I came across a recent article by David Bell (public health physician and biotech consultant) for Brownstone Institute that looks at the phenomenon of the Really Big Lie (i.e., a lie that is so divorced from reality that the listener will assume their own perception must be flawed rather than the claims of the person speaking to them) in the context of what’s been going on since early 2020 regarding a particular health ‘crisis’. See: https://brownstone.org/articles/global-health-and-the-art-of-really-big-lies/
Not only does he describe the current manifestation of the phenomenon but the long-term damage that it will do.
One of my favourite excerpts: “Standing on 2019 principles and practice, refuting the falsehoods [previously listed] has been sufficient for health practitioners to be denigrated and forced out of employment in many Western countries. This is the clear mark of fascism and is making the international public health field a specific threat to the health and welfare of others.”
Though it covers a lot of ground that is familiar to yours truly and many members of this group, I found the writing style to be refreshing and so felt inspired to sharing it.
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David Bell Article on Really Big Lies
Date: 2022-11-07 02:25 am (UTC)Not only does he describe the current manifestation of the phenomenon but the long-term damage that it will do.
One of my favourite excerpts: “Standing on 2019 principles and practice, refuting the falsehoods [previously listed] has been sufficient for health practitioners to be denigrated and forced out of employment in many Western countries. This is the clear mark of fascism and is making the international public health field a specific threat to the health and welfare of others.”
Though it covers a lot of ground that is familiar to yours truly and many members of this group, I found the writing style to be refreshing and so felt inspired to sharing it.
Ron M