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I left out an important information: I am not speaking about the US, because I do not have any idea about it. What I said applies here in Eastern Europe[1], it

I left out an important information: I am not speaking about the US, because I do not have any idea about it. What I said applies here in Eastern Europe[1], it is a known fact. They go into the statistics of COVID-19 deaths if they are positive for it, even if the actual cause of death is something else. Want to hear an anecdote? About 1.5 years ago when one of my relative's husband died, cops contacted my relative and asked her if they could claim that the death was caused by COVID-19, and if she agrees, she would get some amount of money (!). Things may have changed now: they do not ask. Truth be told, if someone told me this, I would have been hesitant to believe it, but it happened to my relative! [1] I read comments here where it applied to Germany, as well as a couple of other European countries.

dragontamer 5y ago
Except that argument is backwards from real-politik. Any politician who is in charge of an area wants to pretend that the case numbers are lower than they actually are. See China for instance. Doesn't matter if you're local, state, or national levels. The real-politick move is to pretend your counts are far lower than reality. When in doubt about reality, focus on the real-politik. Conspiracies that go against human nature should be discounted.
- johnisgood 5y ago
  Mate, higher death counts were supposed to cause "panic" and encourage people to obey by the restrictions and to get the vaccine. They have been telling us in every way possible to get the vaccine, for example. Everywhere you looked, you got "register for vaccine as quickly as you can!"... now you do not even have to register anymore. They are saying "come, get the vaccine" without registering. Higher death counts was supposed to be another way of encouraging people to get the vaccine, and to wear masks where they gotta, and so forth. What for do you think they wanted a lower count? "real-politik"... right.

dragontamer 5y ago

Except that argument is backwards from real-politik. Any politician who is in charge of an area wants to pretend that the case numbers are lower than they actually are. See China for instance. Doesn't matter if you're local, state, or national levels. The real-politick move is to pretend your counts are far lower than reality. When in doubt about reality, focus on the real-politik. Conspiracies that go against human nature should be discounted.

johnisgood 5y ago
Mate, higher death counts were supposed to cause "panic" and encourage people to obey by the restrictions and to get the vaccine. They have been telling us in every way possible to get the vaccine, for example. Everywhere you looked, you got "register for vaccine as quickly as you can!"... now you do not even have to register anymore. They are saying "come, get the vaccine" without registering. Higher death counts was supposed to be another way of encouraging people to get the vaccine, and to wear masks where they gotta, and so forth. What for do you think they wanted a lower count? "real-politik"... right.