1/We are there. By ceding control exclusively to medical types focused only on stopping deaths from a virus, the precedent is now cemented in the elite and non-thinking ppl's heads, this is the proper way, since mankind never did it right before.
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
theatlantic.com/health/archive…
2/Worse, the "WORST CARE!" alarmism is now the expected method of calculating all pandemics forever more. Side observation:. Like every death now is from COVID-19, all communal things like the common cold will henceforth be elevated to the exhaulted "SCIENCE!" status....
3/Now, just as mankind has never "done socialism right," the doomsayer's have flipped the narrative on what it is to quarantine....coz humanity got this far (too many of us have, according to Bill Gates, it seems, among other "thinkers") by handling disease wrong!
4/It us soooooo refreshing to know isolating the ppl affected, while letting the healthy go about life is now do "OK, Boomer!" territory.
Are being warned by this Atlantic article, we have to shut down again when COVID-19 returns....(based on "models" no doubt) and...
Are being warned by this Atlantic article, we have to shut down again when COVID-19 returns....(based on "models" no doubt) and...
5/we get the it's happened forever winter flu. ZOMG! HIDE INSIDE! WASH YOUR HANDS! COUGH IN YOUR ELBOW! sequel.
Related: "Public Health" Fauci & Brix lecture us about also includes issues of suicides, domestic, child & substance abuse.
Read this:
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Related: "Public Health" Fauci & Brix lecture us about also includes issues of suicides, domestic, child & substance abuse.
Read this:
threadreaderapp.com/thread/1253757…
6/That was from a front line worker this morning. He's actually seeing horrible consequences in larger numbers than COVID-19 conditions.
Now, as the F&B duo do, apply that "model" liberally to Nation. Bad.
And this, less anecdotal, more data based:
Now, as the F&B duo do, apply that "model" liberally to Nation. Bad.
And this, less anecdotal, more data based:
7/On Aor 13th, Bill Bennett said call were up 300% to crisis lines. @dbongino reported 2 days ago, a good friend committed suicide over financial issues. It's here, it's real, it's killing ppl who see no hope.
amp.dailycaller.com/2020/04/13/edu…
amp.dailycaller.com/2020/04/13/edu…
8/Scientific American indicates suicides will rise as direct result of this "lock down" (which is functionally what it is):
blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/c…
blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/c…
9/and to wrap up this disasterous "unintended consequences" (or was it?) point:
Data based on suicide rates coupled to long term unemployment rates. We're at 20+% now kiddies and climbing
Data based on suicide rates coupled to long term unemployment rates. We're at 20+% now kiddies and climbing
10/From the above articles, I can draw no conclusions other than paraphrasing "Animal Farm:" "Some deaths are more equal than others!"
Note tho, embedded in those discussions the abuse issues will rise as well. Horrible. Some of those cases will be "unequal deaths"
Note tho, embedded in those discussions the abuse issues will rise as well. Horrible. Some of those cases will be "unequal deaths"
11/as well as effects that will last for a life time to the survivors, unlike being able to recover from COVID-19.
In the quest to fight just one battle of a total war for name recognition, our "betters" are sacrificing all others for their legacy, IMHO.
But there's more....
In the quest to fight just one battle of a total war for name recognition, our "betters" are sacrificing all others for their legacy, IMHO.
But there's more....
12/Logistically, we comprehend how screwed up things are now, but every single day we don't tear off the bandage and start shoring up a collapsing system, the worldwide system deteriorates quickly.
Now with meat packing plants starting to be shut down, think about
Now with meat packing plants starting to be shut down, think about
13/just in that case, a meatless future.
Why? Caller to rush the other day, a beef producer, clearly explained how our "new normals" are causing decisions in supply chain. Clearest one I head was with eggs.
Since restaurants closed, with normal production,
Why? Caller to rush the other day, a beef producer, clearly explained how our "new normals" are causing decisions in supply chain. Clearest one I head was with eggs.
Since restaurants closed, with normal production,
14/they tried to shift to retail packing eggs, but...they have run out of containers to put them in for that market. Response: euthanize the laying chickens so they don't have it to deal with it.
Think ripping off bandage, yelling "Get me some eggs!" and being told
Think ripping off bandage, yelling "Get me some eggs!" and being told
15/it's going to take a while to breed new chickens to replace the ones we had to kill because we couldn't deliver output anywhere.
Dairy farms are dumping milk. Beef producer saying they're trying to slow the maturation timeline to avoid having to kill off the steers.
Dairy farms are dumping milk. Beef producer saying they're trying to slow the maturation timeline to avoid having to kill off the steers.
16/This is serious stuff.
Far too many ppl think stuff just magically appears. Nope, it takes planning and infrastructure maintained in operating order to meet demand.
So right there, but 1 example of impending disaster not some BS model.
But, wait! There's still more
Far too many ppl think stuff just magically appears. Nope, it takes planning and infrastructure maintained in operating order to meet demand.
So right there, but 1 example of impending disaster not some BS model.
But, wait! There's still more
17/Now let's jump another economic level:
For at least 20 yrs, China has developed a middle class if sorts, and how did they do that? They played on our consumerism of the Western World by offering inexpensive labor.
As we see now, it has become an economic blunder.
For at least 20 yrs, China has developed a middle class if sorts, and how did they do that? They played on our consumerism of the Western World by offering inexpensive labor.
As we see now, it has become an economic blunder.
18/So we've heavily industrialized China by our spending and...yes, it lived hundreds of millions out if poverty, not by the CCPs good planning and compassion, but because we pay to live with luxury.
Note tho how we are criticized externally and internally for it....
Note tho how we are criticized externally and internally for it....
19/even as that factor puts food on tables I'm many households worldwide....
Do, what's the catch?
I see two major economic issues that are now in play.
1. If we pull manufacturing out of China as punishment combo with smartly diversifying our sources, what does the CCP
Do, what's the catch?
I see two major economic issues that are now in play.
1. If we pull manufacturing out of China as punishment combo with smartly diversifying our sources, what does the CCP
20/inherit? Hundreds of millions of previously middle class unemployed. You thought Hong Kong protests were bad? Nah, those were a kid yelling to get candy at checkout line by comparison.
The bind:. So who else will China get to replace our demand in their factories?
The bind:. So who else will China get to replace our demand in their factories?
21/Ding ding ding! No one.
As #SleepyJie says, "It's a big F'n DEAL!"
Oh, yes it is......
But before I develop this trail further:
2. China is binge buying stocks worldwide.
From India
techcrunch.com/2020/04/18/to-…
As #SleepyJie says, "It's a big F'n DEAL!"
Oh, yes it is......
But before I develop this trail further:
2. China is binge buying stocks worldwide.
From India
techcrunch.com/2020/04/18/to-…
23/And before I started saving these links, seeing a big picture, multi faceted disaster on the horizon, I saw a FB posted video of a guy about a few days after we dropped below 20k DJI 1st time, saying he was seeing China buying up US company stocks at bargain basement pricing.
24/What does that mean, when connected to point 1?
It means, owning enough stock gives you controlling interest.
It means, as each major country, using China as a manufacturing end point, as we/they "suggest" or by law, require their companies to leave China.....
It means, owning enough stock gives you controlling interest.
It means, as each major country, using China as a manufacturing end point, as we/they "suggest" or by law, require their companies to leave China.....
25/there will be that "I can't do that, Dave" 2001 A Space Odessey moment, but it will not be HAL 9000, but the HAL CCP majority stockholders saying it.
26/Now we're all open to economic blackmail that China has already suggested they could do with our medicAl/phamacuducals.....
Getting a bit more upset with the dynamic duo who are doing this to the World? You should be.
Now the synergism of those econ issues:
Getting a bit more upset with the dynamic duo who are doing this to the World? You should be.
Now the synergism of those econ issues:
27/If we were to globally push the issue, even in non-military ways and pull out of China, it would have parallels to the Treaty of Versailles.
Think about that. Hundreds of millions out if work. Worse than what were doing to ourselves even now....and looking at the CCP....
Think about that. Hundreds of millions out if work. Worse than what were doing to ourselves even now....and looking at the CCP....
28/that massively over played their hand, not only calously sacrificing many of their own to conduct, yes I'll say it, the Pearl Harbor equivalent for WWIII (IMHO yes, it's happening), as who us to blame.
Not good for Xi and his Crew, us it?
Next stop, as history shows:
Not good for Xi and his Crew, us it?
Next stop, as history shows:
29/again 1 if 2 things:
1. Internal revolution. (Russia 1917 as 1 example)
2. Blame an external enemy....the US (Hitler late 30s) and go to war.
Both will be bad for humanity as a whole, 1 at larger scale.
So it now spills over into geo-political......
1. Internal revolution. (Russia 1917 as 1 example)
2. Blame an external enemy....the US (Hitler late 30s) and go to war.
Both will be bad for humanity as a whole, 1 at larger scale.
So it now spills over into geo-political......
30/For those who aren't aware, between our debt interest payments and consumerism, we have built china a formidable military (as well as Clinton and other admins since, letting military tech get to them).
They have been building a Blue Water Navy at rate we built ships
They have been building a Blue Water Navy at rate we built ships
31/during the Cold War, striving for a 600 ship, 15 CV Battle Group navy. We almost got there.
They have one carrier at sea, 3 more being built. They have ballistic missile submarines, nuclear attack subs, cruisers, destroyers, amphibious ships, logistics vessels...
They have one carrier at sea, 3 more being built. They have ballistic missile submarines, nuclear attack subs, cruisers, destroyers, amphibious ships, logistics vessels...
32/and routinely deploy to the Western end of Indian ocean and across the Pacific.
Why is this of note?
Presently, as we take Strike Groups off the readiness line so all sailors can be tested & observed for weeks, they are aggressively pushing envelope.
warontherocks.com/2020/03/how-ch…
Why is this of note?
Presently, as we take Strike Groups off the readiness line so all sailors can be tested & observed for weeks, they are aggressively pushing envelope.
warontherocks.com/2020/03/how-ch…
33/And China has been making massive inroads into Africa, gathering strategic resource materials, buying influence there on land.
But developing the economic cross over with geo-political Navy connections:
Navies were created to protect commerce, not as some ego boosting job.
But developing the economic cross over with geo-political Navy connections:
Navies were created to protect commerce, not as some ego boosting job.
34/The term "sea lines if communications" (SLOCs) are the easiest travel paths that merchat shipping uses. Navies protect them by various operations, from "tamping down" threats with power projection to age old "convoy escort" methods.
China rapidly becoming capable of those
China rapidly becoming capable of those
35/In fact, they, like us, were active in Western IO area to suppress the privacy if traffic to/from Suez Canal for their flagged merchant vessels....and then there's flip side of navies: commerce interdiction/raiding, which is what the Atlantic UBiats did, as did our subs
36/in WWII did the same to Japan.
Fast forward to near future of pulling out if China.
We're building strong trade partnerships in SE Asian. Vietname, Singapore, Malaysia....and if we move factories there....and China has a Blue Water Navy between them and our shores.....
Fast forward to near future of pulling out if China.
We're building strong trade partnerships in SE Asian. Vietname, Singapore, Malaysia....and if we move factories there....and China has a Blue Water Navy between them and our shores.....
37/that Navy gets to work blockading merchant traffic in the SLOCs.....seeing that looming issue?
Choices? Not many left except 1 at that point:. Playing high stakes chicken on the high seas.
Methods? Power project and shoulder off their naval units from getting to SLOCs.....
Choices? Not many left except 1 at that point:. Playing high stakes chicken on the high seas.
Methods? Power project and shoulder off their naval units from getting to SLOCs.....
38/or man up, dust off manuals on convoy ops from WWII and make "Convoy Commander" thing again...with resources (we don't really have) included and face them as they come hunting.
Guaranteed to include torpedoes, anti ship cruise missiles and naval gunnery. And floating dead.
Guaranteed to include torpedoes, anti ship cruise missiles and naval gunnery. And floating dead.
39/Enough food for thought for now, but that collection of thoughts, merely some facets of the many we've purposely placed on our table by, from the beginning of this thread, abandoning millenia of hard learned methods to stop the spread of disease by quarantining the healthy,
40/based on some illogical determination we were all infected.
We abandoned the equally important survival lessons of risk management, which every one of us exercises when we wake up each morning and do things like navigate a flight of stairs, of travel in public.
We abandoned the equally important survival lessons of risk management, which every one of us exercises when we wake up each morning and do things like navigate a flight of stairs, of travel in public.
41/Certainly some will die sooner than they might otherwise, but when a car runs a stop light and hits another, it's same case. The victim had no choice, but they died.
But as presented above, buy choosing to shut the country/world down, we will end up with a cure far
But as presented above, buy choosing to shut the country/world down, we will end up with a cure far
42/worse that we can fathom.
One last connection tho:
Note how this has been portrayed in the almost identicalmanner to gun "control (confiscation)"? "If it saves just 1 life!" while totally dismissing defensive use of firearms millions more times than deaths per year....
One last connection tho:
Note how this has been portrayed in the almost identicalmanner to gun "control (confiscation)"? "If it saves just 1 life!" while totally dismissing defensive use of firearms millions more times than deaths per year....
43/but with an interesting twist:. In this case, they aren't blaming the virus for death if you decide to go out and exercise freedom, but they are blaming a person's behavior.....
Weird....I'm old enough to remember when it wasn't ppl shooting ppl, but guns.....
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Weird....I'm old enough to remember when it wasn't ppl shooting ppl, but guns.....
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@threadreaderapp unroll, pls!
@MikayesFiona I know you're probably busy doing even higher level analysis, but if you can spare a moment for a critique if this connected threaded stream of consciousness, I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
44/Facts will be added as I find them, in support of the thread tweets above.
Crime:
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Crime:
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