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We discuss the many viruses that have plagued humankind in times past: Dengue, Ebola, HIV, etc. and how they compare with this new Coronavirus. The science may surprise you. Looking at actual numbers, the mortality rate of this new Coronavirus is, thankfully, relatively low. 

The new Coronavirus is not the deadliest virus we've seen. Yet we've shut our entire country down! Why? Surprisingly, many people in low-risk groups--the young, those without pre-existing conditions or vulnerable immune systems--are living in fear of an illness that has scientifically been shown to not likely cause them serious illness. Yet many who are a part of this low-risk group claim they're afraid to leave their homes. Why?

Has this virus created mass mental illness among Americans? How will we manage that?

We also look at H.R. 5546, the 1986 law that immunized the immunizers! Vaccine manufacture has become a huge and highly profitable industry among pharmaceutical companies--the same companies that sponsor many of our television, radio and mass media broadcasts. Hmm... Could it be that the information we're getting on Covid-19 is biased? Are some people making money off of our fear? Should we be afraid of the Coronavirus, even though the majority of people who get it will have--at most--minor respiratory symptoms and then recover?

The scientific fact is this: the mortality rate of the new Coronavirus is low, at least here in the US. 

Maybe we should be afraid of the tremendous power the pharmaceutical industry has over our thinking, our health, and over what little is left of our "democracy."

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Question of the day: If someone offered you $10 million and told you that if you took the money, a million people would die, would you do it?

Imagine what you could do with $10 million! Sure, a million people would die, but you could help a million other people to live, right? Maybe you could save two million people! Then you'd be making up for the million people who died, right?  

Stop for a moment and ask yourself, "What would I do?" Because this is what big businesses do all the time. They offer to help us, tell us they're contributing to charities, that they're feeding the poor in third-world-countries, and so on,... so the fact that they're killing a few of us by infecting our air, food and water with carcinogens is okay. The fact that they do all sorts of things that harm our society as a whole is okay because the good things they do (so they claim) makes up for that. But is it true? Are they really doing good things to contribute to the world or do they just hire PR (public relations) agents to promote that idea?

Can you go for an entire day without being exposed to mass-produced media? Facebook? Instagram? Television? Radio? The Internet? How about a week? Could you spend an entire week without being influenced by mass-produced information? What would happen if you did? Can you figure things out by yourself? Find your way around life without the GPS of Siri or the "Internet of Things?" Is thinking just a waste of time when you can get a machine to do it for you?

On a healthy note: What are some healthy, natural ways we can defend ourselves against viruses in general, aside from washing our hands and our clothes, and bathing regularly?

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Those people you see defying the quarantine aren't stupid--they're human! Human beings have a strong need for social contact. In fact, numerous studies show that people who are lonely, lacking adequate social connections don't live as long.  

Malcolm Gladwell's book, The Outliers, discusses one example: Italian immigrants whose close-knit community affected their physical health in a positive way. Despite their poor dietary and health practices, immigrants from Roseto Valfortore living in Pennsylvania had a lower rate of heart disease than most of the American population. 

The fact that we need to  mention the importance of human contact here at all shows how socially distant we've become, long before the Corona virus. It's amazing how many Americans can't see how damaging this quarantine will be on the mental and physical health of many Americans. Yes, perhaps the quarantine was necessary, but is there a better way to manage the spread of this virus right now? Is it necessary to quarantine everyone? How long can people remain in social isolation and without jobs to keep them afloat? 

Our corporate-controlled media has done a wonderful job of convincing people that anyone who protests against the quarantine just doesn't care about Corona virus victims and that we shouldn't worry about the economy. But people will suffer from this economic collapse!

Will NYS provide unemployment benefits? Could it be possible that the state (and perhaps other states as well) simply can't afford to pay the benefits? What are we going to do with the millions of Americans who are unemployed?

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Ep. 25 Occupy Your Mind-Pandemic!

We continue our discussion regarding the mismanagement of the Coronavirus here in the United States:

Unemployment - People around the country are having difficulty obtaining unemployment benefits during this quarantine. Is this due to faulty computer systems? Or could it be that states don't have the money to pay the unemployment benefits? (With all the money being spent on tax breaks to the rich, mass surveillance, militarization of our police forces, etc.)

FDR who was president during the Great Depression of the 1930s famously said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Have we decided as Americans that fear is actually a good thing? Is being afraid all the time keeping us safe? Is safety even possible? Should we value safety over freedom? Are we no longer the free and the brave but now the fearful and safety-seeking?

Since the Patriot Act was passed following 9/11, have we gotten safer? Does mass surveillance keep us safe or is safety an illusion? Why can't we repeal the Patriot Act? Why are we allowing the government to use the Coronavirus to take away more of our civil liberties? Will we ever get our 4th Amendment rights back or should we just forget about the whole thing?...

Why do we wear masks, maintain a distance from each other, hide in our homes in fear of a virus then sit down to eat junk food, smoke and drink? Is it better to die from heart disease, diabetes, or cancer than it is to die from Coronavirus?  

Lots to discuss today.

In some states, people are having trouble applying for unemployment insurance yet are forbidden from working due to a mandatory quarantine to slow down the spread of the Corona virus. If the government mandates its people to stay home, shouldn't it provide unemployment benefits? How will millions of people pay their bills when applying for assistance is nearly impossible due to the large number of people applying at the same time? Is this the result of our government not being prepared? Isn't it the government's job to prepare for a crisis like this?  

We're not allowed to talk about 5G and concerns that some people have that it may be harmful to human health. Question is, where is the overwhelming evidence that 5G is safe? If it is safe, then why censor people? Why not just present the evidence and make your critics look like idiots? After all, if someone claims 5G is dangerous and you have several experts who come forward with a HUGE stack of evidence proving beyond a doubt that 5G is safe, then you don't need to censor that person because people will

Here's what's really disturbing: If a significant number of people are concerned about 5G, wouldn't that be reason to stall its use until more investigation is done? Why are the Powers that Be (the PTB) responding by telling people to just shut up and not talk about it? In a democratic society, we respond to people's concerns, even if we don't agree with them, by taking a second look and considering that maybe there's more research we need to do in order to reassure people that this is safe.  Do we really need 5G? Is this like food or water that we absolutely must have? Can't we do without it for a while so that more study on its effects can be done? Will I lose my ability to post this podcast after asking these questions?

How sad that we've lost our precious right to freedom of speech, along with our privacy rights.

Finally, Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the race--for the second time. But people, this was never about him. This is a movement that needs to live on in our hearts and minds. As discouraged as I also feel, I need to remind us all that ideas are bulletproof. Censorship, privacy violations, and a choice between too possible rapists for president? Very discouraging indeed.

Let's maintain our sanity during these insane times. Remember, it wasn't long ago when a person with dark skin couldn't attend the same school as a person with light skin. Things can change. (I'm not saying they will change... ) But they can.

Until next time, occupy your mind!

The Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted lives all over the world. Here in the United States, many states are forbidding residents from going to work and from leaving their homes except for necessities such as grocery shopping or medical visits. 

Many Americans have already been living from paycheck-to-paycheck, some are unemployed, and some are without homes. Needless to say, poverty can only increase under these circumstances. Businesses will fail. People will lose their jobs and their homes. Many will not bounce back. 

How did this pandemic become so severe that we're needing to shut entire cities down? Why are we not testing more people? Why are we lacking test kits, ventilators, and other resources to stop this pandemic? Here, in the United States of America, surely we have plenty of resources to build whatever we need to curb the spread of this virus. 

We've been practicing trickle-down economics, listening to millionaires and billionaires assure us that helping them will trickle down back to us. Yet the wealthy are mysteriously silent, unable to fund the resources we need to fight this disease. Why?    

Could it be that some people are profiting from this epidemic? Why did Trump shut down the pandemic response team and reduce funds for the CDC? Why did the CDC refuse test kits from the World Health Organization and restrict laboratories from making their own kits?

We, the people, are paying taxes to support a government whose job is to prevent pandemics like this. We want answers. We want our money back!  

The Republicans have an economic "stimulus" plan that benefits big corporations, not the average person. Both Democrats and Republicans will probably use this pandemic as another way to extend the Patriot Act and take away more of our civil liberties.