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interdependencies's avatar

This article landed! I specifically appreciated how you addressed the issues of 'tested positive' with a test that has significant issues - to the manifestation of 'disease' presumed to be caused by the 'virus'. As you noted -- "This particular virus can cause a disease called COVID-19 (“Coronavirus Disease 2019”)" but yet the 'test' is what we measured and with that we conflated the significance of any 'public health' impact.

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"Deaths were counted with the widest-possible latitude ensuring a prominent psychological impact at every turn prompting policies mirroring population concerns."

Deaths were counted with the widest-possible latitude ensuring a prominent psychological impact at every turn prompting populations to align with mitigation efforts already planned by those in power.

There. Fixed it for you. It is a perfect example the Hegelian dialectic being used to implement change in a pre-determined direction.

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