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Old 2nd September 2009, 02:35 PM   #1
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The Anti Vax Campaign Is Gonna Get Even Crazier...

when the distribution of Swine Flu Vaccine starts.
I hope that Media has the guts to expose them as the dangerous phonies they are...but I doubt it.
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Old 2nd September 2009, 04:03 PM   #2
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Consider:

After the death of Walter Cronkite, a survey was run to determine the currently most trusted man in america. The winner was Jon Stewart. The united states has no journalists any more, they're all entertainers. The BBC and CBC tend to be better, but still fail miserably.

They are routinely taken in by claims and lies that could be exposed by five minutes with google. This is why the print newspaper industry is floundering, blogs do research, they don't.
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Old 2nd September 2009, 04:30 PM   #3
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Did anyone see the bit with Matt Lauer second guessing Dr. Nancy Snyderman because she didn't think there was a medical "controversy" about vaccines and autism?

http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_o...snyderman.html

The mass media seems to be based more on family connections than qualifications. No wonder it's so awful. In the words of Glenn Greenwald

"They should convene a panel for the next Meet the Press with Jenna Bush Hager, Luke Russert, Liz Cheney, Megan McCain and Jonah Goldberg, and they should have Chris Wallace moderate it. They can all bash affirmative action and talk about how vitally important it is that the U.S. remain a Great Meritocracy because it's really unfair for anything other than merit to determine position and employment. They can interview Lisa Murkowski, Evan Bayh, Jeb Bush, Bob Casey, Mark Pryor, Jay Rockefeller, Dan Lipinksi, and Harold Ford, Jr. about personal responsibility and the virtues of self-sufficiency. Bill Kristol, Tucker Carlson and John Podhoretz can provide moving commentary on how America is so special because all that matters is merit, not who you know or where you come from. There's a virtually endless list of politically well-placed guests equally qualified to talk on such matters."

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwa...08/30/royalty/
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Old 2nd September 2009, 05:30 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by wackyvorlon View Post
Consider:

After the death of Walter Cronkite, a survey was run to determine the currently most trusted man in america. The winner was Jon Stewart. The united states has no journalists any more, they're all entertainers. The BBC and CBC tend to be better, but still fail miserably.

They are routinely taken in by claims and lies that could be exposed by five minutes with google. This is why the print newspaper industry is floundering, blogs do research, they don't.
If you trust the Blogosphere as a reliable source of information, you are badly,badly, mistaken.
The Nonsense to fact ratio in the Blogosphere is worse then in the MM.
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Old 2nd September 2009, 05:44 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by dudalb View Post
when the distribution of Swine Flu Vaccine starts.
I hope that Media has the guts to expose them as the dangerous phonies they are...but I doubt it.
I think even more dangerous than the stuff spewed by crazy anti-vaxers (the ones claiming they cause autism), I think the news media should do a better job allaying other baseless fears people have. Many people think you can get the flu from a flu shot. And this is bolstered by post hoc ergo propter hoc since many people get the shot in flu season, so they get sick before the shot has had a chance to build up their immunity sufficiently, and they attribute getting sick to taking the shot.

They'd do a lot better to tell people that antibacterial hand sanitizers don't prevent the spread of viral diseases and that the flu shot cannot cause the flu.
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Old 2nd September 2009, 07:31 PM   #6
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The madness has already begun.
I got this E-mail yesterday.

Quote:
Greetings to everyone...


First of all, a big ALOHA to all...


this is a vent session, so apologies in advance if anyone takes any of this in the unintended way...




It all started when I recently found out that they* are in the process of making the Bird/Swine Flu vaccine mandatory for all children/people in the US and potentially in Europe as well.
What?!!!
the bird flu that has now killed just over a 100 people, worldwide...!!!?
indonesia tops the list of most devastated countries at 44 deaths...?
and the swine flu... just over 1100 since the paranoia started...
WOW!
most people will experience minor coughing and a runny nose... oh NOOOOOOO!


how many humans die from tobacco related deaths...?
1,200... EVERY DAY!!!


oh yeah, i know the pump...
this stuff is ready to mutate into something that will kill millions...
that's just what they* need you to believe to have you surrender yourself to the control...
they have only been able to duplicate this incredible mutation in a controlled experiment...


my concern is, nobody is telling what is exactly in these vaccines...
they are not being tested on humans prior to mass distribution...
and they also fail to mention that the animals subjected to this experimental vaccine have not survived...


what i do know is this...
they* are targeting our children...
i do know that they have micro-chips that they* have wanted to implant into all of us...
how could they possibly create a scare that would force everybody to get shots?


am i paranoid...?
sure, anyone living in the monoculture who says differently doesn't understand the true meaning of the word...
our culture has taken the worst of what it is to be human and made it the norm...
from our birthing process, our schooling, our government control, our healthcare, our penal system, our food supply...
ALL OF IT...
one purpose...
to keep us in a constant state of fear,...
fight or flight...
no time to think what is going on or why...?


legalize and popularize the most devastating drugs,
forbid and demonize the healing ones...
don't trust anyone!
de-socialize us...


as i look into schooling for our son, tristan, i am overwhelmed by the system and how it is systematically shutting down our children...
how?
washing their hands 10+ times a day with sanitary soap (the stuff that kills life and the child's immune system)
making them brush their teeth with fluoride, a known poison and one that crystalizes the third eye...
fluorinated water targeting babies sold in wal and kmart? just madness!
placing children under florescent lighting, which continually drains a child's energy, making them sick and depressed...
not to mention the whole dumbing down of us with an educational system created with the intention of making perfect solders and factory workers...
and if a child continues down the path of showing indifference or intolerance to this system we shut them down completely with Ritalin!


will we as a people give up ourselves to this madness?
do we surrender our children to their* experiments based on fear?


we are going thru a great awakening and shift folks, that is self-evident (if you know what to look for)...
the children are to be our guides during this time...
my hope is that people start realizing that we need to free them, not control them...
they have the answers, we just need to start asking the right questions...


please if you can, spread the word, educate ourselves...
the future is ours, we have a say in what we want to create...


info to check out:
http://clareswinney.wordpress.com/20...0-days-prison/


highly recommended videos:
David Icke's first:
http://www.davidicke.com/content/view/21844


afterwards, the eye-opener:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQN...1&feature=fvwp


my intention is not to spread fear, only to spread information...
we can break these chains that no longer serve us!




i'm jumping off the soapbox now...
thank you for your time,



*they... the "powers" that are loosing control very fast. personally i see them as entities that feed off of humans ability to radiate "negative" energy, fear, anger, rage, ect... these entities that have been in control since we went to "sleep" and have manipulated certain powers (churches, governments, conquers, etc) to place humans into a fear state. as we are now moving back into alignment and experiencing the dawn before the daylight, the fear is receding. these entities are not "evil", just comfortable in the lower vibes that they are used to. the good news is, they prefer the higher vibes, as all creation does, and quickly dissipate when recognized. the end result is full potential human awakening, and it is happening...
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Old 3rd September 2009, 07:33 PM   #7
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Yup!
Here it is!
http://www.thehealingpraxis.com/Oper...toptheVax.html
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Old 3rd September 2009, 09:57 PM   #8
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Just read the crazy comments in any news section on diseases that might involve vaccines. They of course post links to homeopathy, natural health, and actual antivax sites where they got their crazy "info" from.

Read the comments section, only if you dare:
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/...u-vaccine.html
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Old 3rd September 2009, 10:18 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by wackyvorlon View Post
After the death of Walter Cronkite, a survey was run to determine the currently most trusted man in america. The winner was Jon Stewart. The united states has no journalists any more, they're all entertainers. The BBC and CBC tend to be better, but still fail miserably.
Jon Stewart is not a journalist?

Seems to me that since his comedic origins, Stewart's journalistic skill and integrity has increased exponentially.

Comedy and journalism are not mutually exclusive. In fact, when done well, comedy enhances journalism and brings it to new audiences. Stewart is a very good journalist. Did you see his interview with Betsy McCaughey? With Jim Cramer? With Pervez Musharraf? (To name three that I can immediately bring to mind that kept me glued to the box)

I think some people see only the comedy and miss out on the real journalism that Stewart does.
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Old 4th September 2009, 04:40 PM   #10
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"Half of pregnant women will refuse swine flu vaccine" went the story in the British press.
One person commented: Which half?
Answer: The stupid half.
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