Tag Archives: Bubonic plague

Mar 31 2020

Praying to Saints & Gods during a Pandemic


Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease

Re-Posted Mar 31, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

A German cathedral has its collection of remains of St. Corona, the little-known Christian martyr who has been purported to be the patron saint of resisting epidemics. Her name in Latin merely means “crown,” which was an indication that the young saint had achieved the “crown of eternal life” because of the steadfastness of her faith. There is a connection with the coronaviruses, named because of their crown-like structure. So the virus is not named after her and there is not really any connection that can be verified that she is the patron saint of epidemics.

 

One of the excursions I have made in traveling around the world was to a tiny ancient city of Epidaurus in ancient Greece on the Argolid Peninsula at the Saronic Gulf. This is where people went to pray for their health. They prayed to Asclepius who was pictured with a staff with a serpent entwined which became our medical symbol still today. If you wanted to pray for the health of the community in times of a plague, you went to the temple next door for his daughter, Hygena, whose name is the origin of good hygiene.

Mar 31 2020

Good Traders Know When They are Wrong & Also Know When Something is Wrong


Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease

Re-Posted Mar 31, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

QUESTION: Hi Marty:
Good traders know when they are wrong based upon objective evidence.
You argue that the Coronavirus isn’t a true pandemic, and that the governments’ reactions to this are politically driven with the intention of advancing a socialist agenda. Your perspective is logical and supportable. But, it is very hard not to get caught up in the media hype and the constant stream of dire predictions and numbers. So, I am still not convinced one way or the other.
What would you need to see statically for you to change your position, and determine that the Coronavirus is in fact a true pandemic warranting the governments’ response?
Best,
Dan

ANSWER: This is a pandemic, not an epidemic. The distinction is very significant. What I am saying is that politics is now taking over and using the hype for political gain. As of March 30, 2020, there have been 142,178 confirmed cases and 2,484 deaths. The flu results in 10 times the number of deaths each year. Ask yourself, why do we not shut down the entire economy for every flu?

If we take the ratio of flu numbers (10x), then there should be about 40,000 hospitalizations, 1.8 million medical visits, and 3.8 million people who get the virus. With 142,178 confirmed, we are well behind the 1.8 million for this flu season and that is not considered an epidemic.

The hype is being used for political purposes. This is way too exaggerated to make sense. This is too convenient and organized. I PERSONALLY have real information that elites in Europe were given the heads up and sold not just their shares, but their bonds. NEVER has there been a flight to quality that went directly to cash — not even 1929!

The numbers are far from what would be necessary to imply any justification for closing the entire world. It is true that good traders know when they are wrong, but they also know when something iswrong and this does not add up to the past.

Mar 31 2020

For those Interested in Toilet Paper


Armstrong Economics Blog/Opinion

Re-Posted Mar 31, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

 

Mar 31 2020

The Insanity of the Times – The Power Grab But to What End?


Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease

Re-Posted Mar 30, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

COMMENT:

Hi,

Am a long time blog follower, as well as a Plus membership subscriber.

I penned this poem about the absurdity that is happening with this Corona episode. I was hoping that you could share it with the public on your blog.

Hour after hour day after day,
mainstream and state media has the same thing to say.

Causing a panic amongst the masses,
gotten to the point where many cannot find the material to wipe their own asses.

A lot of societies vulnerable have lost their employment,
living on government handouts brings no enjoyment.

Media aggression,
has caused a severe depression.

Perhaps this will all pass in a matter of time,
though probably not before a major surge in crime.

Government says we cannot leave our door,
yet every year the common flu kills so many more.

So isolate yourself and follow our news,
makes one wonder if this is all just a ruse?

I surely am not the lone informed soul,
understanding the endgame is more government control!

Regards,

CR

Mar 31 2020

The Sentiment in Germany is Turning Against Exaggerated Virus


Armstrong Economics Blog/Disease

Re-Posted Mar 30, 2020 by Martin Armstrong

 

We are seeing a number of people coming out in Germany. This is an open letter to Merkel about the exaggeration of using this virus to destroy the economy. Dr. Bodo Schiffmann also Talks About Facts! (these are in German, but they are calling into question what is going on with using this virus to take control of the people and the economy.

Is this power-play to save the Euro by forcing the Federalization and support the left agenda going to lead to the European Revolution that breaks the Euro?

Any post which is calling into question this Virus Revolution is starting to be removed from the internet and on You Tube they are immediately carrying a message to contact the CDC for the truth. That reminds me of Russia and Pravda. This is making many to wonder will they start just arresting people for disagreeing and begin blocking the internet to any dissent?

This is going way over the top and it makes no sense when at least 10x the amount of people should be dead by now with the normal flu. Will these people make China appear to be the new land of liberty? How far is this going to go?

We even have India joining the party moving to lock down people for 3 weeks with only about 1000 cases for 1.2 billion population? This is even AFTER the Ferguson model was shown to be bogus. Was he paid like the Christopher Steele to create a fake dossier to try to take down trump? This time was this fake projection that 2.2 million American would be dead by now paid for by the left to strip us of our liberty?

So many questions are starting to appear. The press will never investigate so where does that leave us?

Mar 31 2020

Lt. General Semonite Discusses Coronavirus Mitigation Effort…


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree House on March 30, 2020 by 

Beware of Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite. A review of his social media shows a strong political alignment with team “resistance“.  The head of the Army Corps of Engineers appears with Martha MacCallum to discuss his efforts within the COVID-19 response team.

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Mar 31 2020

Pittsburgh Area Residents Queue Two Miles for Drive Through Food Bank Distribution….


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree House on March 30, 2020 by 

As more essential service outlets start to become overwhelmed at the stress upon their food delivery operations; and with more food store employees necessarily absent due to the coronavirus spread; regionally, the food supply chain will becoming more dependent on food bank distribution.

If the virus spread continues at current pace, some regional supermarkets with multiple locations will likely begin targeted shut-downs by retreating and disbursing available healthy (non-infected) employees on a store-by-store basis.  The potential for this issue is most likely to first originate within urban communities; and then outflow.

This reality is starting to become more evident in localized communities, and a distribution center in the greater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, area gives a great example of what could become increasingly common across the nation.

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Depending on your location, and depending on your potential risk exposure to these types of impacts, it would be suggested to prepare yourself and your family accordingly.

This phase, the phase everyone is hoping to avoid, is not a total supply issue; there is no shortage of food products.  The issue becomes one of local distribution where diminished workforce capacity begins to have an impact on the local provider.

Mar 31 2020

Federal Judge Rules Killing Babies is an “Essential Service”…


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree house on March 30, 2020 by 

Strange times we live in…

Earlier today in Tampa, Florida, the county sheriff let the criminal inmates out of his jail, and then went to arrest a pastor for delivering Sunday church services and put him in the same jail.

Now a federal judge rules that getting a hip replacement should be delayed to help offset medical supply needs; but killing babies is an “essential service” that needs to continue.

TEXAS – […] Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last week that abortion providers were covered by a state order that required postponement of non-urgent medical procedures to preserve hospital beds and equipment during the pandemic.

U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel in Austin ruled that Paxton’s action “prevents Texas women from exercising what the Supreme Court has declared is their fundamental constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy before a fetus is viable.” (read)

Mar 31 2020

Tampa Bay Sheriff Arrests Christian Pastor For Providing “Non-Essential” Church Services…


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree house on March 30, 2020 by 

“[Government] shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”  (First Amendment – U.S. Constitution)

Setting aside my profound disdain for this action… In the short-term there will likely be those who genuinely believe this is legally defensible as a result of a public health emergency. However, in the long-term two things will happen: (1) over time, and up to the possibility of SCOTUS intervention, the pastor will win any legal case against him; and (2) hopefully people will realize quickly the term “essential service” is arbitrary.

Inside the definition of two words “essential services” (which is different from area to area) is all that remains of your liberty.  The first amendment of the constitution applies equally for all persons in all areas; the definition of “essential services” does not.  That’s the legal issue that will see this pastor win, if he chooses to fight.  Faith, the ability to worship, is easily argued as the preeminent ‘essential service’ to the individual and church.

FLORIDA – A Hillsborough County pastor was arrested Monday after he intentionally and repeatedly violated orders that no gatherings of 10 or more people he held in order to stop of the spread of COVID-19 by holding services at his megachurch, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister announced Monday afternoon.

The sheriff’s office received an anonymous tip on Friday that Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne, the pastor of the megachurch River at Tampa Bay Church in Riverview, refused to stop holding mass gatherings and instead was encouraging people to come to services.

[…] “His reckless disregard for human life put hundreds of people in his congregation at risk and thousands of residents who may interact with them in danger,” Chronister said.

The warrant charges the pastor with unlawful assembly and violation of public safety rules, both misdemeanors, according to Chronister.

Howard-Browne was booked into the local jail in Hernando County where he lives on Monday afternoon, and released 38 minutes later after posting bonds totaling $500. (more)

Let us be clear, the government can request, suggest and recommend that faith-based assemblies suspend their services; and in many cases those churches and religious groups may indeed choose to suspend their services. However, under no circumstance, including: war, famine or virus pandemics that could leave only a hand-full of people alive, can the government force the suspension; or punish those who refuse to comply.

Religious worship, including the assembly therein, is enshrined within the first amendment as it carries the first and ultimate essential service. There is absolutely no situation where that right can be removed.

It is often the case where people rush into reactions without thinking through the profound consequences.   Why do you think ‘freedom of religion‘, and ‘the right to peaceably assemble‘ is the first amendment?  The FIRST amendment.  It is specifically the first amendment so that government cannot define arbitrary reasons, any reasons, to limit that constitutional right.

The ability/right to go to a grocery store crowded with people is not more essential than the ability/right to practice your faith. Accept the removal of the primary right of U.S. citizens and there is no longer a country for coronavirus to infect.

This is not a slippery slope; this is akin to voluntarily jumping directly into the abyss….

Mar 31 2020

White House Coronavirus Task Force Briefing – 5:00pm ET Livestream


Posted originally on The Conservative Tree House on March 30, 2020 by 

Unfortunately, with President Trump effectively communicating the latest information on the federal efforts to mitigate COVID-19, more corporate U.S. resistance media have decided not to carry the live broadcasts from the White House task force briefings.

Today at 5:00pm the White House will hold a briefing for the public and media on the latest mitigation efforts against the coronavirus. [Video Added]

Fox News Livestream Link – RSBN Livestream Link – CBS News Livestream Link

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