Considered Opinions -Reclaiming the language

In George Orwell’s 1984 there is a conversation about how the invention and control of NewSpeak silences dissent as it removes the ability to express another opinion. In our world today we have witnessed the redefinition of many words and their subsequent loss from normal usage. Language and definitions are also central to the Overton window and the parameters of acceptable behaviour.

Join us as we discuss the redefinition of words, what words are currently at risk, and how we can reclaim our language and the narrative of our culture.

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https://consideredopinions.substack.com/p/reclaiming-the-language

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https://youtu.be/EgJynqmhy1U

Getting the KTM going again.. part 2

Not having my favourite bike going was a bit of a downer, so when it only took a week for the parts to arrive from China, I  studiously replaced that fuel pump and put the bike back together.

When I turned the key on, the pump burst into life and it only took a few seconds to get up to pressure.

That lit up a few memories, because thats how it was years ago when I first got the bike.

That pump had been slowly getting blocked over time, and I hadn’t noticed the gradual change.

I thought Cool!, so I put the bike back together, and rode off into the sunset… and  it died again a few miles down the road, so I got to meet some more  of our neighbours who helped me trailer it back home.

Just like last time, the fault disappeared again for no obvious reason.

These are the hardest faults to find because there aren’t many clues, which means you have to take an educated guess as to what it could be.

I decided to get a whole pump & filter assembly from India on Ebay that has KTM part numbers on it, as I’ve found that buying cheap parts for this bike are more trouble than it’s worth.

I was a lot more circumspect riding the bike with the new parts fitted this time around, but it didn’t leave me on the side of the road this time, so it may be Ok -or not.

As it happens, the bike is almost due for a service, so I’ve given it the local agent to sort out.
It’s possible to plug a computer into this bike to read all the diagnostic errors, so the agent got a definite advantage over me taking guesses as to what the problem could be.

The persecution of Dr Samantha Bailey

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.  – Thomas Jefferson

Courtesy of Youtube -Dr Samantha Bailey

Samantha Bailey was a former TV presenter and a Doctor who dared to question the whole covid narrative back in the dark days of the early 2020’s.

She has her own YouTube channel which racked up around 18 million views, before the censors arrived.

Since then, the whole covid thing is something most people want to forget...

The Medical council of New Zealand, it seems, had a score to settle, which is explained very clearly in the video below.

Interestingly she had tried to give up her licence several years earlier (as her husband had already done), because they felt the whole covid vaccine thing was wrong.

They have recently fined her over $148,000 and cancelled her medical registration, even though she has since been proven right all along.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/545488/doctor-and-former-tvnz-presenter-samantha-bailey-has-medical-registration-cancelled

The NZ Government had said the vaccine was safe and effective when Pfizer’s own post marketing trial available in early 2021 showed 1223 deaths in ten weeks due to the vaccine and Medsafe had 58 unanswered questions as to its safety.

remember this?


They also said the vaccine would stop transmission, but they also knew that Pfizer had never tested it for this.

A meme from those times, note how the narrative changed rapidly.

Part of the problem is that the prosecutors of the doctors like Samantha who spoke out, is that the jury at their trials and the judge presiding are all the same person : the MCNZ (Medical Council New Zealand).

MCNZ lays the charges, investigates them, sits on the jury and makes the judgement.

In addition, the lead lawyer negotiating the government’s contract with Pfizer is the deputy chair of the Medical Council.

That is a major conflict of interest because the Pfizer contract states that the government and its employees cannot criticise the vaccine in any way shape or form.

In conclusion, I think she is a brave hero who has maintained held fast through it all and she should be an inspiration to us all.