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The Old Hand: Covid 19

I'M SURE YOU GUYS, LIKE ME, HAVE NEVER LIVED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE A WORLD CRISIS OF THE MAGNITUDE WE ARE EXPERIENCING AT THIS TIME.

The Handelot Times Issue 18, April 2020 5 min read

Whilst the Covid-19 virus makes its progress through our fickle and unstable world I am astounded every day by yet another news article from a different part of the world that once again changes the dynamics of this International crisis. For the better of mankind we are been herded into our homes and quarantined for a period of time, not truly knowing what that period will be or indeed the outcome of the virus.

Whilst I am not complaining about the safety measures and precautions that are been put in place by the powers that be. I do have a knot in my guts, which keeps pulling at me and telling me that there is so much more about Covid-19 that we don’t know.

Fear is an incredibly powerful emotion. It has been used to manipulate and control people for centuries, especially by the ruling powers. Fear is normally initiated by uncertainty and creates instability. Currently there hangs a lot of uncertainty around Covid-19.

I am not for a second saying that our controlling governments are deliberately using this crisis to initiate fear and control people. But by default, unfortunately that is exactly what is taking place.

The rest of this article is in the magazine Continue in issue 18

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