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ChrisB's avatar

And the real women on that stage smiled and clapped and fluttered around the MAN dressed up as a woman, never batting an eye. In fact, they participated in the whole charade. Why why why are women allowing men to take their places, merely by wearing dresses and lipstick?!?! Women are not costumes!

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Alina and Zeynep (if that is their real names) are well known to those of us that have followed the inner workings of the Covid narrative. They are both of a type we know all too well, members of the establishment that broach seemingly taboo topics but never really stray too far from orthodoxy.

They are the epitome of controlled opposition in my opinion, allowed to throw us mouth-breathers a bone every now and then. Their role is to manage disclosures in the Watergate-famous "modified limited hang-out" manner. When the existing narrative becomes unmanageable, they are used to steer it in a more manageable direction. They are allowed to make concessions, but only those approved for the new narrative.

The good news is that this shows that the old narrative has lost credibility and those running the show know they are in danger of losing the upper hand. But the fact it's from these two, and in the New York Times to boot, should make clear exactly what's going on. It's a tactical retreat, not an admission of guilt.

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