due not only to the impact upon the Treasury from “stimulus / unemployment / hardship” direct payments from the treasury, but loss of businesses, homes and economic output to-boot. Frankly, the full damage won’t be realized until every municipal, county & state entity drafts their new ‘revenue’ forecasts for the next budgetary cycle (tax receipts have cratered), to state nothing of the precipice of foreclosures and bankruptcies sure to follow as the full effect of July’s end of “forebearance” is realized.
The lockdowns were also deadly. The intransigence of medical professionals to adopt alternative treatments for afflicted patients has killed many: In spite of ample evidence of the prophylactic & therapeutic effectiveness of Hydroxychloroquine and my own working theory governing propylene glycol mist therapy, doctors show preference for demonstrably-failed ventilator therapy (a death-sentence, by some accounts). The marshalling of medical resources for a forecasted “surge” had tragic effects as well: Statistics due out next year are sure to demonstrate a prohibitive rise in suicides and deaths from otherwise-preventable health conditions due to stay-at-home orders, termination of millions of jobs and restrictions upon “elective” medical procedures imposed to keep the hospitals free of capacity for a “modeled” infection surge which never came.
Critics will charge that the “surge” or consequent “2nd wave / 3rd wave” never materialized as a result of the efficacy of the lockdowns, but that begs the obvious question:
How, then, is it possible that the U.S. achieved parity with Sweden’s death-rate by population, a country which DID NOT impose restrictive “mitigation measures” upon its healthy population? I would argue that propaganda played a role: The media was complicit - a key player - in compelling compliance with WHO directives which were adopted by the U.S. under Fauci/Birx. For example, MSN promoted this Business Insider piece which compared Illinois to Iowa (the latter NOT having imposed stay-at-home orders like Illinois):
That was May 21st. As of September 2nd, Illinois’ death rate by population (655/1M) is nearly twice that of Iowa (357/1M) and ironically higher than Sweden (576). It should now be clear that the facts of this epidemic are not as we’ve been told by the “experts” and that deaths are not avoided by “flattening the curve”: They have merely lengthened the epidemic. The obvious question is “Why?” I would argue “politics”.
In conclusion:
The U.S. parity to Sweden’s deaths-per-million is prima facie evidence that lockdowns are useless. Sweden’s approach – running the gamut of “mitigation measures” which they refused to compel - can no longer be labeled as a “failure” and their leaders can no longer be pilloried as having “killed its citizens”.
In the wake of this milestone, there is no scientific nor medical rationale for continuing government mandates as they currently exist. We must learn to live with this virus rather than fight an untenable battle and cease politicization of the “Virus Crisis”. Moving forward, people would be wise to hearken the Reagan dictum of the “10 most feared words”:
“We’re here from the government and we’re here to help.”
It is a tragedy on multiple levels that this epidemic will be decided not by governmental action or medical progress, but by an election and a 180 year-old paradigm of epidemics; we shall see how this plays out in the coming weeks as news of this “grave milestone” is such that the mainstream media can no longer ignore it.
It’s time to get back to normal. The science of Farr’s Law will deliver an end to this epidemic faster and less costly than government mandates. It’s the reason that Spanish Flu quietly slithered away, much like Wuhan Coronavirus will do...if our “leaders” would just let it.
Back in March, ordinary Americans were told not to procure masks for their personal safety.
Ordinary Americans were lied to.
Excellent Home grown post,
Thanks!
I will pass along as such.
Deaths by drowning or car crash will be classified as Covid-19 deaths when the persons involved test positive for the virus.
I’d be mote excited about it if I could trust the figures.
Agree, and don’t forget the testing amplification of 40 will result in false positives in 90% of “cases”. The case numbers and death numbers both are skewed for a desired result and are not reliable. Pathetic!
Many people will take a long time to “get back to normal.” They are terrified. Mask wearing is a large part of it.
Psychological programming works.
Perhaps I could summarize: Listen to Fauci. Then do the opposite.
Unfortunately, Fauci and the US Gov are actively working to PREVENT life-saving therapies from being explored. It is like the gov recommendation of “The Food Pyramid” that resulted in an explosion of obesity and health-issues. Once a small clique of people make a recommendation to the government - even if well-meaning - they seem unable to back down in the face of new evidence. Their professional pride won’t let them admit they screwed the pooch!
And all of America is the pooch being screwed.
I think this is very good. I still wonder how many people really died of CoVid 19, and I often wonder if each country counts its deaths the same way, which I would doubt.
Bogus figures or not the point is that Sweden appears to have achieved herd immunity.
It came without shutdowns.
It came without Vaccines.
It came without Cuomo, Birx and Fauci.
/grinch
The “Fear” instilled in
Children is Criminal!
“Washing hands while
Singing ‘Happy Birthday’”
Irreparable damage has
Been done to kids.
Not to mention the Masks!
Ordinary Americans are on average much fatter than ordinary Swedes.
Planet Fitness reopened here in North Carolina and I immediately canceled my membership. When ask why, I just shot them a cold stare and responded, you’ve got to be kidding. Exercise with a mask and pass out due to increased CO2?
True. Estimates put those deaths anywhere between 20-40% of the total. Ironically, Sweden had problems with nursing home exposure as well (for much different reasons).
But the fact remains that the U.S. death rate should never have exceeded 30% of Sweden’s had lockdowns and mandates (masks) proven effective, rendering the nursing home factor pretty much moot.
As of today, the statistics demonstrate parity once again between our two countries (577 deaths-per-million. I would explain that as reporting delays due to the holiday); I hazard an obvious guess that Sweden’s will stall and ours will continue to rise...and it won’t bear any relation upon criminal governors’ actions.
My massage parlor is making us wear masks. I don’t want to wear a mask while getting a massage, let alone exercising.
Unfortunately, I have six prepaid massages that I cannot get refunded. I put a freeze on more prepaid massages accumulating. I cannot cancel my membership until I use up my massages.
I think I am just going to have to bite the bullet and get it done because it doesn’t seem this madness is going to end anytime soon. It’s a sad state of affairs when you don’t want to get a massage.
I had to wear a mask for over an hour yesterday at a grocery I was doing a lot of strategic coupon shopping in. It’s one of my favorite ones (says “Plandemic”), but unfortunately it has a tendency to slip up over my nose, forcing me to pull it down all the time.
My sinuses are in bad shape this morning.
You bring up Sweden. For comparison look up in deaths per million
Denmark-108
Finland-—61,
Norway—50
on Worldometer — https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Also
Germany— 112
Sweden -— 577
USA —— 582
Canada ——242
Deaths per million
New Zealand -— 5
Australia—— 29
Japan -— 11
Socialist solutions are often death sentences. Hence, the Democrat/Socialist party has imposed various levels of corporeal and business death sentences across the American landscape. Why? Anything to turn the voting public against PDJT.
Democrat/Socialist hatred of the US and its Constitution can never be underestimated. As President Trump has said, "The Democrats are coming for you. I'm just standing in their way." If the Democrat/Socialists and their minions in the MSM have to kill millions of Americans to get their way, like socialists before them, they will.
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