{"id":248204,"date":"2022-01-11T07:40:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T07:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=248204"},"modified":"2022-01-13T06:55:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T06:55:35","slug":"what-they-really-mean-by-living-with-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=248204","title":{"rendered":"What they REALLY mean by \u201cliving with Covid\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Kit Knightly \u2013 Off-Guardian Jan 10, 2022<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The past few days, even weeks, have seen a definite alteration in the media\u2019s attitude to the Covid \u201cpandemic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>There have been numerous examples of what, if the media were not so tightly controlled, might be referred to as \u201cdissent\u201d. But, since the media <em>is<\/em> tightly controlled, we must call it an apparent change in the message.<\/p>\n<p>Famously, Dr Steve James, a consultant anaesthetist, confronted UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid over the weakness of the science supporting vaccine mandates. Note this was actually aired on Sky News:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;The science isn&#39;t strong enough&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the moment an unvaccinated hospital consultant challenges Health Secretary Sajid Javid over the government&#39;s policy of compulsory COVID jabs for NHS staff.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IvbdwQbF0N\">https:\/\/t.co\/IvbdwQbF0N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tDkRYgWgDh\">pic.twitter.com\/tDkRYgWgDh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sky News (@SkyNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyNews\/status\/1479532922952732672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A few days ago Dr Rochelle Walensky, the director of the CDC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BhOoWGXRGb0\">went on Good Morning America<\/a> to discuss the \u201cOmicron\u201d wave, and ended up pointing out that most \u201comicron deaths\u201d have multiple co-morbidities.<\/p>\n<p>In another interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disclosetv\/status\/1480207649807507458\">with Fox News<\/a>, Dr Walenksy said the CDC was going to publish data on how many people had died of Covid, and how many died with it.<\/p>\n<p>This begs a series of important questions.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Why is the director of the CDC (seemingly) engaging with these Covid skeptic arguments after <strong>two years<\/strong> of pretending they don\u2019t exist?<\/li>\n<li>Why would Sky News air, and then tweet out, the video clip of a doctor challenging the health secretary?<\/li>\n<li>Why is the Guardian running headlines like <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jan\/08\/end-mass-jabs-and-live-with-covid-says-ex-head-of-vaccine-taskforce\">\u201cEnd mass jabs and live with Covid, says ex-head of vaccine taskforce\u201d<\/a> <\/em>and quoting medical personnel who say we need to <em>\u201ctreat Covid like the flu\u201d<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>Why are new studies being promoted that claim T cells from ordinary colds can <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/covid-19-t-cells-from-common-colds-can-protect-against-coronavirus-infection-study-finds-12512900\">\u201cprotect you from Covid\u201d<\/a>?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>There\u2019s no denying the messaging, the deceleration of the narrative. There\u2019s a new thread being woven into the story: <em>\u201cliving with Covid\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For over a month that has been a popular buzz phrase all over the Western press.<\/p>\n<p>On December 1st,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/robertpearl\/2021\/12\/01\/why-endemic-covid-19-will-be-cause-for-celebration\/?sh=138ac01f498b\"> Forbes headlined<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Why Endemic Covid-19 Will Be Cause For Celebration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An article which argued, among other things, that <em>\u201cEndemic Covid-19 will be no worse than seasonal flu\u201d<\/em>. This sentiment has been repeated ad nauseum across multiple outlets.<\/p>\n<p>We already mentioned the Guardian article from January 8th, there\u2019s also an earlier one from Dec 5th titled <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/dec\/05\/covid-19-from-pandemic-to-endemic-this-is-how-we-might-get-back-to-normal\">\u201cFrom pandemic to endemic: this is how we might get back to normal\u201d<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>CNBC ran <strong>three<\/strong> almost identical stories on this topic in the space of two weeks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/12\/09\/bill-gates-how-covid-pandemic-ends-and-becomes-endemic-with-omicron.html\">\u201cThe Covid pandemic could end next year, experts say \u2014 here\u2019s what that looks like, and how the U.S. could get there\u201d<\/a><\/em> \u2013 December 9th<\/li>\n<li><em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/12\/15\/what-living-with-endemic-covid-will-look-like-in-2022-and-future.html\">The pandemic could end in 2022 \u2014 here\u2019s what \u2018normal\u2019 life might look like soon, according to medical experts<\/a>\u201c<\/em> \u2013 December 15th<\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/12\/22\/omicron-could-potentially-hasten-the-covid-pandemics-end-says-expert.html\">\u201cOmicron could burn through the U.S. \u2014 and potentially hasten the Covid pandemic\u2019s end, says expert\u201d<\/a><\/em> \u2013 December 22nd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On New Year\u2019s Day, <em>Vox <\/em>had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/22849891\/omicron-pandemic-endemic\">piece titled<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Despite omicron, Covid-19 will become endemic. Here\u2019s how.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg is reporting that Omicron signals the end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2022-01-07\/omicron-may-mark-end-of-pandemic-south-african-researchers-say\">\u201cof the acute phase of the pandemic\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Just yesterday the New York Post headlined:<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/01\/09\/covid-19-will-become-endemic-by-later-this-year-ezekiel-emanuel\/\"> \u201cCOVID will become endemic by later this year, ex-Biden task-force head predicts\u201d<\/a>, and USA Today asked <em>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/eu.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/health\/2022\/01\/09\/covid-pandemic-changing-omicron-new-normal\/9124209002\/\">The pandemic is changing. Will omicron bring a \u2018new normal\u2019 for COVID-19?<\/a>\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And earlier today Channel 4 opined that <em>\u201cCovid in 2022\u201d<\/em> means <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/covid-in-2022-learning-to-live-with-the-virus\">\u201clearning to live with the virus\u201d<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The messaging isn\u2019t just media-based, either. Reports are coming out that \u201cliving with Covid\u201d is going to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2237475-covid-19-news-ministers-plan-for-uk-to-live-with-covid\/\">the UK government\u2019s strategy<\/a> moving into 2022, with an official publication on this topic expected <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/01\/10\/covid-living-with-virus-strategy-to-be-published-by-government-within-weeks-15891630\/\">\u201cwithin weeks\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, <em>\u201cliving with the virus\u201d <\/em>is going to be added to the Covid phrasebook alongside \u201cflatten the curve\u201d and \u201cthe new normal\u201d. But what does it actually entail?<\/p>\n<p>When they say <em>\u201cliving with Covid\u201d<\/em>, what do they really mean?<\/p>\n<p>Well, firstly, let\u2019s not make the mistake of trusting any government, media, or \u201cexpert\u201d, just because they start telling 20% of the truth.<\/p>\n<p>They are liars, they have an agenda, this is always true, you should always be aware of it, even when \u2013 or especially when \u2013 they are suddenly telling you what you want to hear.<\/p>\n<p>They have <em>not<\/em> seen the light, they are <em>not<\/em> correcting their mistakes, they <em>not<\/em> finally seeing sense, and they are <em>not<\/em> switching sides.<\/p>\n<p>There have been no Damascene conversions. There is no wave of guilty consciences sweeping through the elite.<\/p>\n<p>They have an agenda. They always have an agenda.<\/p>\n<p>You should also dispel all notions of \u201cgetting back to normal\u201d from your mind. That isn\u2019t happening.<\/p>\n<p>How do we know? Because they said so.<\/p>\n<p>Half the articles talking about \u201cliving with Covid\u201d go into detail about how things won\u2019t really change. Take this one, from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jan\/09\/living-with-covid-does-not-have-to-mean-ditching-all-protective-measures\">Guardian yesterday<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>\u2018Living with Covid\u2019 does not have to mean ditching all protective measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It outlines that Covid could become endemic soon, that the mass testing of asymptomatic people may be counter-productive and possibly should stop, but it doesn\u2019t reverse course on masks or vaccines and leaves the door wide open for a new \u201cvariant\u201d to jump-start more lockdowns in the future:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u201cLiving with Covid\u201d does not have to mean reversing every protective measure. If better ventilation and face masks reduce the impact of winter respiratory illnesses, that is a positive, even if the NHS is no longer under imminent threat of being overwhelmed. We will also need to remain vigilant about the threat from new variants, which could still cause big setbacks. There is no guarantee that another variant, more infectious and more virulent than Omicron, could emerge in the future. Scientists say that supporting global vaccination efforts will be crucial to securing the path to normality.<\/p>\n<p>Masks, working from home, and social distancing in crowded settings could all be \u201csticking around\u201d, according to one of the above CNBC articles. And <em>\u201cCovid Boosters could become like annual flu shots\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailypost.co.uk\/news\/north-wales-news\/people-face-living-covid-surges-22696058\">\u201cexperts\u201d are warning<\/a> that even once Covid is endemic we should prepare for \u201csurges\u201d every three or four months.<\/p>\n<p>It seems \u201cliving with the virus\u201d means maintaining the status quo, loosening a few restrictions, but leaving the path clear for new waves of fear porn should the need arise.<\/p>\n<p>But why? Why are they doing this now?<\/p>\n<p>It could be that there are splits and factions, fractures along the floors of the corridors of power. Perhaps some members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OkdfhBghVAE\">the great big club<\/a> want to halt the Pandemic where it is, afraid that any more progress along the \u201cGreat Reset\u201d path may imperil their own position or their own wealth.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe.<\/p>\n<p>What I see as more likely is that they sense they have over-extended themselves already, and that stretching further could break their entire story to pieces.<\/p>\n<p>To use an apt metaphor, imagine the \u201cGreat Reset\u201d agenda as an invading army, marching through town after town, winning battle after battle and burning as they go.<\/p>\n<p>There comes a point where you have to stop. Your supply lines are pulled taut, your men are tired and numbers dwindling, and the occupied citizens are putting up more and more resistance. Push on now, and your entire campaign could crumble.<\/p>\n<p>What you do in that situation is withdraw to a defensible position and fortify it. You don\u2019t give back the land you\u2019ve taken, or not much of it at least, but you stop pushing forward.<\/p>\n<p>The people whose land you have invaded will be so glad the war is over, so tired of fighting, they\u2019ll be so relieved by the respite before realising how much of their land you\u2019ve taken away. They may even say <em>\u201clet them keep it, as long as they stop attacking us\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s how conquest works, from the days of ancient Rome and beyond. A cycle of aggression followed by fortification.<\/p>\n<p>When we switch from \u201cpandemic\u201d to \u201cendemic\u201d, we won\u2019t be getting our rights back, the vaccine passes and surveillance and the culture of paranoia and fear will remain, but people will be so relieved at the pause in the campaign of fear and propaganda they will stop resisting.<\/p>\n<p>They won\u2019t push back, and the \u201cNew Normal\u201d will literally become just that, normal.<\/p>\n<p>Hell, they\u2019ll probably greenlight funding for anything Bill Gates wants to do make sure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/12\/30\/bill-gates-top-goal-in-2022-ensuring-covid-19-is-the-last-pandemic.html\">\u201cCovid is the last pandemic\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And then, one day when people are nice and docile again, a new variant will come back, or we\u2019ll need a \u201cclimate lockdown\u201d, and the push for control of every aspect of our lives will start up again in earnest.<\/p>\n<p>The best thing we can do is not fall into the trap.<\/p>\n<p>The press politicians and Big Pharma didn\u2019t all just realise the truth, they\u2019re just using some small parts of truth they\u2019ve been ignoring for two years to fortify their position.<\/p>\n<p>But that doesn\u2019t make it a bad thing.<\/p>\n<p>The very fact they feel the need to do so shows that the resistance is building, and that they\u2019re are trying to lull us into relaxing.<\/p>\n<p>Now would be the worst time to stop fighting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;<\/p>\n<h3>Can you spare $1.00 a month to support independent media<\/h3>\n<p>Unlike the Guardian we are NOT funded by Bill &amp; Melinda Gates, or any other NGO or government. 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