It's hard to discern the truth as there are so many 'independent journalists' that range from Tucker Carlson down to some dude/gal with a studio set up in their home trying to make a living off of clicks. People are already on edge, trust in anything is shot. and so more likely to click and follow some of these folks who are really no better than the MSM. 100 fires seems like a lot but out of 35,000 plants, well, I am sad for the poor animals who perished.
I remember when covid fear porn was ramping up and I was digging into CDC data. I would say oh, yeah, 100K deaths is bad...but did you know 99,000 people die EVERY YEAR from hospital-borne infections? Where are the headlines? (that was 2018 data, no idea what it is now, but likely worse).
Because our culture, and the schools, seems to train people to operate on emotion vs logic and critical thinking. Oh we all get caught up in emotion around issues from time to time, but cooler heads prevailing seems to be rarer and rarer these days. To me, it's a function of the loss (undermining) of trust in our institutions. We (as a society) used to take a lot for granted - that the FDA kept our food supply mostly safe. That our doctors had our best interests at heart. That our government was incompetent, not malevolent. You pull the rug out from under people, and the default setting is emotion when they no longer know who to trust.
Well it's a lonely place sometimes, as you and many of the C&C comment family know. But that is why I love these threads, as you can have rational conversations with people. Even though we are basically anonymous. It's a coffee fueled miracle, lol.
And the upwards of 600,000 Americans that die EVERY YEAR, year after year, for decades from heart disease; and the roughly 600,000 that die EVERY YEAR from cancer. Why are these not public health emergencies? Starting before the turn of the century?🧐 Oh, wait, the treatments are a business model. Sorry, forgot. /s
600,000 people die a year in the US with cancer, not from it. The treatments and/ or the underlying symptoms that created the cancer is what kills people
No argument whatsoever. Two family members have gone down the allopathic medicine treatment path and died. However, the way the numbers are presented, as stark numbers, is enough to contrast with the piss-ant numbers of the emergency that is still in effect for c19. That's my "argument" for a public health emergency. Which I have no illusions will ever be considered a thing. You get my drift.
Great observations. It’s good to see the whole picture.
It's hard to discern the truth as there are so many 'independent journalists' that range from Tucker Carlson down to some dude/gal with a studio set up in their home trying to make a living off of clicks. People are already on edge, trust in anything is shot. and so more likely to click and follow some of these folks who are really no better than the MSM. 100 fires seems like a lot but out of 35,000 plants, well, I am sad for the poor animals who perished.
I remember when covid fear porn was ramping up and I was digging into CDC data. I would say oh, yeah, 100K deaths is bad...but did you know 99,000 people die EVERY YEAR from hospital-borne infections? Where are the headlines? (that was 2018 data, no idea what it is now, but likely worse).
Yes great perspective. And good point about not rushing to judgment and not just following or trusting any old person because they’re not MSM.
I did the same with regard to Covid deaths and the flu in bad years. The hysterical reaction seemed way out of proportion.
Because our culture, and the schools, seems to train people to operate on emotion vs logic and critical thinking. Oh we all get caught up in emotion around issues from time to time, but cooler heads prevailing seems to be rarer and rarer these days. To me, it's a function of the loss (undermining) of trust in our institutions. We (as a society) used to take a lot for granted - that the FDA kept our food supply mostly safe. That our doctors had our best interests at heart. That our government was incompetent, not malevolent. You pull the rug out from under people, and the default setting is emotion when they no longer know who to trust.
Very well (and rationally!) said!
Well it's a lonely place sometimes, as you and many of the C&C comment family know. But that is why I love these threads, as you can have rational conversations with people. Even though we are basically anonymous. It's a coffee fueled miracle, lol.
Oh I completely agree!! ☕️😁
And the upwards of 600,000 Americans that die EVERY YEAR, year after year, for decades from heart disease; and the roughly 600,000 that die EVERY YEAR from cancer. Why are these not public health emergencies? Starting before the turn of the century?🧐 Oh, wait, the treatments are a business model. Sorry, forgot. /s
600,000 people die a year in the US with cancer, not from it. The treatments and/ or the underlying symptoms that created the cancer is what kills people
No argument whatsoever. Two family members have gone down the allopathic medicine treatment path and died. However, the way the numbers are presented, as stark numbers, is enough to contrast with the piss-ant numbers of the emergency that is still in effect for c19. That's my "argument" for a public health emergency. Which I have no illusions will ever be considered a thing. You get my drift.