historical perspective

The United Nations is a hype machine. In the midst of pandemic anxiety, its adds more fear to the fire.

Colin Todhunter Sold under the pretence of a quest for optimising well-being and ‘happiness’, capitalism thrives on the exploitation of peoples and the environment. What really matters is the strive to maintain viable profit margins. The prevailing economic system demands ever-increasing levels of extraction, production and consumption and needs a certain level of annual GDP …

We have no hard evidence of a crisis. Only expert opinion and best estimates.

A climate scientist at a famous research unit said snow would be a distant memory by now.

America had good reason to be hostile to Communism.

Journalist George Gilder declared the pandemic over in April. Mathematician Isaac Ben-Israel insisted the virus would burn out everywhere 70 days after it began.

Across the globe, many more funerals are being held this year than normal.

China gave the WHO permission to send in investigators, but wouldn't allow them near the affected area after they'd arrived. They departed empty-handed, two weeks later.

Plastics saved sea turtles, when tortoiseshell luxury goods became mass market items. 

Rather than quarantining travelers, our leaders chose a course of action that led to entire countries being locked down.