Are We “Corona Woke” Yet, Vermont? (UNMASK, HUG, AND GO OUTSIDE, TEAM HUMAN!)
May 13, 2020US Imperial Bipartisan Corona Screwing (JDS + RATIGAN $$)
May 14, 2020Publisher’s Note: Firstly, NICE nuanced story about Sweden’s COVID protocols at Reader-Supported News. Second, a “horrifying” example of the US MSM’s propagandistic spin machine at work. We’ve extensively covered Sweden’s BOTH/AND “coronavirus” policy, after advocating a BOTH/AND approach for Vermont back in mid-March, to wit: 1) isolate Vermont’s most vulnerable populations, 2) establish reasonable public policy guidelines and equip public health providers with more hospital equipment and necessary gear. Good to see US late night talk show hosts like The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah curating extended conversations with national public health officials who have taken different (Non-Lockdown) policy approaches to CV19, what Tegnell refers to a “holistic approach to the coronavirus” in this difficult situation for the nations of the world.
First, listen closely to Noah and Tegnell in conversation.
Now read this Newsweek piece, which (seemingly) quotes Dr. Tegnell taking a position diametrically opposed to what he said to Trevor Noah, leading with the word “HORRIFYING,” which sets the stage for the “spin.” Love the phrase “anti-lockdown strategy.”
The point here is NOT that Sweden is “right” – too early to tell how ANY policy will shake out in the medium term. The point is how Sweden’s “holistic” BOTH/AND approach can be easily MISrepresented in many US “news” outlets. Thanks to Noah for giving Tegnell the opportunity to consider the pros and cons of Sweden’s approach as this situation unfolds. Shame on “Newsweek.”
We asked our colleague at New York University, Mark Crispin Miller, who has studied and published on news and propaganda for four decades, for his comment.
His humorous if telling answer here:
There are three possible explanations for this weird discrepancy:
1) Dr. Tegnell has a double, managed by the CDC, Big Pharma, WHO and/or the Gates Foundation (as Lee Harvey Oswald was doubled by the CIA); and while the authentic Dr. Tegnell is a cautious optimist regarding Sweden’s COVID-19 policy, the double, “horrified” by Sweden’s death toll, is now having second thoughts about that policy.
2) Dr. Tegnell is so “horrified” by Sweden’s mortality rate that he’s developed Dissociative PersonalityDisorder (DPD), and should be put away as soon as possible, so that some other doctor(s) can lookafter him.
3) Newsweek grossly misreported Dr. Tegnell’s statements at that press conference, as it’s a CIA-run propaganda rag, just as it’s been for decades, and therefore can’t be trusted to report the truth.
Which is the likeliest of those three explanations?
MCM
