- Covid-19 is a serious threat justifying lockdowns, business closures, job losses, school closures, educational losses, suicides, overdoses, domestic violence, and unelected officials ruling by decree.
- Immigration, legal and illegal, is an important goal justifying tens of thousands of unidentifiable persons coming across the border without Covid-19 testing, then being distributed across the nation by plane and bus.
(1) could be true, or (2) could be true, or both could be false. But both cannot be true. They are mutually contradictory. Anyone with an IQ above that of a gnat can see this with minimal thought. But that’s the problem.
Many people are unwilling to devote even minimal thought to this question. The media and officials tell us (1) and we believe them. The media tell us (2) and we also believe them. The two ideas exist in our minds independently – they never touch each other. So we never realize they are in serious conflict.
The prime minister of New Zealand proclaims, “We will continue to be your single source of truth.” Hitler, Stalin, and Mao would agree enthusiastically. And if the “single source of truth” makes mutually contradictory statements, the common people don’t notice, or pretend not to notice – which may be even worse.
Severe anti-Covid restrictions? Of course. Wide open border without Covid testing? Naturally. But both of these together? Why not? The government said so. The media said so. Must be true. You doubt it? What’s wrong with you? Shut up!
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