"I Blame Society" - The Accountability Principle
“ACCOUNTABIL'ITY, noun 1. The state of being liable to answer for one's conduct; liability to give account, and to receive reward or punishment for actions. (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)” We live in a world that denies accountability at every turn. If you're Black, they say Whites are the cause of your problems and only putting Whites down will solve things. If you're poor, the rich are the cause of your problems and only putting down the rich will solve things. If you're gay (or any other brand of sexual perversion), the religious are the cause of your problems and only putting down the religious will solve your problem. It is ridiculous all the way around, but powerful groups become even more powerful by convincing people that other people are the problem. It worked for the Nazis decades ago, and it is hard at work in America, today. "Give me your freedoms, and I'll eliminate those people because they are the cause of all your problems!" This author recently received a music recommendation on Spotify. The music was nice, but an album title raised an eyebrow: "I Blame Society." The artist, it turns out, is homosexual, with every song but one being specifically about homosexuality. What does he blame society for? One song discussed the fact that, with loving parents and a boyfriend, he should be happy, but he wasn't. It must be society's fault. California, the very state this artist hails from, recently passed a legal resolution banning any form of therapy or advice that tells homosexuals that their choices are wrong, specifically blaming the religious for "disproportionately high rates of suicide, attempted suicide, depression, rejection and isolation amongst LGBTQ and questioning individuals." This is an interesting theory that does not bear out, considering that these behaviors do not lessen in societies that are highly perversion-confirming, such as San Francisco. In particular, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been a target for these same accusations. Do those accusations bear out? A recent article in the Idaho Statesman says no: “Michael Staley, who works for Utah’s medical examiner and ranks among the most respected researchers on this topic, said in an interview with Q Salt Lake, a Utah LGBT magazine, his initial findings do not support the narrative that Utah youth suicides are rising as a result of the Church’s traditional teachings on sexuality or LGBT issues. “There’s no data to show that, period,” Staley said. “The people who are driving that narrative are going to be disappointed.”” As should all Christians, we direct everyone to the scriptures, which teach that "wickedness never was happiness" (Alma 41:10). If you live in violation of both nature and God, there are consequences. While it is increasingly unpopular, we remind all Christians, and especially Latter-day Saints, that "it becometh every man who hath been warned to warn his neighbor" (D&C 88:81), so that none of our brothers and sisters will go "out of this world into an eternal world, unprepared to meet their God" (Alma 48:23). In all, we must remember this: “Every man may act… according to the moral agency which I have given unto him, that every man may be accountable for his own sins in the day of judgment. (D&C 101:78)” Don't allow anyone to get control over your life by promising you an easy way out. It might sound appealing to blame others for our problems, but in the end we will each be held accountable to God for our own decisions, no matter what we experienced in life. We do not get to choose what happens to us in this life, but we choose how we react to what happens. Let's help keep Idaho free by accepting accountability for our own actions and not blaming others!
Tucker debunks claim that transgender surgery prevents suicide: ‘19 times more likely to kill themselves’
Don't expect to hear this truth, but there it is. "Gender dysphoria" is a mental illness. You don't help people with mental illness by playing along with their mind games. What's worse is that people with "gender dysphoria" often snap out of it, after having been "confirmed" right into irreversible surgeries, drugs, and other "therapies".
"I Blame Society" - The Accountability Principle
“ACCOUNTABIL'ITY, noun 1. The state of being liable to answer for one's conduct; liability to give account, and to receive reward or punishment for actions. (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)” We live in a world that denies accountability at every turn. If you're Black, they say Whites are the cause of your problems and only putting Whites down will solve things. If you're poor, the rich are the cause of your problems and only putting down the rich will solve things. If you're gay (or any other brand of sexual perversion), the religious are the cause of your problems and only putting down the religious will solve your problem. It is ridiculous all the way around, but powerful groups become even more powerful by convincing people that other people are the problem. It worked for the Nazis decades ago, and it is hard at work in America, today. "Give me your freedoms, and I'll eliminate those people because they are the cause of all your problems!" This author recently received a music recommendation on Spotify. The music was nice, but an album title raised an eyebrow: "I Blame Society." The artist, it turns out, is homosexual, with every song but one being specifically about homosexuality. What does he blame society for? One song discussed the fact that, with loving parents and a boyfriend, he should be happy, but he wasn't. It must be society's fault. California, the very state this artist hails from, recently passed a legal resolution banning any form of therapy or advice that tells homosexuals that their choices are wrong, specifically blaming the religious for "disproportionately high rates of suicide, attempted suicide, depression, rejection and isolation amongst LGBTQ and questioning individuals." This is an interesting theory that does not bear out, considering that these behaviors do not lessen in societies that are highly perversion-confirming, such as San Francisco. In particular, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been a target for these same accusations. Do those accusations bear out? A recent article in the Idaho Statesman says no: “Michael Staley, who works for Utah’s medical examiner and ranks among the most respected researchers on this topic, said in an interview with Q Salt Lake, a Utah LGBT magazine, his initial findings do not support the narrative that Utah youth suicides are rising as a result of the Church’s traditional teachings on sexuality or LGBT issues. “There’s no data to show that, period,” Staley said. “The people who are driving that narrative are going to be disappointed.”” As should all Christians, we direct everyone to the scriptures, which teach that "wickedness never was happiness" (Alma 41:10). If you live in violation of both nature and God, there are consequences. While it is increasingly unpopular, we remind all Christians, and especially Latter-day Saints, that "it becometh every man who hath been warned to warn his neighbor" (D&C 88:81), so that none of our brothers and sisters will go "out of this world into an eternal world, unprepared to meet their God" (Alma 48:23). In all, we must remember this: “Every man may act… according to the moral agency which I have given unto him, that every man may be accountable for his own sins in the day of judgment. (D&C 101:78)” Don't allow anyone to get control over your life by promising you an easy way out. It might sound appealing to blame others for our problems, but in the end we will each be held accountable to God for our own decisions, no matter what we experienced in life. We do not get to choose what happens to us in this life, but we choose how we react to what happens. Let's help keep Idaho free by accepting accountability for our own actions and not blaming others!
Metrics and COVID
Metrics are opinionated reference points. According to Sandi Metz, a well-known author, speaker, and professional software developer, “"Metrics are, obviously, created by people, so one could argue that they merely express one individual’s opinion. That assertion, however, vastly understates their worth. Measures that rise to become metrics are backed by research that has stood the test of time. They’ve been scrutinized by many people over many years. You can think of metrics as crowd-sourced opinions."” The metrics we have heard used for mask mandates seem to be "cases" of coronavirus, and deaths attributed thereto. Since this is apparently a new form of coronavirus, nothing about it has withstood the test of time beyond a few months. Mask-wearing has been a thing for a long time, and it has definitely been researched and "scrutinized by many people over many years." Unfortunately, there is no "crowd-sourced opinion" that is settled on this issue. [See our article, Masks: The Science Is NOT Settled.] In the absence of a reliable metric concerning masks, let us turn to "cases," as determined by the PCR test. This seems to be much more straightforward. But is it? Sandi Metz continues, “"While it’s possible to disagree with the premise of a specific metric, and to insist that the thing it measures isn’t useful, the rules of mathematics require all to concede that the numbers produced by metrics are facts."” In other words, "numbers don't lie." They just are. Unfortunately, as with everything else related to this "pandemic," the numbers we are hearing about COVID-19 "cases" may actually be a lie. At best, they are highly unreliable. Dr. Scott Atlas, of Stanford University, recently tweeted: “"Marked "case" increase is not accompanied by similar increases in deaths. "Cases" is not the most important metric. #Perspective #FactsMatter" [7]” Whatever the numbers actually are, another issue is the interpretation of those numbers. We can read reports on "total cases" and "new cases," but we must take those numbers and do something with them, based on other criteria. The only criteria I am aware of related to coronavirus "cases" are the following claims: 1. They are meaningful because they represent deaths or the threat thereof. 2. They are meaningful because they represent the necessity for hospitalization, and we don't want to overwhelm hospitals (ie, we want to "flatten the curve"). Examining each of these claims reveals a sandy foundation for mask mandates to rest upon: 1. Deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the state of Idaho are currently at 874 since the "pandemic" began, as officially reported at coronavirus.idaho.gov. According to the 2020 census, the Idaho population is 1,826,160 [1]. A little math tells us that this represents less than 0.05% of the population. While every death is sad, this is hardly statistically significant, particularly in relation to seasonal flu deaths, cancer, suicide, and deaths from things like properly prescribed medications taken as prescribed [2]. For reference, that leaves greater than 99.95% of us alive. 2. Currently, the total number of "cases" since the "pandemic" began stands at 94,730, which represents roughly 5% of the population. Obviously, this leaves 95% of the population unaffected. These "cases" have been "diagnosed" over time (not all at once), and very few of them have actually "required" hospitalization. Here are the symptoms, according to the CDC [3]: “Fever or chills, Cough, Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, Fatigue, Muscle or body aches, Headache, New loss of taste or smell, Sore throat, Congestion or runny nose, Nausea or vomiting, and Diarrhea.” The CDC rather unhelpfully includes a disclaimer that the above list "does not include all possible symptoms." Interestingly, the list seems to include every symptom of every other illness or non-illness one could experience, especially during winter, none of them requiring hospitalization. Of the people I've personally known who "tested positive" for COVID-19, the vast majority have had symptoms from this list. Under the heading, "When to seek emergency medical attention", the CDC lists the following as reasons to seek emergency medical care: “Trouble breathing, Persistent pain or pressure in the chest, New confusion, Inability to wake or stay awake, or Bluish lips or face.” Most of these would be good reasons to seek help under any circumstance. Thankfully, they are not experienced by the majority of those "testing positive." The CDC does point out that "Older adults and people who have severe underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness." So, of the 5% possibly affected by COVID-19 in Idaho, most of those fall into these two categories. Why are we placing restrictions on the rest of the population, for whom the greatest risk is that they might experience symptoms generally associated with the common cold? Interestingly, many of these "severe symptoms of COVID-19" are also symptoms of anxiety. [4] For instance, the University of Washington's Medical Department has a page called "Do You Have Anxiety or COVID-19?" [5] Many people have noticed this, and some have suggested that the 24/7 reporting on coronavirus may actually be causing this anxiety. [6] So, if most people who "test positive" don't require hospitalization, what is the problem? To begin with, they are scared to death. Because of all the propaganda surrounding this supposed "pandemic," such as the rush to release a vaccine, they have no idea that the actual threat to them is extremely small. Secondly, we live in a hospital-obsessed culture, where people no longer know how to take care of themselves, which is possible for 99% of the things people go see doctors for. Defending Idaho recently published an article called, "You Can Flatten The Curve!" that addressed this societal problem, and proposed that people seek to become self-reliant. On our Facebook page, we have shared information from practitioners of inexpensive natural methods that are currently being used to treat the symptoms listed for COVID-19. As has been demonstrated here, there are currently no metrics concerning COVID-19 that can possibly be relied on to support the current response, up to and including what amounts to house arrest, and intrusion into the simplest actions of people's daily lives. Not deaths, and certainly not "cases." SOURCES [0] All Sandi Metz quotes are from her book, "99 Bottles Of OOP. A Practical Guide To Object-Oriented Design," Version 1.0.1. [1] Idaho Population 2020, World Population Review https://worldpopulationreview.com/states/idaho-population [2] New Prescription Drugs: A Major Health Risk With Few Offsetting Advantages, Harvard University Center For Ethics https://ethics.harvard.edu/blog/new-prescription-drugs-major-health-risk-few-offsetting-advantages "[P]roperly prescribed drugs… cause about 1.9 million hospitalizations a year. Another 840,000 hospitalized patients are given drugs that cause serious adverse reactions for a total of 2.74 million serious adverse drug reactions. About 128,000 people die from drugs prescribed to them." [3] Symptoms of Coronavirus, CDC https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html [4] 11 Signs and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders, Healthline https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/anxiety-disorder-symptoms They list excessive worrying, feeling agitated, restlessness, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating. [5] https://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/mind/stress/anxiety-or-COVID-19 [6] The Coronavirus Pandemic May Be Causing an Anxiety Pandemic, Time https://time.com/5808278/coronavirus-anxiety/ [7] As quoted (and displayed onscreen) in "Fire Fauci!' - Trump Rally Explodes Over Coronavirus Doom And Gloomer," RonPaulLibertyReport (YouTube) https://youtu.be/0NfVMc_pFQ4?t=1449
Jean-Luc Brunel, Epstein Associate, Found Hanged in Prison. Prince Andrew Settles
The mass media has largely "forgotten" about Epstein, but let us not forget. There are wealthy, powerful, even popular, people around the globe who have children abducted for them to rape. Pizzagate was not a lie, and this still goes on to this day. No one has even been brought to justice. Some of the "little people" (ie, the child abductors) have been detained by police, but have always managed to "escape" or get off on technicalities. Why? Because it is difficult to find people this deprived who will do the job they do.
Tucker debunks claim that transgender surgery prevents suicide: ‘19 times more likely to kill themselves’
Don't expect to hear this truth, but there it is. "Gender dysphoria" is a mental illness. You don't help people with mental illness by playing along with their mind games. What's worse is that people with "gender dysphoria" often snap out of it, after having been "confirmed" right into irreversible surgeries, drugs, and other "therapies".