There is no such thing as NEW NORMAL. “Normal definition: conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.” Normal is fundamental actuality/truth.
“NEW NORMAL” is Doublespeak. Doublespeak is the language of non-responsibility, carefully constructed to appear to communicate when it fact it doesn’t”.
Normal does not change. Examples of Normal:
Body temperature is 98.6 degrees (F).
Sun rises in the east.
Gravity returns us to earth.
Pressure increases as we descend in the ocean.
Light travels faster than sound.
Circumstances change all the time. Events occur which can be routine, enjoyable, sad, or horrific with variation of degree. People adapt to those changes. However, the changes do not constitute an alteration of normal. The occurrence of an event such as airplanes flying into the world trade centers or a COVID pandemic do not constitute the creation of a “NEW NORMAL.” In fact, the government reaction to both of those circumstances was anything but normal.
Declaration of “new normal” is a harbinger of a modification in any or all legal, cultural, economic, or social structure. The modification is not for the benefit of the population. It is an exploitation of the population. Therefore, when someone, particularly a person or group that wields power, states we have a new normal our reaction should be wariness, alarm, and stringent questioning.
There cannot be a man engineered event that results in a new normal only a cultural shift.
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