Inert Virus:

How do you kill something that isn't really alive?

We keep hearing medical researchers describe the Corona virus as a kind of an inert microbe that shows no signs of life until it infects a living organism.

That's diabolically clever on the part of Ma Nature who sees her job as one to keep all life on this planet in balance. That includes humans.

Medical researchers have, in the past, managed to come up with vaccines which worked almost flawlessly when dealing with live microbes like smallpox and Polio. Now, when confronted with a sneaky little inert virus, their vaccines get spotty results at best. All they can do is treat the symptoms, relieving mucus blockages and fevers in patients flocking to the hospitals to seek relief.

This, however, does not stop the media from exploiting this medical disaster to sell a shipload of merchandise .

The administrations, of course, go right along with this. Politicians see it as a potential disaster to their personal status if they disagree with what the public has been led to believe.

What's being promoted in the media right now, is "So who dares question SCIENCE?"

To their credit, science isn't actively promoting science fiction. They're just de-emphasizing the truth and enhancing the fiction.

The Corona virus, in the form of Covid, is not about to go away. We're just going to have to learn to live with it. 

That means adjusting our lifestyles to improve our core health, not buying armloads of everything offered by the merchandising community.

Media Chore:

Here's something new for mainstream media types to do when they've run out of ideas for exciting material to insert between their commercials.

Instead of the boring daily litany of statistics re the number of people infected with the plague virus, they could dazzle sensation-starved viewers with an accounting of who killed more people over the last 24 hours: Putin, or Covid? 

That should be a lot more exciting than comparing yesteday's boring numbers with today's; who's agreed to run a rainbow flag up the pole, or what exciting new demands are being made of the Pope.

PM's Apologists:

Instead of reporting what was said about Justin Trudeau in Europe, CTV found it more important to bore viewers with silly freebies, including the antics of rainbow coalitionists and costumed aboriginals demanding more handouts on Parliament Hill.

Not one word or picture about our PM, who was making real news, none of it complimentary, in the European media.

Instead, our state-friendly media was publishing uncomplimentary footnotes of the people who expressed their views on Trudeau. CBC saw them as politically-biased dolts, clearly to the right of Adolph Hitler. 

They offered no excuse on why they failed to perform the function of a legitimate news media the day before.

The mainstream media sees itself as the free press, responsible for keeping the voters informed of the actions of politicians, thus keeping governments honest and in check.

So, where was the embarrassing commentary on our Prime Minister, expressed so clearly in Europe the day before? Why did the mainstream media hide it from Canadians?

Could the sudden surge in government advertising be a hint re: their motivation?. .  

Look out, Putin:

Top news story from Canada's state media informs that Justin Trudeau is about to meet with other NATO leaders in Brussels. Purpose? To discuss Putin's attack on Ukraine. 

So far, there are no reports of any lawsuits being launched against Putin by Canada's war ministry.

Trudeau is not alone in his marathon speechmaking tours of Europe. That's mostly what other NATO leaders have been doing.

The Ukrainians have been fighting off the Russian assault by themselves with scant shipments of arms, ammo and body bags from their western allies. All Zelinsky got was lots of verbal encouragement. 

If Zelinsky could utilize all the cheerleading Ukraine has been getting from its allies, Putin would by now be cringing in fear under his bed.

Pulling the Plug:

 

I was sharing a fifth of VO with a medical student about 60 years ago when he began agonizing about the business of pulling the plug. 

He described the situation as one of a person in long-term care, tied down in a wheel chair, fully intubated and plugged into the wall. 

"Obviously, these poor souls are beyond help," he lamented, "but who's going to pull the plug?"

It appeared that his dream of a glamorous and rewarding career in medicine had just recently hit a real bump in the road with that realization. 

Today, some 60 years later, the medical community has discovered that the business of pulling the plug is handled periodically by a microbe called a Corona Virus. 

And the medical community is trying its best to prevent it from doing that.

Doesn't quite add up, does it?.

Not Very Funny:

 Our PM's attempt to use the emergency measures regulations against the truck brigades has made Parliament Hill an international joke.

Where's the Canada that used to function as an arbiter in international disputes?

While our young PM is shown daily lecturing members of the the international community on how they ought to behave, the evidence shows that he cannot successfully handle Canada's own internal differences.

If that's the kind of advice he is getting from his own caucus, it is easy to imagine that the enthusiasm has fled and it's time for change.

That would not necessarily be to the winning partys' advantage. Ejection of the Liberals from Parliament Hill would leave the winners the task of correcting the Covid panic mess they created. 

Look out, Russia:

 Our left-leaning state media misses no opportunity to feature our handsome young PM delivering powerful threats to Russia's Vladimir Putin on his ongoing bout with Ukraine.

Far from cringing in abject terror, Putin seems to hardly notice while he goes about thumbing his nose at NATO.

There was a time during the last century when Canada was able to bat above its size and weight in international disputes. 

That is no longer the case. It is doubtful that following several Trudeau administrations, there is enough credibility left to join in anything much more than a back alley punch-up.

Of course, the ulterior motive for the mainstream media lectures is probably meant to appeal to about 1.3 million Canadians that still identify as being of Ukrainian origin.

Can that be taken as evidence that we're being conditioned for still another ridiculous federal election?