The fourth estate is supposedly one of the pillars of Western democracy. It is instructive to read articles on this topic from a ‘BC’ (Before Covid) age: “The hallmark of the fourth estate is that it scrutinises the actions of public officials and political institutions in the interest of the public, serving as a watchdog that holds the other three estates (the legislation, the executive and the judiciary)” and (in the Guardian, no less): “Democracy and civil society need informed citizens, otherwise they will have difficulties in surviving”.
The West still nominally signs up to these ideals. Consider this from August 2020: “Covid-19 must not be used as an excuse to restrict citizens’ fundamental freedoms. Freedom of the press, of opinion, of expression, and of assembly are all universally recognised human rights and are guaranteed by the Zimbabwean Constitution. The government also has a responsibility to investigate and prosecute those respo nsible for violating human rights”. The authors of this missive? None other than The Heads of Mission of Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.[1]
For the first time in history medical treatment, protocols are not being formulated based on the experience of the physicians treating the largest number of patients successfully, but rather individuals and bureaucracies that have never treated a single patient—including Anthony Fauci, Bill Gates, EcoHealth Alliance, the CDC, WHO, state public health officers and hospital administrators
The media (TV, newspapers, magazines, etc), medical societies, state medical boards and the owners of social media have appointed themselves to be the sole source of information concerning this so-called “pandemic”.[2]
But, just as disturbing as the stream of drivel being poured out by governments and their main stream media mouthpieces are the incoherent invectives of millions of individuals, — the herd is just as mad as the picadors.
Before the #plandemic I would have said, "with 7 billion humans there's bound to be some weird shiite!" Since there's no end in sight for the #plandemic, now I know these ravings are the signs of normalcy, since everything seems to be one flying dildo after the next.[3]
"America is slipping into the abyss as households get a taste of what it's like to live in Venezuela. It's not that far off from what people are experiencing today: soaring inflation, shortages, a ruling regime which so many claim was not elected by the majority and soon, rolling blackouts."[4] Ironic, that we are turning into the Iran, Venezuela, Cuba that we embargo, —
[T]he driving force behind the embargo was the extreme anti-communist animus that has driven America ever since the federal government was converted from a limited-government republic to a national-security state after World War II. That was when the Pentagon, the vast and permanent military-industrial-congressional complex, the CIA, and the NSA came into existence. It’s also when the Cold War began, which itself was driven by the extreme anti-Russia, anti-communist animus that ultimately led to U.S. interventionism in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, countless other foreign interventions, an empire of foreign and domestic military bases, ever-increasing budgets for the “defense” establishment, and omnipotent government in the form of dark-side, non-reviewable, totalitarian-like powers, including the power of engaging in secret state-sponsored assassinations.[5]
Foreseeable, predictable crumbling of empire as it ossifies around central power and dogma ... but. all the oligarchs have mansions with backup generators. Welcome to 3rd world America, the best imitation possible with advanced technologies implemented by greedy politicians for a Luddite public.
What to do? In the short-term we'll remain in the little spot of yellow, Texas, that still has a shredded remnant of freedom and independence, but the trend towards incorporation with the rest of the dysfunctional federal system is strong.
The main thing, — don't consume the Soylent Green. ™ Stay mentally alert until the end by avoiding the herd's anxiety, dementia and Alzheimer's.
Who knows, perhaps one of my kids will cast me a death mask as full of irony, exemplary of stoicism and lack of fear as Field Marshall Erwin Rommel's.
[1] (1.4.2022) Corporate-backed censorship does not keep us ‘safe’ — Public discourse is broken, HART - Health Advisory & Recovery Team, https://www.hartgroup.org/corporate-backed-censorship-does-not-keep-us-safe/
[2] Blaylock R. L. (2022). COVID UPDATE: What is the truth? Surgical Neurology International, 13, 167, https://doi.org/10.25259/SNI_150_2022
[3] Amy Sukwan, 21.5.2022, Memes From a Former Stripper, Again, — I'm Not Sure I Want to Say What She Does for a Living Now, Substack, https://tinyurl.com/2cotcwls
[4] Tyler Durden, (20.5.2022) "Build Blackouts Better": Half of America Faces Power Blackouts This Summer, Regulator Warns, ZeroHedge, https://tinyurl.com/2y8zo9v3
[5] Jacob G. Hornberger (24.5.2022) Statist Ecstasy Over Cuban Suffering, The Future of Freedom Foundation, https://www.fff.org/2022/05/24/statist-ecstasy-over-cuban-suffering/