"The Prime Minister and the Canadian delegation traveling to the UK and Belgium will follow strict public health protocols and procedures during their visit, while in-transit, and when they arrive home." pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-r… @JustinTrudeau : #DoAsISay
Most have invoked Orwell when raging against draconian lockdowns & mask mandates.
It is easy to see the parallels:
Militaristic enforcement to ensure compliance, censorship, Newspeek, etc.
However, I think that we also need to consider Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World".
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Brave New World was published 17 prior to "1984" - yet has many parallels to our current culture - and to our government's overzealous, oppressive & unscientific response to CV-19.
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Beyond Huxley's brilliant portrayal of a dystopian future obsessed with sexual gratification, mindless pop-culture entertainment, & technological advancement...
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1000's of variants have been waxing & waning in North America for MANY, MANY months.
This is normal & EXPECTED in error-prone RNA replication.
...BUT, BUT BUT!!! It is MUCH more academically fascinating than clinically significant.
Too bad the #OST hasn't figured that out!
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@LysanderMurphy@DonaldWelsh16 He is indeed a hero!
But,...I try understand where they are are coming from. Misappropriation of Apartheid does a disservice to those who suffered through it & were deprived of basic human dignity via Gov't policy - far surpassing the Civil Rights Mov. My family was there.
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@LysanderMurphy@DonaldWelsh16 Misappropriation of the Civil Rights movement does a disservice to those that were (earlier) literally enslaved & then still denied human dignity and rights.
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@LysanderMurphy@DonaldWelsh16 Misappropriation of the Holocaust does a disservice to people who were specifically targeted for total eradication simply due to both their race & religion - and was a culmination of centuries of progroms and blood libels.
Given that...I can see where they are coming from.
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Excellent, realistic analysis of COVID-19 stats, etc.: @rubiconcapital_
Journalist that has consistently held the gov't to account for their draconian restrictions, the damage they are inflicting, & the lack of science to back them up: @anthonyfurey facebook.com/AnthonyFureyWr…
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