7/16/20, “The “Russian vaccine hack” is a 3-for-1 deal on propaganda. Apparently, that mean old Putin is stealing our magic vaccine to fight the “deadly virus.” Off Guardian, Kit Knightly
“The Guardian, and all the other predictable voices, are currently reporting that Russian “state sponsored hackers” have been attempting to steal “medical secrets” from British pharmaceutical researchers. At this stage they offer no substantiation, but it does serve as good teaching exercise in the techniques of modern propagandists.
First, the lack of evidence. Observe the Guardian article, note the complete absence of sources or references. There’s not a link in sight. There’s no content there beyond the parroted words of UK government officials, whose honesty and/or competence is never interrogated.
Second, the lies by omission. They don’t mention, for example, the Vault 7 revelations from Wikileaks that the CIA/Pentagon have developed technology to make one of their own cyber-attacks appear to come from anywhere in the world, Russia obviously included. This is clearly vital information.
Third, the multitasking. When you splash a huge red lie on your front pages, it’s always best to make it serve several agendas at once. In fact, an unsupported statement which serves multiple state-backed narratives at the same time is one of the telltale signs of propaganda.
With this one completely unverified claim, the Guardian – or rather the people who tell the Guardian what to say – back up three narratives:
One. The further demonisation of an “enemy.” Russia is portrayed as pursuing “selfish interests with reckless behaviour,” whilst we (and our allies) are “getting on with the hard work of finding a vaccine and protecting global health.”
Two. Promoting the [non-existent] vaccine. The vaccine is coming. It will likely be mandatory, it will certainly have been insufficiently tested, if tested at all. They need some pro-vaccine advertising, and nothing sells better than “our vaccine is so good, people are trying to steal it”.
Three. Most importantly – Enhancing the idea that Sars-Cov-2 is a unique global threat which puts us all in danger [despite for example that as of 7/3/20, Covid epidemic no longer exists in US per CDC published data, 7/3/20, “CovidView Weekly Summary,” cdc.gov. CDC chart posted at end of this blog post]. The unspoken assumption is that Russia needs to steal our research because the virus is so dangerous we all need to be afraid of it…despite it being harmless to the vast majority of people.
Whether it’s the (totally unsubstantiated) allegation that Russia put bounties on NATO servicemen in Afghanistan, or the (very predictable) “leak” that “Russian interference” was backing Corbyn in the general election, it’s clear that any Globalist deal on the coronavirus is dead and buried, and it’s very much open season on Putin’s Russia again.
Nothing shows just how much the Guardian has become the voice of the Deep State more than its coverage of anything Russia-related. And nothing serves as a better exemplar of how modern propaganda works.”
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Added: CDC published data shows Covid epidemic in US has ended as of 7/3/20. Per CDC chart below, US is now at 2018 levels:
To see this chart on CDC website, scroll to near end of page: “Mortality surveillance.”
July 3, 2020, “CovidView Weekly Summary,” cdc.gov
Lower left of chart, in 2018 when no epidemic existed is labeled “Epidemic Threshold.” Follow red line across to right side of chart to July 2020. The red line today is in the same place it was with no epidemic in 2018.…
“The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) collects death certificate data from vital statistics offices for all deaths occurring in the United States. Based on death certificate data available on July 2, 2020, 5.9% of all deaths occurring during the week ending June 27, 2020 (week 26) were due to [one of three causes:] pneumonia, influenza or COVID-19 (PIC). This is the tenth consecutive week of a declining percentage of deaths due to PIC. The percentage is equal to the epidemic threshold of 5.9% for week 26.”
Meaning of “Epidemic threshold:" Point when it’s not or is no longer an epidemic, as is clearly visible on above CDC chart. Per CDC chart, US has same “epidemic” today as it did in 2018. At top of CDC page: “Key Updates for Week 26, ending June 27, 2020″..."Mortality attributed to COVID-19 decreased compared to last week and is currently at the epidemic threshold.”…
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