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Some additional whataboutisms...

-what about the stress of the threats of losing your job because you prefer to not be vaxxed

-what about the stress of vaxxed parents hauling in an unwilling child to be vaxxed

-what about the stress of hearing our leaders tell us it’s a pandemic of the unvaxxed

-what about the stress of having vaxxed family members look down their noses at the yet to be vaxxed members

-what about the stress of those that have a very real phobia of needles and doctors

-what about the stress of having to get vaxxed just to attend school, or go to a movie or any social function

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-what about the stress of knowing you are taking a shot that has no safety record yet

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- the stress of knowing the manufacturer has zero liability?

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Is that paper kidding?

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Nov 26, 2022Liked by Modern Discontent

What about the stress caused by totalitarian mandates, vaccine Nazis, mask extremists, leftist science deniers, treatment suppression and digital genocide?

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Uh OK

Thinking about sex causes STDs

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Nov 26, 2022Liked by Modern Discontent

"I personally find it strange that such a short article would find a need to contain an Abstract as well as a Conclusion"

And we both know what section of those mentioned was written, or at least thought up, first.

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Nov 26, 2022Liked by Modern Discontent

The role of stress and anxiety has been essentially ignored in the full history of the COVID pandemic. There is excellent and abundant research on the impact of stress in weakening the immune system, for example. Yet from the very beginning the mantra of the media and our government has been "Be afraid. Be very very afraid". This is repeated and increased whenever there is a new variant of the virus. It has been used as the primary motivator for getting people vaccinated. It has been used against those who have chosen not to be vaccinated . . . suggesting that these people should make everyone else afraid of being around them because of the risk of killing their grandmother etc. Our common mind-set is usually toward trying to identify the single variable or cause of every situation. . . especially when related to illness and death. Yet we know that nothing ever comes as a single "cause". Einstein and many others in the field of physics have repeatedly stressed that everything is vibration . . . energy. And, most importantly, everything is interconnected. Because of this factor, it is unrealistic for any of us to try to prove a single causation. Stress is a big contributor to illness or general unwellness for many reasons. During all of the COVID drama, I keep asking myself: What if the "be afraid" mantra weren't constantly used as a motivator? Perhaps without the body's negative response to this message we would see fewer severe cases and deaths from COVID. The relief from the fear message with the arrival of vaccines could also have played a role in reduction of cases of COVID simply through the placebo effect.

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Thanks for offering a "buffer" for this article. Otherwise I was set to just ignore it. My knowledge of the subject matter is limited, apart from being substantially experienced in spotting scientific deception, and most of the time it's just too much work for me to plow through these things myself.

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Nov 27, 2022Liked by Modern Discontent

The establishment narrative peddlers tend to drip with arrogance and Palmer is no exception. That makes it all the funnier that despite massive pro-vaccine propaganda, their credibility has continued to decline throughout the pandemic. They cannot understand why people do not blindly follow them even though their guidance and advice have been exposed over time to all except the most brainwashed to be wrong and at odds with reality. Yes, they have fancy degrees and resumes, but their fundamental flaw is that they serve narratives dictated directly or indirectly by an industry pursuing profits above all else. Most of the government, media, and medical establishment has been thoroughly corrupted by the pharmaceutical industry. If you want credibility, you need to pursue the real science and not financialized science. Of course, if you pursue real science your medical/science career will be inhibited if not terminated. The choice is $$$$$ and career advancement vs. ethics. Most are going to choose the former unfortunately, but that is how humans roll.

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One of the important factors is that the definition of "stressor" is highly individual. It is linked in to a person's underlying beliefs as well as their personal associations with all of the things you have listed (which are, indeed, stressors for a great many people). What is a major stressor for one person, may be a mild stressor for another, and no stressor at all for someone else. I think that the number of individual stressors during a given period is also a major factor. Any of the potential stressors you have listed may play a relatively minor roll for a person when dealing with one or two of them at a time. Most people have the resilience to handle relatively few or relatively mild stressors. But when they all come together . . . as we experienced during the height of the COVID pandemic, they can play a huge roll in reducing immune system function.

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I have a strong feeling that this next "dump" of information from Twitter/Musk, is going to surpass the bombshells we've already received. Usually surf all the news networks in an effort to compare "news reports" on the various networks. The little that has leaked out (?) concerning the government placing coercion on Twitter to squash any comments that did not praise the effectiveness of the "vaccines", certainly just scratches the surface. Personally I've followed the bewildering (to me) positions of Scott Gottlieb, the former FDA commissioner, Pfizer board member, frequent TV "personality", etc. who (again to me) seems as interesting a character is the "pandemic" drama as Fauci. Pop the popcorn as the old saying goes, this next revelation from Twitter might be quite shocker... or, maybe because we know the truth deep down but most are afraid to voice it, we won't be so shocked after all. Did hear on a radio broadcast today, that the decision to place the cost of a Covid injection (after the government ceases to pay for them) at approximately $65 has been discarded, with the price now more likely to be $125 or slightly more. Also mentioned they are expecting a HUGE demand this winter ? Hummm ? Sure not seeing that in my area, even among senior citizens (though the public service announcements continue to try to frighten those folks. The "ads" or "pubic service announcements" are certainly not friendly reminders, really rather chilling threats, not very kind to our seniors to try to keep them in constant fear.

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I know it’s crazy. I worked against obstacles. For my oral exam I wore a cute, pretty pink blouse with a piece of mob asking tape that say “FUCK YOU” over my heart.

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Palmer has assigned COVID jab skeptics incredible power to influence physical health.

Imagine the great efficacy of our alternative medicine and herbal remedies, bolstered by the incredible force of our healing intentions.

(It really is helpful for a patient to have confidence that his caregiver wants him to be well. People don't get that from the medical overlords.)

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