In a December 9, 2020, Twitter thread,1 Michael P. Senger, an attorney and author of the September 2020 article,2 “China’s Global Lockdown Propaganda Campaign,” reviewed the largely hidden impacts of global lockdowns. Ivor Cummins’ video above also reviews data showing just how “hugely ineffective” lockdowns have been.
As one would expect, shutting down businesses for extended periods of time leads to businesses going under for impaired cash flow from lack of revenue. Back in August 2020, Bloomberg reported3 that more than half of all small business owners feared their businesses wouldn’t survive. They were right.
According to a September 2020 economic impact report4 by Yelp, 163,735 U.S. businesses had closed their doors as of August 31, 2020, and of those, 60% — a total of 97,966 businesses — were permanent closures.5 As noted by Senger:6
“That ’leaders’ across the world transformed into tyrants, believing they had a right to bankrupt their subjects, is the core evil of lockdown.”
Last but not least, now is also the time to take control of your own health. Make it a point to really take care of yourself. Remember, insulin resistance, obesity and vitamin D deficiency top the list of comorbidities that significantly raise your risk complications and death from COVID-19.
These are also underlying factors in a host of other chronic diseases, including mental health problems, so by addressing them, you’ll improve your chances of getting through this challenging time with your health and sanity intact. You can find tons of information about how to reverse all of these issues by searching my article archives.
Sources and References
- 1, 6, 23, 43 Twitter Michael P. Senger December 9, 2020
- 2 Tablet Mag September 15, 2020
- 3 Bloomberg August 11, 2020
- 4, 5 CNBC September 16, 2020
- 7 Institute for Policy Studies June 18, 2020
- 8, 9 Childrens Health Defense December 14, 2020
- 10 The Defender December 14, 2020
- 11, 13 Forbes August 10, 2020
- 12 New York Fed August 2020
- 14 New York Times April 12, 2020 (Archived)
- 15 Financial Times April 10, 2020
- 16 Global News Canada October 10, 2020
- 17 APA Stress in America 2020
- 18 CNBC October 21, 2020
- 19, 20 AMA Issue Brief Updated December 9, 2020
- 21 MMWR October 23, 2020; 69(42);1522–1527
- 22 Daily Wire October 22, 2020
- 24 Irish Times July 20, 2020
- 25, 30 CNBC October 30, 2020
- 26 ITV.com April 27, 2020
- 27 WebMD August 18, 2020
- 28 UN April 6, 2020
- 29 STV.tv July 1, 2020
- 31 HRW.org April 9, 2020
- 32 Archives of Disease in Childhood Published Online First: 02 July 2020. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2020-319872
- 33 The Guardian November 9, 2020
- 34 The Washington Post October 30, 2020
- 35 The Economist July 19, 2020
- 36 CBS October 27, 2020
- 37 CNN November 30, 2020
- 38 Wall Street Journal March 29, 2020 (Archived)
- 39 Youtube April 30, 2020
- 40 The Telegraph August 30, 2020
- 41 UN News September 17, 2020
- 42 The Guardian April 21, 2020
- 44, 47, 50 IPS News December 1, 2020
- 45 Townhall May 20, 2020
- 46 Weforum.com June 24, 2020
- 48 Psychology Today August 3, 2020
- 49 World Economic Forum Digital Transformation July 2020 (PDF)
- 51 Global Research November 9, 2020
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