Good to highlight this. We need to keep up with such writing to avoid the passage of time laying a blanket of wilful ignorance over things that should be remembered, not forgotten.
"Against stupidity gods themselves contend in vain..."
Which makes it harder to see the truth when powerful vested interests have nefarious intent.
The first person to die of novel Wuhan coronavirus disease was an elderly man dying of liver failure which - coincidentally - causes symptoms identical to a variety of respiratory ailments. Oh, BTW, the symptoms of a variety of respiratory ailments (viral or otherwise) are identical to the symptoms of: respiratory ailments, allergies, aspirin or other pharmaceutical toxicity, fungal spores, mild spider or snake venom, a relapse of an autoimmune disease, bacterial infections (respiratory or ingestion), .................................................................................... or anything!
I just did a retrospective about the McKibbin & Fernando pandemic modelling from Australia that predicted 96,000 Australians would die of 'covid' if 'the virus was not tamed.' These fear merchants also predicted global economic collapse and 68 million dead around the world. For being spectacularly incorrect, these academics have been lauded by all the usual globalists.
They are the gurus of government interventionism that killed millions.
Imagine: "Help! - blub - I'm drowning - blub - help .." Lifeguard: "Sorry, can't enter the water because Social Distancing. Try to swim! You can make it!" - "Heeeelp - blub blub ......" Oh well, it could have been worse, someone could have died from "covid".
The only thing I couldn't find is the actual "do not enter the water" part, but the other instructions are there. Furthermore, according to "Algoritmo Suporte Básico de Vida Afogamento - Orientações Técnicas", their idea of "covid" style CPR seemed to be as follows: If someone is unconscious and NOT breathing, you should definitely put a surgical mask over that persons' mouth and nose. Or a towel, if no surgical mask is available. Or if you have an oxygen kit, use that for artificial ventilation. You may also do chest compressions. But whatever you do, don't even think about mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-nose resuscitation. To keep everyone safe. Because Virus.
The public are inclined to want to believe in The Science (TM) as a way out of personal fear and uncertainty. What they do not realise is that scientists featured in the media are not necessarily very smart or very knowledgeable. Among my personal acquaintances there are several career scientists, none of whom live up to the perception of scientists in the public mind. There is nothing special about science or scientists to mark them out from gardeners, cooks, bus drivers or auto mechanics. They are not Einsteins. They can be corrupted, and they can self-corrupt due to having exalted ideas about their own intellectual capacity and achievemrents.
I was a biological “scientist” for 10 years, then bailed. Mostly because I couldn’t stand the self important blowhard weirdos I had to deal with on a daily basis. I wouldn’t have hired a single one to mow my lawn, much less trust them with some important real world decision. It’s strange - at the same time media often (correctly) portrays scientists as bumbling nerds completely disconnected from the real world, they also push compliance and reverence for “The Science.” And most of the public swallows it.
Like the time I was bitten by a dog and needed to go to the hospital. The doctor insisted I needed to get a rabies shot. He was VERY insistent. I stood my ground and said I don’t need one. When he finally asked why I said we don’t have rabies in Australia! The argument ended when I sent him to his boss.
Good to highlight this. We need to keep up with such writing to avoid the passage of time laying a blanket of wilful ignorance over things that should be remembered, not forgotten.
"Against stupidity gods themselves contend in vain..."
Which makes it harder to see the truth when powerful vested interests have nefarious intent.
The first person to die of novel Wuhan coronavirus disease was an elderly man dying of liver failure which - coincidentally - causes symptoms identical to a variety of respiratory ailments. Oh, BTW, the symptoms of a variety of respiratory ailments (viral or otherwise) are identical to the symptoms of: respiratory ailments, allergies, aspirin or other pharmaceutical toxicity, fungal spores, mild spider or snake venom, a relapse of an autoimmune disease, bacterial infections (respiratory or ingestion), .................................................................................... or anything!
I just did a retrospective about the McKibbin & Fernando pandemic modelling from Australia that predicted 96,000 Australians would die of 'covid' if 'the virus was not tamed.' These fear merchants also predicted global economic collapse and 68 million dead around the world. For being spectacularly incorrect, these academics have been lauded by all the usual globalists.
They are the gurus of government interventionism that killed millions.
McKibbin served on the Reserve Bank of Australia and is a Harvard Graduate. https://vicparkpetition.substack.com/p/on-fear-mckibbin-fernando-pandemic
Yep, in retrospect, many articles from the so-called early days of the so-called pandemic are hilarious, some of them in a macabre way. This is still one of my favorite pieces: https://www.portugalresident.com/covid-rules-lifeguards-told-try-saving-lives-without-entering-the-water/
Imagine: "Help! - blub - I'm drowning - blub - help .." Lifeguard: "Sorry, can't enter the water because Social Distancing. Try to swim! You can make it!" - "Heeeelp - blub blub ......" Oh well, it could have been worse, someone could have died from "covid".
Haha! I had never seen that. Incredible. Are we sure it's not a spoof - did anyone ever actually see the guidance in writing?
Good question. I haven't seen that particular document, but the National Maritime Authority, which is the equivalent of the coast guard, gave out similar advice: https://www.amn.pt/ISN/recomendacoescovid19/Paginas/default.aspx
The only thing I couldn't find is the actual "do not enter the water" part, but the other instructions are there. Furthermore, according to "Algoritmo Suporte Básico de Vida Afogamento - Orientações Técnicas", their idea of "covid" style CPR seemed to be as follows: If someone is unconscious and NOT breathing, you should definitely put a surgical mask over that persons' mouth and nose. Or a towel, if no surgical mask is available. Or if you have an oxygen kit, use that for artificial ventilation. You may also do chest compressions. But whatever you do, don't even think about mouth-to-mouth or mouth-to-nose resuscitation. To keep everyone safe. Because Virus.
The public are inclined to want to believe in The Science (TM) as a way out of personal fear and uncertainty. What they do not realise is that scientists featured in the media are not necessarily very smart or very knowledgeable. Among my personal acquaintances there are several career scientists, none of whom live up to the perception of scientists in the public mind. There is nothing special about science or scientists to mark them out from gardeners, cooks, bus drivers or auto mechanics. They are not Einsteins. They can be corrupted, and they can self-corrupt due to having exalted ideas about their own intellectual capacity and achievemrents.
I was a biological “scientist” for 10 years, then bailed. Mostly because I couldn’t stand the self important blowhard weirdos I had to deal with on a daily basis. I wouldn’t have hired a single one to mow my lawn, much less trust them with some important real world decision. It’s strange - at the same time media often (correctly) portrays scientists as bumbling nerds completely disconnected from the real world, they also push compliance and reverence for “The Science.” And most of the public swallows it.
Like the time I was bitten by a dog and needed to go to the hospital. The doctor insisted I needed to get a rabies shot. He was VERY insistent. I stood my ground and said I don’t need one. When he finally asked why I said we don’t have rabies in Australia! The argument ended when I sent him to his boss.
It seems that authoring dodgy Proximal Origins papers gets you elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
https://royalsociety.org/people/andrew-rambaut-10341/
He is an evolutionary biologist so not surprising.