Countering propaganda – in the pandemic panic

Posted on 2021-12-04 by TPOL Nathan

A few weeks back, The Atlanta published a well-written piece of propaganda about “Rural America’s False Sense of Security” which you can read on Newsbreak at the link. It of course deals with SARS-CoV2 – Beer Flu and how rural areas of American States are worse off in so many ways – poor, elderly, in poor health, uneducated – in comparison with “progressive areas” in Blue States and urban areas, and therefore are killing themselves with COVID-19 because they refuse to do the right thing: get shot up with any of the vaccines, wear masks, and the rest. (One person extensively quoted in the piece holds up his 2-year-old as an example of how mask wearing is a wonderful part of everyday life – I call that brainwashing and child abuse.)

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Is it for the children???

Posted on 2021-12-03 by TPOL Nathan

In one of the recent spat of mass shootings and killings across the Fifty States, we have the Michigan killings in Oxford High School. The 15-year-old shooter (still alive and bugging his jailers about how much press mention he is getting) killed three and wounded another 7 teens and a teacher. (A fourth student may have died later in hospital).

One of those is rightly hailed as a hero: 16-year-old Tate Myre, a football player, attacked the killer barehanded, in an attempt to stop the killer. While he did not stop him, it is reported that his brave action allowed many people to escape safely.

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Among the many lies … more pandemic panic!

Posted on 2021-12-02 by TPOL Nathan

Although a friend describes the latest as “pandemic porn” I will refrain from using that pithy label.

However, it is clear that government lies about COVID-19 are as old as the virus itself. And older than the actual pandemic. We can start with the Chinese Communist Party/Government lies before anyone else (that we know of) was even aware of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. And most recently we have the FedGov CDC’s latest lies, published online yesterday, on variants. (No, I haven’t read it or studied it: just briefly skimmed parts of it – but it is reasonable to assume that it, like everything else the CDC has put out, is full of lies.)

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Welcome to the new world disorder

Posted on 2021-12-01 by TPOL Nathan

Communication is critical to many things. Understanding each other can reduce tensions, preserve peace, and benefits all parties. Without good communications, disorder – even chaos – can result.

Poor Communication Hurts Performance | CFA Institute Enterprising Investor
Poor communications skills endanger us and our society.

Poor communications can be deadly. Let’s think about that. And the causes of poor communication.

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Lies, states, statism, and statists – a libertarian view

Posted on 2021-11-30 by TPOL Nathan

In a recent commentary, we discussed the real objectives of the lockdowners – the people who claim to be concerned about people getting sick and dying of the novel coronavirus, and therefore create and support mandates about masking, vaccines, lockdowns, embargos, and more. A major part of their actions which leads us to recognize the real objectives as power and control and wealth is their tactics. Among other tactics, they LIE.

In today’s world, the art of lying – of not telling the truth (or all of the truth, or telling the truth in a way that the listener does not believe it) – seems to be incredibly sophisticated. Much of our daily life is warped by the lies that we are told. Told, and sadly, believe.

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What are the real objectives of the lockdowners?

Posted on 2021-11-29 by TPOL Nathan

We are now approaching 22 months of the public pandemic – and a full two years since it seems the novel coronavirus first made people ill (in China).

The daily news is filled with more and more reports of new lockdowns, travel restrictions, and the unending drumbeat of “cases” and “deaths” – which always (of course) increase. I think most rational and objective observers can see the extreme (and purposeful) bias of the news.

Between the news sound bites, we also have an unrelenting stream of propaganda. Not just in the form of the ubiquitous “public service announcements” (PSA) but many of the commercial adverts. We hear the proclamations of “medical correctness” – masks, vaccines, social distancing. And we hear how making sure our 5 to 11 year old children are “guaranteed a future” by getting the COVID-19 vaccination. And more. We are told constantly that the vaccine means fewer hospitalizations and deaths, and less-severe symptoms. In the public schools (and too many private ones) our children are told that wearing masks and getting the Jab is essential to keep grandma and grandpa from dying. And also to keep THEM (the children) from getting sick and dying.

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How to wreck a national tradition and holiday

Posted on 2021-11-26 by TPOL Nathan

Any idea what the “bah humbug” equivalent for Thanksgiving is?

Growing up, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday and THE family holiday.  My family, being christians only following the New Testament, did not celebrate Christmas and Easter except as family holidays and times off from school and work: no religious activities attached. Thanksgiving was when we traveled to visit family. And spend more time than usual thanking the Creator for all we had.

Today, based on traffic, air travel, four-day weekends and more, Thanksgiving seems to still be fairly popular and even important (more than just starting the Christmas buying frenzy).

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A happy Thanksgiving from The Price of Liberty

Posted on 2021-11-25 by TPOL Nathan

May you enjoy all the blessings of liberty on this beautiful fall day, whatever the weather, the trials and tribulations, and problems with those who love neither liberty nor one another.

(from Gospel Anchor)

Please take time today to enjoy and thank God for liberty, and all of the blessings He has given. As we think about what we have been given in this life and the hope that we have for the next, we have many reasons to express our thanksgiving to Him – more reasons than we can count.

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A functional society? What is that?

Posted on 2021-11-23 by TPOL Nathan

The dysfunctional nature of modern popular culture (and therefore, society) has been an open secret for decades, even while the process accelerates. (It is perhaps more correct to say the process is accelerated.) It is less and less hidden, and the more publicly proclaimed (and accepted), the more the warped and twisted nature is hailed as the desired state of society.

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Kenosha disease a rapidly spreading pandemic

Posted on 2021-11-20 by TPOL Nathan

The verdict is in. After a very strange and highly-publicized trial, a jury of twelve has found the now-adult Kyle Rittenhouse NOT GUILTY of all charges. The jury deliberated for several days, and now it has spoken. Yes, Rittenhouse killed two men and wounded a third, but in self-defense.

So… it should be over, right? In America’s best legal traditions and constitutional practice, the case has been decided. Rittenhouse walks now as a free man. The issue is resolved.

But…

Most commentators are looking at the trial and the response – people far more capable of doing so and expressing themselves well than those of us here at The Price of Liberty. So let us talk instead about some other issues.

The verdict in the court in Kenosha was “not guilty.” But in the “Court of Public Opinion” we have a hung jury. And the effects are and will spreading nationwide.

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