UNREPORTED TRUTHS ABOUT COVID-19 AND LOCKDOWNS
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Everyone should, no, MUST, read this book. Alex Berenson does an excellent job of exposing inflated Covid deaths and the uselessness of lockdowns and masks. Perhaps many of you have read stories here and there about these topics. Berenson has it here for you all in one place. He documents everything and has obviously spent a lot of time researching this topic. He's a good writer, too, so it's easy to read. I kept thinking about what a wonderful world it would be if we had more real journalists like Berenson. People deserved to know the truth about all things Covid. Instead, the media ignored it and continues to scare people to death. And what about Fauci? Surely he had the same data as Berenson had, right? Or is he really that irresponsible or worse? By the way, I've been a research scientist most of my life, so for those who say, "Berenson's not a scientist," I say--you don't have to be a formally trained scientist to be a scientist. You can read science papers, have very good observational skills, and have excellent critical thinking skills. Take it from someone who knows--lots of formally trained scientists do not possess these skills. Berenson most certainly does.
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Amazing author that I’ve been hooked on since his bestseller “ Tell your children.” The very fact that Amazon didn’t want to sell this on their site, should make you want to read it. It’s not conspiracy theories, it’s facts, backed up by science and honest, old-fashioned research. I respect an author that’s not looking to make a billion on public fear by waiting until his book is complete & cover is“ catchy.” This author wanted information in the public’s hand ASAP, for no other reason but to inform us of information we don’t readily see watching the average news media. Shocking right?! Hopefully, if you’ve read this far into my review, you are not the typical headline reader that takes to heart everything you read & hear. Buy this pamphlet and everything this guy publishes. He’s the real deal & I’m not getting paid to write this. In fact, this is my first Amazon book review. ( I’m almost positive). It’s THAT good. Open your eyes America- this Covid ride isn’t over so we might as well learn all we can about where it came from and how best to proceed. It’s eye-opening and messy at times, but worth your time. Much like living in this crazy world right now. Buckle up buttercup, it’s going to be a bumpy ride!
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Berenson does a good job examining the key issues surrounding efforts to control COVID-19. He does what few if any other journalists are doing; asking hard questions in an age where toeing the political line is more worthwhile than telling the truth.
Lockdowns don’t work—Researchers didn’t recommend them on large scales for stopping pandemics prior to 2020, and the data continues to suggest lockdowns don’t stop infection rates and have many adverse side effects.
So why are so many public health and government officials continuing to act as though lockdowns are essential?
Similarly, every quality study done regarding masking to prevent disease spread has found very limited, to no effectual efficacy.
So why are so many public health and government officials continuing to act as though masks work?
Recently, the CDC made a concerted push to get kids back into schools based on following the actual data. It was a good decision—we can’t harm students to play politics.
We can only hope we will see a shift from lockdowns and masks to policies that may actually work.
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If course it is only natural to agree with, and accept as truth and fact, that which is in line with it that concurs what ones view point. Such is human nature that we are ready to accept unquestioningly that which supports OUR view, yet demand cast iron 'proof' be presented on that which is contrary to said view. What makes this book (or series of articles if you like) compelling for me is not only that what they say concurs with my own thinking in the subject, but that the author presents a wealth of VERIFIABLE evidence/research to back it up.
At the very least, this book should move those who believe and support what the authorities are saying and doing to pause, think, look deeper - basically ask questions. I suspect however, that those who label those who doubt the truth in what the authorities tell us, as Conspiracy Theorist are not inclined to consider an opposing view to their own.
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I got a Kindle version of all 4 parts of the Booklet. Big thanks to the author for organizing the content. It is very easy to read, there are a lot of links to the original sources of the information such as research articles, statements by officials, media posts, etc. I was surprised how well and in deep details the author documented all the events that have been happening since the beginning of the world pandemic. Thanks again, a great read.
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A lot of the measures taken was not consistent and affect everyday people, While the people in charge elected or not has wield so much power over others.
And this book gives you the insight but backed up with the source links so you can read it. The people in power was not affected financially leading to lost business, relationship breakdowns, mental health problems and suicides with huge debt burden for future generations to pay off without adding the new cost just happening around the world.
Both Government and the Pharmaceutical companies should be held accountable and be transparent.
Pandemia: How Coronavirus Hysteria Took Over Our Government, Rights, and Lives
This book is a very highly recommended, excellent, documented, detailed, and substantiated report exposing the hysteria and manipulation behind the coronavirus pandemic and the overreaction to it in the name of safety and science. This is the true story of the pandemia: one part pandemic, five parts hysteria.
Berenson follows along the timeline of developments and social/political reactions related to the pandemic and details information and facts from each new development. He acknowledges that at the very beginning the lockdowns seemed to make sense, before we had more information. Once information started being compiled and collected, however, it was clear that this reaction was causing more harm than good, but at this point those welding the power and control didn't want to let go. It is made clear that our response to the coronavirus is the worst public policy mistake worldwide in at least a century.
Finally someone has written a book full of facts documenting and exposing the truth behind the lockdowns and everything that has followed rather than simply repeating political ideology. Reading the facts and presenting them without an agenda stands in sharp contrast to the current content creators who used to be journalists but currently are beholden to writing what the corporations who own and finance them. Berenson points out the facts, based on collected data, and concludes that we need to put the dangers of the coronavirus in to a reasonable perspective by treating it as a medical problem, not a societal crisis. We need to demand the truth, the facts, and the data rather than forcing new biotechnology on everyone based on vague scare tactics and incomplete data.
This is a well researched and detailed overview and perfect for those of us who have been collecting facts and documents for two years now. Berenson has compiled these facts plus more into one volume. This is a book I very highly recommend that everyone read.
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Somehow, along the way, disease became political. Maybe it started in the 80s with HIV. Maybe when a bunch of wacked out parents didn't want their Buffy and Jason innoculated against measles in the 90s. But clearly, the politicization of COVID-19 has been rampant.
If you want to know HOW we got here, and how we've been so severely divided over C19, you need to read Alex Barenson's Pandemia. It is meticulously documented and reads like a crime novel... a real page turner.
I've been following Mr. Barenson since he wrote about the dangers of 21st Century marijuana and like his writing style. I've gotten used to his biting sarcasm through his substack posts, but this book reads quite differently. I'm not finished with this book yet, but I'm learning much more about the science behind the virus and the means of treating it than I thought possible. He breaks the science down to building blocks of understanding that even I could follow.
While Mr. Barenson clearly has a point of view about mask and vaccine mandates and the wisdom of shutdowns and jabbing children, his tone is measured and reasonable. Even if you fully believe in everything that Dr. Fauci utters, you will benefit from reading this book. It may not change your mind, but it will inform you of how we got to this crazy place we inhabit now.
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If you have an interest in why so many people all over the world have reacted so insanely to this disease, you should take the time to read this book. It is very informative, well researched and footnoted.
I've seen it written in the book, "The Elements of Journalism," by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, that, "The purpose of journalism is thus to provide citizens with the information they need to make the best possible decisions about their lives, their communities, their societies, and their governments."
I had long ago thought that while this concept had once possibly been a goal of journalists, it probably no longer was. After reading this book, I've concluded that rare is the so-called journalist who is not part of a coordinated effort to influence us into reacting a certain way to further a specific agenda. Many think journalists took an oath to dig deep into important matters that the masses know little about, and then simply report the facts of what they find. You might think that the journalism community would welcome all reporting on the same topic, even if the findings are different. For instance, in our criminal justice system when a good defense attorney picks apart a poorly prepared prosecution case, many think that all police officers probably hate those defense attorneys for getting the bad guy off. The truth is, it's only the lazy officers who think that way. The sharp ones learn from their mistakes and come better prepared next time. Consequently, many police officers and defense attorneys who battle in the courtroom are having a beer together in the evening. What better way to improve the quality of reporting than to have one reporter do his job better and shoot holes through the story written by another who didn't put in the work. We would all benefit in that. That is, unless the story was not written with the intent to inform, but the intent to bring us all into the group; the group that corporate media in coordination with the swamp in DC, is always building to help further whatever agenda the powerful have set. Read this book, and you'll see what happened to Alex Berenson when he chose to report the truth instead of going along with the program designed by corporate media and government deep-staters. He is viewed as a threat to their agenda and therefore must be destroyed. I, for one, will praise Alex's fine work and continue to support his efforts to bring us the truth.
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A very well put together, easy to read book on the main stream media clown show over the course of COVID. Two pages in, I couldn't put it down. I shouldn't have, but I almost found it funny to look at the events of the last few years compared with the media narrative from an aerial perspective.
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I loved the book, gave it a five star rating, and have repurchased it as a gift already. Since other reviews likely go into the pros to a great extent, I'm going to list two cons I found a bit annoying. They don't detract from my recommendation of this important book, but just to let you know they are there.
First, governments around the world continue to double down on invasive and rights-infringing strategies focused on scapegoating and discrimination (strategies which also clearly do not work), the subject of the vaccines is of great importance. I was a bit frustrated to learn that a bit of the content there was in the form of excerpts from Alex's previously released booklet on the subject. I suppose I would have liked to have seen those (short) booklet excerpts re-written at least to make me feel like I was buying something new. (Part of my frustration about the vaccines section, too, is inherent to the problem of releasing a book about current events: time marches on. By the time this book went to press, quite a bit of new information was already available and more continues to pop up every day. Hopefully Alex will follow up with a second book specifically on this topic.)
Second, Alex has the endearing quality of wanting to be accepted and liked by as many soi-disant intelligent people as possible, despite the fact that many of such people are as far from reasonable as you can imagine, and will refuse to like him anyway. This desire to be accepted tends to crop up in passages about Alex's Twitter ban as well anything related to the most recent former US president if you know who I mean. In the former case, you can really tell how desperately he wants to get back on Twitter. (Let it go, Alex, that place is a desolate wasteland of everything that is wrong with humanity and the internet.) In the latter case, I personally find it grating that even reasonable people like Alex can't give that former president credit for anything whatsoever without first talking about what a terrible person he is. Maybe that's the world in which we live, but for me personally I find the constant stream of "45 actually was right in this one instance but it's his fault nobody listened because of muh mean Tweets and so don't you get to thinking I like the guy" a bit grating and off-putting.
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This is an excellent book, and I would encourage you to watch the most recent podcast with Joe Rogan too on Spotify. Alex rarely or never opines why the governments have reacted the way they have over the last two years. He merely gives you the data produced by multiple respected and qualified scientists around the world (and gives you the links to review yourself should you wish) that suggests that at best the governments of the world panicked early and then got to deep to be able to backtrack without losing face. If you have seen through the data for the last 2 years this will merely reinforce you were right but also give you ammunition if it comes up (almost certainly will). It would be better for someone more bought into the MSM narrative to read and help them awaken. It is mainly focused on the USA (paints a scary picture of the big business in US Healthcare) but quotes much data from the UK as ours is better. So very relevant for a UK audience. What he doesn’t answer or even question is why the governments did what they did and the book is all the more creditable for it. Leaving you to form your own opinion. Extremely easy to read and well written as you would expect for an ex NY Times writer. 100% recommended.