THREAD: 'Labour' are asking for an "emergency" law to outlaw "vaccine conspiracies" on social media.
That's a lot of quotation in 1 sentence. Labour are supposed to be the workers party, under KS it has reverted to the controlled opposition, govt B-Team that they were b4 JC. 1/
What "emergency"?
CV19 has a VERY high survival rate, increasing all the time as natural immunity develops & it becomes endemic, like corona viruses do. The peak long since passed & we are now seeing a concerted effort by politicians to massage the figures to fake a 2nd wave. 2/
But thousands of experts are showing analysis that proves there has been no second wave. Barely a ripple when you really look at the stats yourself and don't just rely on BBC bulletins.
Who gets to decide what constitutes a "vaccine conspiracy"? This is Orwellian af. 3/
Please don't obey the #RuleOfSix. It hasn't even been passed thru parliament as an act of law. No vote has taken place for it. We're at the stage now where the government is ruling by decree. If you obey this rule, you are endorsing a dictatorship.
Never mind that it makes no sense anyway. It's not 'only ever be near the same 5 people', it's 'dont be near more than 5 people at any one time.' so you could move from group to group and all intermingle and if there was a deadly virus it'd get around everyone anyway. 2/
Except it's not even that. It's not 'dont be near more than 5 people at any one time', it's my more like 'dont do anything for fun or with political purpose with any more than 5 people at any one time'. 3/
In reply to a recent accusation of tin-foil hattery, I replied thus:
I've not come to my understanding of these things based on journos opinions, but on my own analysis. In fact I've lost comrades because of my stance. (1/19)
The indie left media is by & large not questioning these things and are supporting calls for stricter rules. It has disappointed me.
And no I don't watch infowars or anything like it.
You ask cui bono. There is a supranational agenda, (2/19)
whether lunatics say there is or not, one that has had the effect of decimating small independent businesses and making hay for the mega corps, who have been able to accommodate social distancing, online shopping etc. The gov provided insulting 'aid' to small businesses, (3/19)
Today's 'i' has a summary of how much public money Johnson & Sunak have thrown at completely unqualified and even non-existent providers of PPE. It's many, many millions. And they are a rogues gallery of Tory donors & tax avodiers. 1/
PPE Contractors to HM Guv:
1. Ayanda Capital Limited: £252,000,000. Owned by Hortick family through holding company in tax haven of Mauritius. Specialises in currency trading, offshore property, private equity and trade financing. 2/
2. Luxe Lifestyle Limited: £25,000,000. No employees, no assets, no turnover. Director Karen Brost. Produces handmade designer masks at £25.00 each. 3. Ayanda & Luxe connected through Times Place Brasseries Limited. Former directors include Tim Whyte, Karen Brost’ husband 3/
I have a friend who works in an infectious diseases ward. She tells me that of all the people who have been admitted w/ symptoms, every single one has recovered & gone home well. That's not to say the virus hasn't legitimately caused deaths... 1/
... but she is astounded by the way people w/ other very serious conditions are bein written off as having died BECAUSE of CV19, rather than died 'with' CV19.
Novel viruses are dangerous, as humans don't have immunity to them, but the greater theat is oppressive laws passed.. 2/
.. justified by dealing w/ the crisis. The Corona Virus Bill sets out long lasting powers that reduce liberty & remove accountability & transparency of the authorities.
Reducing checks on dead bodies, which existed to protect against malpractice or error, raise red flags. 3/
Such a delicate & complex issue cannot be done justice in a single tweet. I've tried, having been irritated by leadership candidates endorsement. Critique of this pledge requires unpacking as it is certainly not about hatin on trans. 1/
Pledges 1-3 are broadly unproblematic. However, while it is right to oppose hatred, there needs to be a conversation about what constitutes 'transphobia'. The pledges label progressive, inclusive orgs like WPUK (who are attended by trans people) as 'transphobic hate groups'. 2/
Pledge 4; the demand for unequivocal & unqualified endorsement of the proclamation 'transwomen are women'. That sounds like a statement of fact. It is not. It is a statement of courtesy to alleviate the dysphoria of those who feel they were born in the wrong body. 2/