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COVID-19 is an Exercise in Government Control
When this novel coronavirus first emerged, various conspiracy theories soon followed. Some began claiming that the virus was manufactured. Perhaps it escaped from a Chinese lab near Wuhan. Or perhaps the Chinese government even released it into the population themselves!
By Daniel Goldman6 years ago in The Swamp
Lessons from Corona virus
Lessons from world wide Corona virus. The politics of world wide epidemics. During early parts of the year 2020, in democracies all over the planet, rules and laws restricting individuals freedom and rights, are being put in place to slow the spread of infection. The overall plan is to slow the numbers being infected to a level that the health systems can cope with. It is widely accepted that there will be no instant cure, and so containment to enable the hospitals to cope, is the strategy being employed. Ultimately a vaccine will be found, but the virus my mutate and render this ineffective. Politicians are having to accept that the usual political rules do not apply in periods of national and international emergency. Only the extremists and the fanatical activists will try to use the fear and the levels of unusual restrictions to criticise their government. Criticism is cheap and easy while preventative action is so very difficult. When the infection rates are reduced to levels that allow some normality to return; then political rivalries will reassert themselves. All over the globe, democracy or otherwise, the immediate requirement will be for economic recovery. How big a problem this turns out to be will be influenced by how many people have died and how much has been spent trying to cope with emergency medical and economic effects, during the epidemic. Thoughts will eventually turn to problems of the future. It is probable that every nation will see a recognition that its health care system needs an upgrade and needs both plans and resources in place should there be a future global infection of some sort. This will change the economics of the world, it will also change the perceptions of what are basic civil rights in democratic nations.
By Peter Rose6 years ago in The Swamp
Current America
American politics is currently revolving around fear and hate. This is something that is not uncommon in American politics. We have seen it post 9/11, during the Civil Rights Era and during the Civil War, to name a few prominent examples. What is uncommon and the difference between those times and now, is our loss of hope. Our loss of common identity and our loss of political balance.
By Amanda Clark6 years ago in The Swamp
'Covid' Ops: Flood the web with blue and red
In order to “save lives” from a “mysterious virus” which only proves fatal to predominantly the most vulnerable in our society, with seriously compromised immune systems, who have faced the same challenges with the flu last year, the year before that... and for many years before... we’ve been imprisoned by the UK government for almost three weeks. Our crime? Beats the hell out of me.
By Steve Harrison6 years ago in The Swamp
Why In The Line Of Fire is an important film
First time I put on In the line of Fire, I didn't take it into comprehension or have the interest of how intelligent this film is. I mostly just put it on for my mother to watch, and then disregarded the film. Years later, when I decided to watch it with the interest I didn't have before. To sit down and comprehend most of the dark material or serious political subject matter. It became one of my favorite films. When I did my research for the production on the film, I found a couple reasons why this is a underrated gem among the other movies. I won’t reveal too many of the important plot details to keep the intrigue to tell.
By Samantha Parrish6 years ago in The Swamp
Universal Basic Income could be the "social vaccine" against this crisis
Covid-19 is caused by a new type of coronavirus. We have been familiar with coronaviruses in humans since 1960 . Still, this coronavirus that we are facing right now is a new one, and does not respond to the old treatments we have identified as working until now. Therefore, we are facing a medical crisis of enormous magnitude because we lack the collective knowledge in dealing with such a virus. As a result, people suffer and some, unfortunately, die.
By Anca Stănescu6 years ago in The Swamp
BRINGING FOOD PRODUCTION, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION TO THE BLOCKCHAIN
GLOBAL FOOD NETWORK (GFN) BRINGING FOOD PRODUCTION, STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION TO THE BLOCKCHAIN The Food Coin (TFC) FACT: “The global food system is dysfunctional. People go to bed hungry in some countries while others consume too many calories and throw away massive amounts of food. Opportunities to fix the broken food system are urgently needed”
By Joshua Jogo6 years ago in The Swamp
The Future of the United States Depends on the Immediate Adoption of UBI. Top Story - April 2020.
This article has been translated into Italian and Spanish. Flatten the curve... We’ve heard that phrase repeatedly as a result of the novel coronavirus in regards to the healthcare system. There are only so many healthcare workers, only so many hospitals with a limited number of rooms and beds, only so many ventilators and PPE. Because of these limits, we have to avoid surpassing them by stretching out the number of coronavirus infections over a longer amount of time.
By Scott Santens6 years ago in The Swamp
