As soon as Covid-19 hit, the United Kingdom embraced tyranny like a duck to water. It was among the first developed countries to impose widespread lockdowns, mandate face masks, and issue vaccination passports.
As a result of increasing cases, the UK government justified these draconian restrictions on citizens. Considering the fear mongering coming out of the British press, it appeared that things were only going to get worse.
In January 2022, however, Boris Johnson lifted many of the restrictions. For large-scale events, it will no longer be necessary to obtain a COVID-19 pass. The use of face masks will also no longer be mandatory in England.
The news came as a surprise to many who thought England would be subjected to “Covid’s tyranny” for a long time. And it provides a sharp contrast to the massive protests by the trucking industry in Canada-a country that used to be known for its politeness.
Now, as it’s Prime Minister storms out of parliament meetings it will be remembered as one of the more opportunistic tyrannical governments of our time, right beside Australia.
There is no way anybody expected Great Britain to lift restrictions before the United States.
And yet here we are. The United States once waged war against this countries’ monarchy, but now it has granted its citizens freedom that the United States doesn’t fully enjoy.
How’s that for irony?
The United Kingdom’s leadership has the potential to inspire other nations. However, tyranny cannot be swept away as easily. In Europe and other developed nations, lockdowns and restrictions are likely to continue for a long time.
Australia, for one, has enjoyed power grabs that were unthinkable just a few short years ago-and governments that seize rights from citizens rarely-if ever-return those rights fully. Or willingly, for that matter.
France is another that has jumped on the “subjugation for your own protection” bandwagon-and it’s hard to believe that they are going to just walk away from their new-found leashes.
Surprisingly, New Zealand is also on the list of “boots on the neck” fan club-anyone else find it surprising that our “polite-est” countries were the first ones whipping out the thumbscrews when the opportunity arose? So while it’s encouraging that Great Britain flipped the script, it would be unwise to assume other nations will follow.
There’s no denying that it’s much easier to take freedoms away than to restore them. As a realist, I believe it’s far more likely that countries will keep such restrictions in place rather than revoke them. In fact, they are now a bargaining chip-we will “award” you some of these rights that were previously yours in exchange for good behavior. Not all of them, mind you.
So, here’s the 64K Question: Does ANYONE really expect the next Pandemic to run any better?
Does anyone out there NOT think that World Wide Governments haven’t taken really good notes?
Because I assure you, the next round of restrictions and legislations “for the public good” have ALREADY been written and collated-and are on a shelf somewhere in a box with a glass front that reads “In Case of Emergency Break Glass”.
Although we may have reached the end of Covid-19 restrictions, people are becoming aware of how this pandemic was handled and how it was used to steal personal freedoms.
Some evidence suggests the pandemic was planned and premeditated.
Whatever the case, one thing should be crystal clear: Power-hungry politicians now have an established roadmap they can deploy whenever they want to restrain the public.
They can claim that a “virus” is spreading and it’s unwise to leave your house. Local businesses can be ordered closed again, face masks can be prescribed again, vaccine passports can be given again… or whatever other ridiculous rules they wish.
The existence of an actual pandemic doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is whether or not a certain percentage of people believe that it exists. You can make the masses think anything – even if it’s not true – when the mainstream media is at your disposal.
And-as a bonus-you don’t need armed soldiers or Gestapo jack-boots to enforce your whims-roughly half of the populace can be persuaded to turn on the other half…and do your dirty work FOR you. All under the guise of public health/safety/decency/purity.
There is no way to predict the future level of freedom in any country. It’s impossible to peer behind the curtain and see how politicians are bribed, manipulated, and threatened to toe the party line. The next time world rulers decide to implement the pandemic script, even countries that appear relatively free could become tyrannical-as we have just witnessed.
And all they have to do is to turn a mass of people against each other-and the businesses.
And-as we see here-when the businesses close the public becomes increasingly dependent on the government to keep us alive and feed.
To provide us with protection and direction, to tell us what entertainment is allowed, and what pills and shots that we have to take. What paths to walk on, when we are allowed outside, when we can make noise and when we can’t.
Surprisingly, these are the EXACT same rules that I have with my rescue Rottweilers.
And no one questioned when I got them neutered.
Rush once said, ” Just don’t participate.” Thanks Rush. I didn’t.