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-Great Cultural Revolution
The Four Pillars of the Branch Covidian Faith
2021-04-07
[AmGreatness] David Koresh was the leader of a religious cult, the Branch Davidians. He and many of his followers met a tragic end in 1993 at their Waco, Texas compound.

Jim Jones fled the United States to Jonestown, Guyana. He, along with more than 900 of his devotees, ended up dead in a mass murder-suicide in November 1978.

In both cases, their disciples believed these cult leaders. They believed their message.

The 2020 viral pandemic caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)—COVID-19—has also gathered a Charles Manson-like cult following.

Borrowing from Koresh’s denominational moniker, let’s call them the Branch Covidians.

BY FAITH ALONE
Like all religious cults, the Branch Covidians believe by faith. They don’t have a particular catechism or central document they use to indoctrinate their pupils. This is because most everything to which they bend the knee is theory. It changes day by day.

Separate from the deity of the virus itself, the Branch Covidians do have clergy that is quick to preach a sermon in a moment’s notice, especially if there are TV cameras around. That clergy is led by "America’s Doctor" Pope Anthony Fauci, M.D. And Branch Covidian converts are quick to repeat the COVID-19 law when given the orders from the pulpit.

A staple liturgical mantra of Branch Covidian doctrine has been to "follow the science." Unfortunately, this has resembled divination more than it has bona fide "science."

Although they do not have a holy book to disseminate or specific houses of worship to attend, they do have the four pillars of the COVID faith.

These must be strictly followed if eternal life is desired. Those who do not comply will be cast to an eternal place of damnation. It is an area of scorn constructed specifically for all heathens who fail to comply with the Covidian faith.

PILLAR OF FAITH NO. 1: LOCKDOWNS
Data are not on the side of the Branch Covidian Cult when it comes to lockdowns. But Covidians strongly believe that lockdowns work. Pope Fauci clearly made that proclamation!



It was a false prophecy from the beginning. One of the Pope’s apostles, California Governor Gavin Newsom, placed the edict of complete lockdown on his parishioners, with little leeway.

The "scientific" statistics have significantly favored Covidian apostate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. He chose not to lock down his state and to allow the freedom for citizens to practice other non-Covidian religions.

The Branch Covidians, however, cannot be shaken in their faith even when staring at real numbers. They believe in lockdowns.
Pillars 2 through 4 at link...
Posted by:Anomalous Sources

#4  Its like this.

Morning news had a report about 'the most dangerous county in America' reaching a 50% 'vaccinated' status.

Most dangerous because the death by covid was completely outside the box and whisker, like 3%. 50% with the shot is impressive too.

Here's the thing: I know Gove County. There is like a grain elevator, a gas station, and an entrance to I-70, and a handful of nice people. So a handful of Death by Covid really pumps that number up, conversely 50% Shot Rate only requires a few people.

Similar story, fun with statistics. Few years back, one of the old cattle trail to railroad towns which had dried up quite a while ago, rails pulled up and everything decades ago. Well it had a growth rate one year of 80% when everywhere else showed a loss. Government and media sent research teams to find the secret of their success. Ends up some 10 people moved into the town.

I'll leave it up to the reader to determine what is and is not a rational approach to the many facets presented, and weigh appropriately. I just want to point out that if this is the great plague it would sell itself, and not need the carrot of fame, the cudgel on the questioners, and the damnable bards of statistics.

So I will grab my Romeo Y Julieta, travel to the nearest grocery store, confident everyone's mask will screen the evidence.

And I can be confident, that when Big Airline says the middle aisle is ok now instead of a month from now, or Big Box says its ok to get your second shot after 2 weeks instead of the 4 weeks agreed upon 2 weeks ago, it has absolutely nothing to do with inter-corporate needs and everything to do with Science.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-04-07 11:32  

#3  So G(r)om..St. Fauci is still double masking even after getting is shots - I won't say vaccine because it isn't. Either the shots or the masks or both don't work..which is it?
Posted by: Warthog   2021-04-07 09:42  

#2  Thanks, Anomalous.

Funny how St. Fauxi at the onset of COVID said masks don't work and it will be like the flu.

And as usual, he had no answers yesterday about states that have let people live their lives and go to baseball games.

COVID is what it is, but government's response thereto is despicable.

Posted by: Clem   2021-04-07 04:53  

#1  Personally, I stopped viewing "covid-sceptics" as rational human beings once they started advancing "scientific" & "constitutional" arguments against masking.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2021-04-07 02:25  

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