On Jan. 30, Cochrane, a British organization whose systematic reviews of medical literature are regarded as the gold standard of evidence-based medicine, released a review of 78 randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of face masks in preventing the spread of Covid and other respiratory illnesses. The authors of the review concluded that masks make “little or no difference.” New York Times columnist Bret Stephens glossed this conclusion in the title of his widely discussed Feb. 21 op-ed: “Mask Mandates Did Nothing.”
Stephens is correct that mask mandates didn’t “work” in the way officials told us they would, but he is too generous in characterizing them as well-intentioned but ill-fated attempts to “do something” in response to a threat. It isn’t true that the mask mandates “did nothing.” They accomplished a great deal—just not what we were told they would accomplish. Masks were never the solution to a crisis; on the contrary, masks perpetuated the illusion of crisis. Face coverings—both seen on TV and in real life—became the pivotal propaganda image of the Covid era: a relentless reminder that everyone was a potential source of disease and death.
Masks perpetuated the lie of universal risk on which lockdowns were predicated, and thereby helped keep in place school and business closures and stay-at-home orders. Globally, the pre-vaccination infection fatality rate of Covid was similar to the seasonal flu for non-elderly populations. To maintain the deceit that mass quarantine was necessary, leaders told us that a magical talisman, not our own immune systems, was what kept us alive when we went outside. This talisman, supposedly, was how essential workers could keep working, how hospital staff didn’t all die, and how we could eventually get some of our freedoms back. Later, officials replaced this talisman with the vaccine—a sacrament they initially said would allow us to unmask. In this way, masks trained people to accept coercive medical demands as a prerequisite for accessing public life. Mask mandates made vaccine mandates and passports possible. Become a member to continue reading this article.
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
1. When you enter a restaurant, you had to wear a mask. As soon as you sit down to eat, you could take it off (https://bit.ly/3uhzQOU - see bullet point #3). There is no single virus that solely hovers at an altitude of 1.50m and above or double-checks whether someone is eating/drinking before choosing that person as a host.
2. The goalposts regarding the vaccine's efficacy are constantly shifting (https://bit.ly/3KZJITo). We all remember that self-proclaimed experts such as Fauci and Drosten claimed to achieve herd immunity against a respiratory virus (LOL!) at a vaccination rate of 60%. Now, the countries with the highest vaccination rates suffer from the highest number of cases. Surprise, surprise!
3. There is no robust scientific evidence that masks work (https://t.me/goddek/1169). However, there is much evidence that masks harm those who wear them (https://bit.ly/3LczvDx). And yet, people in many countries had to wear such masks throughout the whole day - even outside. This raises the suspicion that they are primarily used to gag us and serve as a daily reminder that we are in the middle of a "deadly pandemic".
4. The majority of the experts presented in the media have substantial conflicts of interest, such as being funded by the @wellcometrust , the @gatesfoundation or Big Pharma (https://bit.ly/3HoDuKH). Independent scientists with dissenting opinions are pigeonholed as dangerous heretics.
5. Big Tech bans dissidents who question the official narrative. I, for instance, have been removed from social media platforms for spreading "dangerous misinformation about Covid-19" several times, and only recently have been reinstated on @twitter . There is nothing dangerous about facts about viral evolution, the efficacy of Ivermectin, or citing my own vitamin D publication (https://t.me/goddek/1149). Worse still, it is currently being debated to ban alternative social media, such as Telegram, as it provides a platform for "dangerous" alternative opinions (https://bit.ly/3ghT8f3). The truth is that we are a danger to their narrative and that is why they are fighting us.
6. There is no single need to vaccinate young people or children that are not exposed to any risk of becoming seriously ill (even vaccinating old people most likely does not reduce the risk of dying earlier). The narrative that "they need to get vaccinated to make sure that the vaccines of others work" is a mixture of illogicality and absurdity. Alternative treatment methods such as using Ivermectin have been fiercely criticized by so-called "experts" from the beginning, even though the body of evidence was already overwhelming back then (https://c19ivermectin.com).
7. Politicians never cared about our health; otherwise, they would long have enlightened us about the importance of vitamin D, physical exercise, a healthy diet etc (don't be vitamin D deficient; get your daily dose of sun on https://sunfluencer.com). It speaks volumes that the first thing they closed were sports clubs while locking us up at home so food delivery companies could flourish. Obesity is associated with a much higher risk of hospitalization (https://bit.ly/3Hf0Pym). And yet, many obese politicians argue for compulsory vaccinations instead of using a treadmill. Well done, hypocrites!
There are many more signs that this is a big hoax. What is your favourite one? Leave a comment below.
Cheers and remain sane, Dr. Simon
"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."
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