There is so much arm flapping going on from us shrews to get sheep attention that it can become rather annoying. I have used the Chicken Little analogy before: we are all running around getting continually bonked on the head by falling acorns it isn’t funny, “Look! look! look! The sky is falling!! People are dropping in droves! Death, disease, mayhem! Why don’t you see it???” But what is it really that we are seeing that they are not? We believe it is proof that what we have been saying since day one is truth. From the extreme that they are intentionally trying to eliminate most of the population on earth, to a slightly watered down accusation that their vaccine is far more dangerous than intended and people have to stop taking it because A. it doesn’t work as advertised and B. it is not as safe as they assured us it was.
Where is "One out of every 73 vaccinated persons now dead in the UK? " from? THAT'S a stat even the flattest headed ewe or ram may have difficulty ignoring.
My use of that headline was to point out when sheep read such sensational claims they say “really? Who? Wouldn’t i know some of them if this is true?” There certainly could be truth to it, but sometimes what we are seeing from our news sources is so “out there” it is difficult to comprehend unless we are not physically experiencing it. That whole paragraph was more from a sheep perspective than a shrew one...sheep reading such headlines and not paying attention to them because they don't believe them….
Thanks for pointing it out…anyway…read the Alexander article and see what you think of it…let me know…
Truth is determined by the majority. At least according to the convoluted reasoning of my former friend. She said that if 5,000 scientists believe vaccines are good, and 500 are naysayers, then the 500 are wrong because they are in the minority. She has no understanding of logical fallacies, and I can’t understand why I ever thought she was intelligent. The willful blindness of people like her is infuriating.
This idea that truth is determined by the majority has always been a fascinating concept to me. In psychology it is often referred to when a patient asks “is that normal?”…normal being the tip of the bell curve. There is some credence to this, as it is often true that the majority of people will adhere to a truth, but it is by no means a metric to use in determining truth!! This has been proven again and again…
Strangely enough, in my life it seems that i actually begin to question the truth about certain things if a large number of people are clambering on board the truth wagon. I typically do not trust things that are terribly popular. Figuring some manipulation has probably taken place. Even in science, archeology, etc if the consensus is so and so then more than likely there have been some powerful factions that have falsely kept the “fact” popular…
Great article. Yes, I tried telling a sheep that the vax has killed 500,000 in the US alone. That ended the conversation.
1. Deaths aren't the only measure of a democidal vaccine. Naomi Wolf has been publishing crazy stats about still births, infertility, etc. "Wrecked junk" would be the street term.
2. Michael Yeadon (former chief scientist of Pfizer's infectious disease division) asked this same question last year. His answer gave me chills: They are calibrating a WMD. the "nuke" will be one of the boosters.
3. Omicron proved to be extremely contagious, but also extremely survivable. Dr. Bossche's warning applies to this one: What happens when these endless boosters create (through selective pressure) a variant that is extremely contagious, but with a high IFR?
4. World hunger is horrible, but a WMD is not "only" this or that only in comparison. That's like saying "6 million Jews died but Russia lost 25 million so it's not so bad," or "Nagasaki and Hiroshima weren't bad compared to world starvation." Murdering 1 person is an atrocity, let alone the figures that we're seeing from an "uncalibrated" weapon.
5. The swine flu vax in 1976 killed 56 (?) according to VAERS and they pulled it.
6. Car crashes, cancer and heart attacks are (arguably) unavoidable. This is not the case for the Covid vax in either situation (genocide or supreme incompetence).
Ron Unz, whether you like him or hate him, has brazenly published a few articles of this nature. He says that "anti-vaxxers" are making us all look crazy because they're wrong in their assessment that this is a WMD. My favorite response to this was somebody who accused him of being cold-hearted asshole lol. 11,000 babies dead? whatever...their families will get over it. people die in car crashes too.
This reasoning (from sheep and sleeping friends/family) seems like it comes from a tendency to normalize and ignore reality, rather than face uncomfortable questions.
I firmly believe it is not my responsibility to convince anyone of anything. The live and let live attitude. It's not that I don't care. It's not that I am not concerned about the direction things are going. It is because I know that someone can only start to believe something when they are ready. And for me to do any amount of arm flapping is wasted energy and would irritate those who are not ready to hear the message.
I can indicate that I have a different viewpoint than they do. I can be open to discussing things honestly if they are willing to do the same. But it definitely has to be a two way street.
Full disclosure (as full as one can disclose hiding behind a pseudonym :-) ). I am an alcoholic. I can now admit that in the AA meetings I attend regularly. It has been over 4 years since my last drink. During my addiction, there were a lot of people doing a lot of arm flapping telling me I was ruining my life. I knew this to be the case myself. But I didn't care. The only thing that got me sober and keeps me sober today is that I decided to change my life and stop drinking once and for all. That is the only thing that worked. I tried many times to get sober to keep a job, or to not have my wife kick me to the curb but I failed every time. It was only when I decided myself that I wanted to quit that I came around.
And it is the same with the sheep. I see signs that they are waking up. You would think that people attending AA meetings would be more open minded but over the course of the last few years, the dominant discussions were very much closed minded. Informal chats before meetings were always about when they were vaxxed, what they got, how they felt, what about those anti-vax assholes etc. I was going to a town west of Toronto and had the chance to meet some people in person that I had only seen in zoom rooms. The first question one asked when I said I was coming to the town was "are you vaxxed?"
But now, I am starting to see some questioning of the narrative. I'm starting to hear some jokes about how maybe after 5 more boosters they might start to feel normal again. It's giving me some hope. It's taking a long time but it is starting to move in the right direction.
But they have to decide for themselves. On their own. It's our job to help them when they reach that point.
One more comment...I think the wild arm flapping is just about over...it doesn't seem shrews are doing much of that anymore...it really is now a wait and see attitude...the die is cast as they say. The last big push was to save the children...not sure how well that went. If there is another round of fear porn for a new version of Covid or for something different I am afraid all the inroads we may have made will be largely lost.
Yep...you got it. One of my favorite sayings is "never try to teach a pig to sing, it annoys the pig, and it is a waste of your time." Congratulations on your sobriety...truly a remarkable achievement. I work with alcoholics and I can only imagine how difficult that is. And you are so right about "the right time, and you come to it on your own"...support when a person DOES reach that point of self reflection and change is essential...just as you say here....in fact I was thinking you would make a good therapist! What you describe is exactly how therapists work with their clients...and particularly cult recovery, which is what this is about...
It's difficult to see all this and not feel anger and frustration. Moving past that and planning for the future is my current response. So many relationships I valued have been changed irrevocably. I'm now actively seeking community with people who value freedom to think, speak, and make their own choices in life. My energy will be used on projects and relationships with people who have those same values. A positive mindset and dreams are going to be needed to survive whatever comes our way.
Anger and frustration is definitely the name of the game for us. And I hear ya on the loss of family and friends. I am astounded how many people who have been an integral part of my life now have nothing to do with me...and this is ALL their doing...I am willing to stay in important relationship with the sheep in my life...they are much more angry than I am. I have a feeling this is similar to most other shrew experiences...
The last part of your post is exactly what we all should be doing...communing with like minded people is the key to staying sane through all of this. But we still need to be engaged in some way with the "big" tribe...our fellow humans...sheep and shrew...
Anger first, but only either as a coverup for tremendous fear (more the sheep trajectory but also shrews' fears of losing our loved ones, lives, way of life ... just like them); or for bottomless sorrow at what's already lost and what's still to come. If one weeps freely and down to one's boots, admits the fear and sorrow (does a 5th in 12 step parlance) behind the wailing, there arises a calmer compassion for all of us, those too frightened to maintain their intelligence, and those too sorrowful to carry on.
Engaged, yes, in the sense I care about them regardless of whether we see things the same way. However, my energy will be spent on my future plans and will necessarily limit how big a part of my life they will be. I'm moving on.
Where is "One out of every 73 vaccinated persons now dead in the UK? " from? THAT'S a stat even the flattest headed ewe or ram may have difficulty ignoring.
That headline came from Paul Alexander’s substack…
https://palexander.substack.com/p/1-in-every-73-covid-19-vaccinated?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
My use of that headline was to point out when sheep read such sensational claims they say “really? Who? Wouldn’t i know some of them if this is true?” There certainly could be truth to it, but sometimes what we are seeing from our news sources is so “out there” it is difficult to comprehend unless we are not physically experiencing it. That whole paragraph was more from a sheep perspective than a shrew one...sheep reading such headlines and not paying attention to them because they don't believe them….
Thanks for pointing it out…anyway…read the Alexander article and see what you think of it…let me know…
Truth is determined by the majority. At least according to the convoluted reasoning of my former friend. She said that if 5,000 scientists believe vaccines are good, and 500 are naysayers, then the 500 are wrong because they are in the minority. She has no understanding of logical fallacies, and I can’t understand why I ever thought she was intelligent. The willful blindness of people like her is infuriating.
This idea that truth is determined by the majority has always been a fascinating concept to me. In psychology it is often referred to when a patient asks “is that normal?”…normal being the tip of the bell curve. There is some credence to this, as it is often true that the majority of people will adhere to a truth, but it is by no means a metric to use in determining truth!! This has been proven again and again…
Strangely enough, in my life it seems that i actually begin to question the truth about certain things if a large number of people are clambering on board the truth wagon. I typically do not trust things that are terribly popular. Figuring some manipulation has probably taken place. Even in science, archeology, etc if the consensus is so and so then more than likely there have been some powerful factions that have falsely kept the “fact” popular…
Great article. Yes, I tried telling a sheep that the vax has killed 500,000 in the US alone. That ended the conversation.
1. Deaths aren't the only measure of a democidal vaccine. Naomi Wolf has been publishing crazy stats about still births, infertility, etc. "Wrecked junk" would be the street term.
2. Michael Yeadon (former chief scientist of Pfizer's infectious disease division) asked this same question last year. His answer gave me chills: They are calibrating a WMD. the "nuke" will be one of the boosters.
3. Omicron proved to be extremely contagious, but also extremely survivable. Dr. Bossche's warning applies to this one: What happens when these endless boosters create (through selective pressure) a variant that is extremely contagious, but with a high IFR?
4. World hunger is horrible, but a WMD is not "only" this or that only in comparison. That's like saying "6 million Jews died but Russia lost 25 million so it's not so bad," or "Nagasaki and Hiroshima weren't bad compared to world starvation." Murdering 1 person is an atrocity, let alone the figures that we're seeing from an "uncalibrated" weapon.
5. The swine flu vax in 1976 killed 56 (?) according to VAERS and they pulled it.
6. Car crashes, cancer and heart attacks are (arguably) unavoidable. This is not the case for the Covid vax in either situation (genocide or supreme incompetence).
Ron Unz, whether you like him or hate him, has brazenly published a few articles of this nature. He says that "anti-vaxxers" are making us all look crazy because they're wrong in their assessment that this is a WMD. My favorite response to this was somebody who accused him of being cold-hearted asshole lol. 11,000 babies dead? whatever...their families will get over it. people die in car crashes too.
This reasoning (from sheep and sleeping friends/family) seems like it comes from a tendency to normalize and ignore reality, rather than face uncomfortable questions.
I firmly believe it is not my responsibility to convince anyone of anything. The live and let live attitude. It's not that I don't care. It's not that I am not concerned about the direction things are going. It is because I know that someone can only start to believe something when they are ready. And for me to do any amount of arm flapping is wasted energy and would irritate those who are not ready to hear the message.
I can indicate that I have a different viewpoint than they do. I can be open to discussing things honestly if they are willing to do the same. But it definitely has to be a two way street.
Full disclosure (as full as one can disclose hiding behind a pseudonym :-) ). I am an alcoholic. I can now admit that in the AA meetings I attend regularly. It has been over 4 years since my last drink. During my addiction, there were a lot of people doing a lot of arm flapping telling me I was ruining my life. I knew this to be the case myself. But I didn't care. The only thing that got me sober and keeps me sober today is that I decided to change my life and stop drinking once and for all. That is the only thing that worked. I tried many times to get sober to keep a job, or to not have my wife kick me to the curb but I failed every time. It was only when I decided myself that I wanted to quit that I came around.
And it is the same with the sheep. I see signs that they are waking up. You would think that people attending AA meetings would be more open minded but over the course of the last few years, the dominant discussions were very much closed minded. Informal chats before meetings were always about when they were vaxxed, what they got, how they felt, what about those anti-vax assholes etc. I was going to a town west of Toronto and had the chance to meet some people in person that I had only seen in zoom rooms. The first question one asked when I said I was coming to the town was "are you vaxxed?"
But now, I am starting to see some questioning of the narrative. I'm starting to hear some jokes about how maybe after 5 more boosters they might start to feel normal again. It's giving me some hope. It's taking a long time but it is starting to move in the right direction.
But they have to decide for themselves. On their own. It's our job to help them when they reach that point.
One more comment...I think the wild arm flapping is just about over...it doesn't seem shrews are doing much of that anymore...it really is now a wait and see attitude...the die is cast as they say. The last big push was to save the children...not sure how well that went. If there is another round of fear porn for a new version of Covid or for something different I am afraid all the inroads we may have made will be largely lost.
Yep...you got it. One of my favorite sayings is "never try to teach a pig to sing, it annoys the pig, and it is a waste of your time." Congratulations on your sobriety...truly a remarkable achievement. I work with alcoholics and I can only imagine how difficult that is. And you are so right about "the right time, and you come to it on your own"...support when a person DOES reach that point of self reflection and change is essential...just as you say here....in fact I was thinking you would make a good therapist! What you describe is exactly how therapists work with their clients...and particularly cult recovery, which is what this is about...
It's difficult to see all this and not feel anger and frustration. Moving past that and planning for the future is my current response. So many relationships I valued have been changed irrevocably. I'm now actively seeking community with people who value freedom to think, speak, and make their own choices in life. My energy will be used on projects and relationships with people who have those same values. A positive mindset and dreams are going to be needed to survive whatever comes our way.
Anger and frustration is definitely the name of the game for us. And I hear ya on the loss of family and friends. I am astounded how many people who have been an integral part of my life now have nothing to do with me...and this is ALL their doing...I am willing to stay in important relationship with the sheep in my life...they are much more angry than I am. I have a feeling this is similar to most other shrew experiences...
The last part of your post is exactly what we all should be doing...communing with like minded people is the key to staying sane through all of this. But we still need to be engaged in some way with the "big" tribe...our fellow humans...sheep and shrew...
Anger first, but only either as a coverup for tremendous fear (more the sheep trajectory but also shrews' fears of losing our loved ones, lives, way of life ... just like them); or for bottomless sorrow at what's already lost and what's still to come. If one weeps freely and down to one's boots, admits the fear and sorrow (does a 5th in 12 step parlance) behind the wailing, there arises a calmer compassion for all of us, those too frightened to maintain their intelligence, and those too sorrowful to carry on.
Well put.
Engaged, yes, in the sense I care about them regardless of whether we see things the same way. However, my energy will be spent on my future plans and will necessarily limit how big a part of my life they will be. I'm moving on.