Self isolation day 5
March 7th 2020
Today is only the 5th day of self isolation but it feels longer. Already I have a feeling of deprivation, maybe this is exasperated by it being the weekend. I feel, on balance, the next food shop must contain more junk food and some booze. I'm saving the whiskey for medicinal purposes. The UK government promise of a guarantee of home deliveries for those of us self isolating has unfortunately proven to be a lie.
Perhaps this feeling of deprivation may explain why I have a growing feeling of paranoia. Following yesterday I am seriously mulling over the proposition that the C-virus is being encouraged to spread. There are several factors involved in this.
Top of the list is the WHO. The average person may not know the full extent of what has been going on in China but the WHO does. Given the extraordinary lengths China has gone to contain the C-virus posits a red flag to anyone. Ostensibly the WHO has still not called this a global pandemic because it received criticism following the swine flu epidemic. Although, this was actually quite bad in the UK. Now the WHO has an unspecified death target and an unspecified regional spread before calling a pandemic. This horse has already bolted and the WHOs failure to signal a warning definitely raises the possibility it was deliberately told to stand down.
The best way to contain a virus is having an accurate and well informed public. This is where the role of the controlled corporate media comes in. "Churnalists" have been busy pedalling disinformation like the concerted media campaign about the ineffectiveness of face masks. When compared to the information that Chris Martenson has been able to source and present, the paucity of information is striking. Back in early February the WHO met with tech representatives, including Facebook and Google amongst others. The WHO spokesman said: > "I think what would be very exciting is to see this emergency changed into a long-term sustainable model, where we can have responsible content on these platforms."
Governments. In my humble opinion are largely corrupt, inept and bureaucratic (and not to mention proven liars). That's just the democracies! The perfect foil to prevent a successful containment of the C-virus. Anyone who knows anything about modern politics knows that national governments are very limited in the scope of their actual power. Policy directives and so forth come down on high to governments via think tanks. For example, in the UK the National Institute for Economic and Social Research is warning that the C-virus could knock 0.5% off (an already unrealistic) GDP forecast. Further it "urged" the Chancellor to tear up fiscal rules in next week's budget "and let debt rise". This body is of course only following guidance from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). They are, of course, all working cooperatively with the world's central banks.
Local Officials. This is where the burden of dealing with the epidemic will fall. Due to a lack of leadership from the WHO many who need it don't have the necessary authorisations or budgets to prepare correctly. Due to the media there is an inconsistency in responses. For example, in my local area, two schools had skiing trips returning from Italy - one headmaster is having the entire trip self isolate for 14 days, the other let them all return to school. Let us see which of the two has an outbreak first. In some local councils staff are being provided hand sanitisers and clear protocol instructions. In others, nothing but management spin about how they have everything placed and are well prepared if an emergency situation develops. Yes, they are still using the word if!
None of this proves the theory that the C-virus is basically being encouraged to spread on purpose. It does, though, raise some serious concerns.
In every emergency lies an opportunity. Emergencies can be used to bury bad news or railroad unpopular measures. The single most obvious candidate at present is the financial crisis that is underway (underway since 2008 really). Interest rate cuts, QE, fiscal stimulus? The proportions of the crisis are comparable to Jaws and as Peter Schiff has put it in a recent interview central banks are going to need a bigger boat.
Of course I'm not privy to meetings of the elites - for all I know a candidate has already been selected as the One World Government's Master of Disaster. Or Mistress. Angela Merkel is taking a long time to retire. On the other hand, this is a very expensive course to take to facilitate another wholesale bail out. Expect economic and consumer demand to plummet. Whilst the political and social fallout is unforeseeable.
In UK news an ex-health official said the C-virus would be "useful" in taking elderly people "out of the system". Charming. Meanwhile there are reports of British people stealing supplies from hospitals. There are quite a few articles saying we need to start taking this C-virus seriously. A tantamount admission to the fact that they haven't been. Whereas The Naked Science radio show host and virologist Chris Smith has said the risk of catching it currently "remains extremely low". Plus, unsurprisingly, numerous articles are looking in depth at how the C-virus has impacted the economy and sowing the seeds for the next credit crunch.
Cases for the UK have now reached 206 as of early this morning. Old people are being advised to visit relatives, presumably to say goodbye?
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