“It is not, and has never been, the pandemic that has been creating financial insecurities for families and destroying the social lives of our youth. It is not the pandemic that is increasing the rates of depression, drug abuse, and suicidal thoughts among teenagers (and adults, even if not as severely). These are the costs of the policy responses to the pandemic that have, in the name of keeping us safe, told vulnerable young people that they cannot see their friends, show their faces, or engage in any of the social activities that help them develop into mentally healthy adults. It is time for the media to start reporting that it is the lockdowns, the isolationism, and the social-distancing mandates—not the pandemic—that have taken such a toll on teenagers.” Chris Calton, Lockdowns, Not the Pandemic, Created Havoc, mises.org, 6.4.2022
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Krieg in der Ukraine und NATO-Erweiterung – Zitat des Tages
“There are two ways of thinking about the causes of the present crisis, which now, of course, involves war in Ukraine. The first view, which is the conventional wisdom for sure in the west and certainly in the US, is that Putin is to blame and that Putin is revanchist (…) The other view, which is my view, is, this is all about NATO expansion and the tap root of the problem is the April 2008 NATO decision (…) to include both Georgia and Ukraine in NATO. The russians said at the time – Putin in particular, but all the russian elites, that this is categorically unacceptable, we are drawing a red line in the sand – Georgia and Ukraine are not going to become a part of NATO.” Booknotes+ Podcast: John Mearsheimer on Ukraine, International Relations, and the Military (C-SPAN, Youtube), ab 28:14
Ukraine: Die Social Media und die “Hassreden” – Zitat des Tages
“Meta Platforms FB.O erlaubt Facebook- und Instagram-Nutzern in einigen Ländern, im Zusammenhang mit der Invasion in der Ukraine zu Gewalt gegen Russen und russische Soldaten aufzurufen. Dies geht aus internen E-Mails hervor, die Reuters am Donnerstag einsehen konnte.” Facebook and Instagram to temporarily allow calls for violence against Russians (eigene Übersetzung), Reuters, 10.3.2022
Über das angebliche Ende des Covid-Narrativs – Zitat des Tages
“Worst of all, if that’s even possible, it’s also abundantly clear that dozens of named players in the US and global virology community conspired to hide the lab origin, and their role in its creation, from the world (…) My main point is that the Covid debacle was a mishmash of false narratives, misaligned incentives, and a completely defective media apparatus that was unable to do anything more than parrot the obvious lies of the power centers. In other words, it wasn’t the Covid that was the problem, but having the wrong people in power and allowing them to foist some clearly wrong and defective narratives upon us all.” Chris Martenson, When False Narratives Break
Über genuine Wissenschaft und “Szientismus” – Zitat des Tages
“What the great unwashed call ‘science’ is really a perverted version of religion better called ‘scentism’. Scientism is mostly about corrupting science by pouring humongous amounts of money over charlatans dancing and singing about something they call ‘science’. In reality it is just entertainment and story telling. I have been on the inside of that circus for more than 30 year. Seen the big elephants dance.” Oddys, ein Poster
Gaskrise, Stickstoffdünger & Lebensmittelproduktion – Zitat
“One essential but often overlooked ingredient is nitrogen fertilizer. Its application provides an important nutrient that supports the growth of crops. For years, farmers have enjoyed easy access to it, especially in the developed world. That’s about to change. In 2022, for the first time in memory, farmers are looking to reduce their reliance on fertilizer. We’re almost certainly going to use less of it and with that comes the risk of a reduced harvest. This is not a choice but a necessity, driven by a sharp spike in fertilizer prices.” AgWeb, The Global High-Stakes Food Experiment No One is Talking About, 13.1. 2022
Wie man durch Bombardements Brennstoff billig hält – Zitat d. Tages
“The tragedy became a farce, when old Italian biplanes tried to bomb Britain into submission in 1940. The campaign lasted just two months, enough for the Italian contingent to take heavy losses (…) In short, the tradition of bombing one’s suppliers of fuels remains alive and well. Whether it can accomplish anything better than the disastrous attempt of Italy in 1941 is debatable, to say the least. After all, it is equivalent to blasting away your neighborhood gas station in order to get the gas you need, but this is the way the human mind seems to work.” Ugo Bardi, How to keep gasoline prices low by bombing your gas station
Corona: “Impf-Konsum” unter Androhung von Staatsgewalt – Zitat
Ernst Wolff über Fukuyamas “Ende der Geschichte” – Zitat des Tages
“Das wirkt heute wirklich wie eine Ironie der Geschichte (…) 1989 ist die Sowjetunion zusammengebrochen und der Ostblock zusammengebrochen. Das sind die Planwirtschaften in sich kollabiert und da hat der amerikanische Soziologe Fukuyama gemeint, das wäre jetzt das Ende aller diktatorischen Systeme, jetzt hätte sich die liberale Demokratie weltweit durchgesetzt. Und das, was wir jetzt in den letzten zwei Jahren erleben, ist ja genau das Gegenteil.” Narrative #71 – Ernst Wolff – Das chinesische Modell – YT
“Corona in Ö. vergleichbar mit früheren Krankheitswellen”, Zitat
“Zusätzlich sehen wir, dass die Coronawelle 2020/2021 vergleichbar stark zu anderen Krankheitswellen in der Vergangenheit ist (…) Wir sehen aber auf jeden Fall, dass von einem Killervirus Corona keine Rede sein kann. Vom Impact sind Corona und Grippe vergleichbar.” Dr. A. Weber, Übersterblichkeitsanalyse für Österreich, 5.12.2021 [Read more...]
Covid: “Ösi-Denunziations-Anstifter” jetzt weltberühmt – Zitat des Tages
“Abstract: ‘The Austrian medical association actively encourages the public to denounce health praticioners (!) that prescribe horse dewormer being a very very dangerous product for horses only.’” Poster MM in “OurFiniteWorld” [Read more...]
Klimawandel nicht zwingend menschlichen Ursprungs – Zitat
“Now, we know that climate changes over various timescales, we know that the climate is the average of weather, which also changes over various timescales, and we know that the fact that these changes occur doesn’t necessarily mean that human activity is the driving force behind it. We can also be certain that if we commit collective suicide as a species, climate and weather will go on changing, even if there is nobody around to measure the changes.” Tim Groves, ein “stinknormaler Poster”
Über Journaille, “Wissenschaft” und Lehrbücher – Zitat des Tages
“Expect everything that Main Street Media (!) publishes to be heavily ‘spun’. Even ‘science’ seems to emphasize the best possible outcomes. College textbooks will be written with emphasis on long term career paths. Blogosphere may provide more of the real story.” Gail Tverberg, Our fossil fuel energy predicament, including why the correct story is rarely told. In: Our Finite World, 10.11.2021
Zum (versuchten) Tyrannenmord in der europäischen Tradition – Zitat
“Zu Dionys, dem Tyrannen, schlich/Möros, den Dolch im Gewande/Ihn schlugen die Häscher in Bande./ ‘Was wolltest du mit dem Dolche, sprich!’/Entgegnet ihm finster der Wüterich/’Die Stadt vom Tyrannen befreien!’/’Das sollst du am Kreuze bereuen.’ Friedrich Schiller, 1798