Around the time that this thread was started, I brought this guy to your attention.
Dr John Campbell
As far as I'm concerned. This guy is the only one worth listening to. He's skilled and knowledgeable.
Very qualified to comment. Has been objective and conservative in this comments from day one.
In judging the veracity of what others tell me. I usually ask first. What is their agenda. Very few people
who we listen to, have no agenda and usually their interests don't coincide with our own.
As far as I can determine. John Campbell's agenda is to objectively interpret what the stats and experts
are telling us. To help each of us make better decisions that fit with our own circumstances.
In warfare, its said that no plan survives first contact with the enemy. And the phrase 'the fog of war' is
very accurate in describing how difficult it is for a commander at any level, to gain and maintain an accurate
picture of the battlefield and the enemy's movements and intentions.
We are not without experience of pandemics. Yet our leaders have failed to plan and pivot expeditiously.
So far as I know. An accurate Covid test still has not been developed. Meaning that our leaders are groping
in the dark, for reliable data upon which to act.
I believe it was a fundamentally flawed decision, for the government to start to relax restrictions as soon as the Ro
figure was thought to have dropped to around 1.0 on average, across the nation.
I realise that politicians must satisfice. They possess finite resources. Yet face infinite demands. However, I do not believe that the country was in danger of insurrection during the early summer. A belief held by government, which in part, led to early relaxation of restrictions.
I have witnessed death certificates which were written to include Covid as the cause of death, where no proof of infection existed. When such a fundamental source of information is subverted, how much can we rely on all other sources?
As to the elephant in the room, China. A lifelong expert on China recently said on camera that nothing the Chinese government says can be trusted. Nothing. It may've been in evidence given to a Congressional Committee. I forget. China's recent unilateral decision to reject the 1997 Joint Declaration on Hong Kong stating that because the political environment has changed, they no longer feel bound by the Treaty, proves this point perfectly.
IMO we in The West are responding to China, the way we responded to Nazi Germany during the 30's.
Appeasement led to war. I believe we are already at war with China. We just don't acknowledge it yet.
If Covid teaches us anything. It ought to teach us that alongside climate change, China is a clear and present danger that we cannot ignore. I believe it was a military philosopher who said something about the best tactic being to defeat your enemy before they even take to the battlefield. Or, words to that effect.
I would suggest that this is what both Russia and China are engaged in now. Progressively weakening The West from the inside out, using all the asymmetrical means possible. Information. Infection. Economic. Political.
On a lighter note
PLAN disco
