Full Frontal Lobotomy

 Vincent J. Curtis

27 Dec 21

RE: It’s time for the greening of our cities.  Hamilton Spectator editorial 27 Dec 21 

It’s a certainty that the editors of the Hamilton Spectator have undergone a full frontal lobotomy.  This editorial proves that the left lobe doesn’t know what the far left lobe is thinking.

The editorial calls for more green space in, of all places, Hamilton.  Yet, this same space has advocated the complete infilling of the current urban boundary in order to keep the undeveloped farmland of Elfrida fallow.

The one thing that has actually and unquestionably greened the entire planet has been the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere.  The other lobe has practically had a stroke calling for Canada to stop CO2 emissions, even when Canada is not at all the main culprit, and the principal villains announced at COP26 that they plan to do even more.

The public health problems associated with isolation have been publically known since April, 2020, and were summarized in the Great Barrington Declaration on Oct 4^th, 2020, as follows:

“Current lockdown policies are producing devastating effects on short and long-term public health. The results (to name a few) include lower childhood vaccination rates, worsening cardiovascular disease outcomes, fewer cancer screenings and deteriorating mental health – leading to greater excess mortality in years to come, with the working class and younger members of society carrying the heaviest burden. Keeping students out of school is a grave injustice.”

Yet, this same space has been the city’s chief cheerleader of lockdowns.

It’s not irony, it’s cognitive dissonance.

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