We are in a war
Bullets are not shot at us from the barrels of guns. Poisons are shot into us from the barrels of syringes.
In the name of "Responsibility To Protect" (R2P), our country sends troops and/or launches military actions against governments which are perceived to be hostile and brutal towards its own people. Where is the R2P for the Australian people?
We instead have a Military General running Operation Covid Shield which openly admits that its sole aim is to increase uptake of jabs through intimidation, suppression, coercion, "incentives", controlling narrative, manipulating "public sentiment" which is its "core" factor.
I have said this all along since January 2020 -- I see this as an act of war against the global population perpetrated by their own governments.
Modern warfare does not require "Boots on the Ground" and Bombs. They do not even require explicit sanctions. And it certainly does not require a foreign military power to overtly attack us.
Our perception of war has been manipulated by those in power so much so that we do not even recognise that a war has been waged against us.
Modern warfare is more treacherous and brutal than traditional warfare:
Traditional warfare unifies people. Modern warfare segregates us and facilitates the self-destruction of ourselves and our very own nation.
In a traditional war, people are killed, injured and destroyed by openly declared enemies. In a modern war, we get killed, injured and destroyed by those we generally do not expect to harm us. Modern warfare requires that we are oblivious to the fact that a war has been waged against us. It also requires a certain section of our population to be used as mercenaries either intentionally, apathetically or unwittingly.
Analyse the past couple of years purely from the perspective of the outcomes (not the cause/mechanism):
War leaves a certain percentage of people dead or disabled -- this includes the young and healthy soldiers and civilians who are generally kids, women, old, disabled, frail.
War leads to reallocation of resources and results in the neglect of the most vulnerable. Routine health care requirements of the elderly and the disabled are struck off.
War destroys the morale of the entire population.
War obliterates the country's economy and shatters small businesses.
War disrupts and ruins the operation of public services -- Hospitals, Schools, Universities, Ambulance, Police, Fire services.
War leaves people poor, homeless, unemployed and struggling to make ends meet to the point of rationing food and medication. (Many of us are in this situation).
War leads to widespread uncertainty, despair, fear, panic, a constant state of threat, suicidal ideation, suicides.
It is only during war time that a No-Fly Zone is declared. We already had Dan Andrews do that in Melbourne last year.
Curfews, no-travel zones, strict opening and closing times are enforced during war.
There is no question of celebration during war. No weddings. No birthdays.
War leads to isolation from family and friends. For several years. Prohibited from leaving the country. (Again, a few of us are in this unbearably painful situation).
All wars are bankers wars.
In traditional warfare, weapons manufacturers and their investors/partners make a killing--literally and metaphorically. In the current warfare, pharmaceutical manufacturers and their investors/partners are making a killing -- literally and metaphorically.
Propaganda, surveillance, censorship, persecution of speech, thought, movement and association — are escalated during war time.
The first victim of war is truth.
THINK ABOUT THE PAST TWO YEARS FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE OUTCOME.
WE ARE IN A WAR.
In the current phase of the war, bullets are not shot at us from the barrels of guns. Instead, poisons are shot into us from the barrels of syringes.
Where is the patriotic Australian Military’s Responsibility To Protect us? Too busy running Operation Covid Shield, I suppose.
In unbearably deep despair and pain,
The Solitary Reaper
My inner circle of email friends have all agreed with me since 2020 that what we are witnessing in this ‘pandemic,’ is tantamount to “War.”
What you write today in your Substack Newsletter entitled, “We are in a War,” we are in total agreement with. Be fully assured, you are NOT alone in what you think
That anyone could possibly argue that your well reasoned contention that we are at war, is not sustained by your logically listed sequence of clearly visible realities, would be a stretch too far for anyone.
‘Anyone,’ that is, not completely conditioned by the daily deluge of mass delusional misinformation saturating the airwaves, by the monopoly media conglomerates and their big tech spin-offs on social media, in league with NGOs and big government authorities.
Around the world, Australia has become a laughing stock for its draconian abuse of people’s rights, it has become the poster child sadly, of how NOT to mange a pandemic.
An utter lack of the kind of National leadership required to wisely and equitably lead a country through a critical time like this is completely missing in Australia.
So, you are right to ask, “why is Australia’s "Operation Covid Shield” run by a Military General?” What other conclusion is there, besides "We are in a War?"
On every outstanding point you highlight, we could not agree more. Congratulations on your excellent work!