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Science, Politics, and COVID: Will Truth Prevail?
Imprimis ^ | February 2021 | Scott W. Atlas

Posted on 03/14/2021 10:37:11 AM PDT by Retain Mike

First, I have been shocked at the unprecedented exertion of power by the government since last March—issuing unilateral decrees, ordering the closure of businesses, churches, and schools, restricting personal movement, mandating behavior, and suspending indefinitely basic freedoms. Second, I was and remain stunned—almost frightened—at the acquiescence of the American people to such destructive, arbitrary, and wholly unscientific rules, restrictions, and mandates.

The pandemic also brought to the forefront things we have known existed and have tolerated for years: media bias, the decline of academic freedom on campuses, the heavy hand of Big Tech, and—now more obviously than ever—the politicization of science. Ultimately, the freedom of Americans to seek and state what they believe to be the truth is at risk.

(Excerpt) Read more at imprimis.hillsdale.edu ...


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: covid19; freedom; media; pandemic
Thgis is the second Imprimis article on the subject and provides an example of big tech censoring the debate.
1 posted on 03/14/2021 10:37:11 AM PDT by Retain Mike
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To: Retain Mike

The truth doesn’t weaponize and arm itself.


2 posted on 03/14/2021 10:38:15 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: Retain Mike
Will Truth Prevail?<\i>

No!

3 posted on 03/14/2021 10:43:03 AM PDT by An.American.Expatriate (Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
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To: Retain Mike

The Doctor exists to cure people of their ailments.

The lawyer exists to argue.

The politician exists to make money.

The media and press exist to get paid for what they say.

The academics exist to talk.


4 posted on 03/14/2021 10:54:04 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: equaviator

Truth is the first casualty of any violent or criminal action.

It’s dead, Jim.

Replaced with a mythical narrative that only has to SOUND plausible. Then that plausibility is exploded, then no further interest is expressed in the consequences, move on, nothing to see here, folks.


5 posted on 03/14/2021 11:02:30 AM PDT by alloysteel (¡Viva la Revolución! It worked for Castro....)
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To: Retain Mike

The people that I have talked to who are terrified of Covid are female.

Generally, I think that females are extremely trusting of the medical system.

They are terrified and believe that only the medical system can remove their feelings of terror.

Have you ever been around a terrified person?

There is no reasoning with them.

They are terrified and want that feeling of terror gone.

The Democrat leaders know how to use fear to their advantage.

There is money, big money, being made off of Covid.


6 posted on 03/14/2021 11:03:39 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: Retain Mike

When did the noun “harm” become pluralized?


7 posted on 03/14/2021 11:26:31 AM PDT by Walrus (I do not consent)
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To: Retain Mike

I’ve been saying since exactly this time last year

Screw this stupid bug - it’s just the flu bro

this is a giant worldwide communist plot

Do you doubt me at all now?

And if you want to doubt what I’m talking about from a scientific standpoint

The federal government, led by our wonderful president, Donald J Trump leapt into action - formed the coronavirus task force - started researching all aspects of covid 19 sars 2. in great detail

He had nationwide distribution of all kinds of medical equipment

and had a conference every day which I listened to dutifully

Those conferences which were led by Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Debora
Birx ended on April 16 of last year

Neither Fauci nor Berks appeared and the subject was changed to opening up America again that was April 16 of last year

That is when the actual real scientist in the federal government determines exactly what this thing was how much of a threat it was how virulent it was how deadly it was and determined it was no threat at all for the most part

Everything from that standpoint has been politics

All this years and has ever been as a giant communist plot in control scheme and it’s gone way beyond this little wimpy flu virus

They’ve been planning this garbage for many many decades and all the global elite communist asswipes all jumped into action and are still trying to keep this thing going a year later

A FRIKJNG YEAR LATER.


8 posted on 03/14/2021 12:02:46 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (Fraud !!! Now we’re off the TRUMP TRAIN and on the Swamp express to communist hell !! TRUTH! )
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To: Retain Mike

https://childrenshealthdefense.salsalabs.org/3-14-21-defender?wvpId=b926348b-4add-4055-9eee-9e3c4963f988


9 posted on 03/14/2021 12:05:01 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (THE DEEP STATE HATES US! IT DETESTS TRUMP!!)
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To: Retain Mike

Science has been corrupt with wokeness..ie leftist politics.
Any real science gets shutdown and cancelled.


10 posted on 03/14/2021 12:56:52 PM PDT by snarkytart
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To: Walrus
Way back in the Revolution.

"I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way." John Paul Jones

11 posted on 03/14/2021 5:04:15 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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To: blueunicorn6

There were a bunch of idiots like that at the church we no longer attend. They were afraid of guns. That is like being afraid of a head of cabbage. It has the same volition.


12 posted on 03/14/2021 5:08:51 PM PDT by Retain Mike ( Sat Cong)
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To: alloysteel

A person can believe all of that or not but nobody should ever try to ensure that it happens just because it’s what they believe.


13 posted on 03/15/2021 1:54:27 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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