A reader sent me an email that brings up a fair criticism of this article. Here’s the email:
Subject line: What is the COVID Scandal/Conspiracy you Rail About?
Mr. Rice:
It would help a great deal if, in your polemic, you give a hint as to the scandal or conspiracy that you indicate has occurred. I, for one, am sick and tired of hyperbole without substance. Try 25 words or less.
Here’s my answer:
Per my hypothesis, certain officials conspired to cover-up evidence of early spread because this evidence would debunk the narrative the lockdowns and vaccines were necessary.
... Exactly 25 words!
I chose not to go into detail presenting the evidence of my hypothesis and why I think it’s important for two reasons: 1) I’ve already written thousands of words in multiple articles laying all this out (see links below) and 2) the focus of this story was the psychological “toll” all the FUBAR responses had on me.
One reason all of this “bothered” me is that I’ve been one of the few voices outlining or positing this theory … which has largely been ignored. It bothers me that an important element of the Covid story hasn’t received the attention I think it deserves. It also bothers me that no “experts” figured this out … or some did and they just want to cover it up (for the reasons listed in my 25 words).
Still, your point is fair. Some readers probably don’t know what I’m talking about when I reference a “scandal” or conspiracy.
If anyone is interested, here’s some articles that provide much more context:
In my current article, I reference my belief that the McCains’ cases - if confirmed - would lead to the conclusion that “millions” of people had already been infected by the same time (or earlier) than this Alabama couple. In this article, I try to provide support for this claim, which I’m sure seems outlandish to most people … but it’s not IMO.
Indeed Bill, I too have had these waves of feeling hopeless and sad and angry. The scale of evil which we are up against is chilling. But then I straighten up and fight another day. Try to spread life saving information and prevent my children from being jabbed. And know that in the end Good/God will win
We Alabamians, I believe, are both blessed and cursed. We’re vilified by the Ivy set as ignorant, redneck rubes, when in fact, we’re more like the kid who idealistically but naively points out that the emperor is, in fact, naked. Yeah-we’re still in the minority. I didn’t awaken to the reality quite as early as you. For me, initially, it was the ridiculousness of cloth masks and closing restaurants but keeping Wal-Mart open. Then I got “the OG virus“ in the fall of 2020. I’d been sicker before with “the flu.” The jab became available a few months later, but I figured I had natural immunity and didn’t need it. When that view was ridiculed and the jabs were pushed relentlessly 24/7, I discovered Substack and started following the $. THAT was a rabbit hole! Anyway… you’re not as alone as you think. I’ve got a small but determined and supportive group of friends, a group of soccer moms, essentially, who’ve red-polled our husbands and children, tried (sometimes unsuccessfully) to prevent them from getting jabbed, and spoken truth (gently but confidently) wherever we could. At the end of the day, however, we remind ourselves and each other that this world is not the be-all/end-all, and we try not to let the madness of this world rob us of our peace. Easier said than done though. Keep fighting the good fight, Bill! (Mary from Mobile- Go Irish)
I can’t love and respect this piece more! BOOM! You nailed it... Im adding two things to your excellent assessment. 1) My adult son lives in NYC and works for a high end boutique realtor... they had business men clients in October 2019 in from Milan looking to buy multiple condos. The two agents that showed them properties( both marathon runners) became inexplicably deathly ill, no one could figure out what they had. They both survived but were very very sick. 2) I had late diagnosed Lyme Disease in 1996. My doctor treated me with Plaquinel ( HCQ) and Cipro. I understood that the antibiotic would target the bacteria but asked what the Plaquinel did... they explained that it helped to break down the cell wall so the antibiotic could target the Lyme bacteria ( a spirochete similar to syphillis). So even though COVID is not a bacteria, the combo of the two drugs attacked the virus quickly. There was never a reason for a vaccine. Same with Ivermectin. And effing Fauci knows it.
Keep your head up. We are winning, it's just so slow it doesn't feel like it. Booster uptake way down. Mandates gone away pretty much everywhere. We're in a slow time right now where "normal" people are slowly catching on, and when they do, they'll be far more pissed off than us refuseniks, then our biggest job will be to simply stay quiet and be there for the people we love.
Be thankful you have seen and embraced the sweet light of truth. We have all been where you are. Though it may seem like it at times, you are not alone, though you will continue to experience times of loneliness. The speed with which the bad actors are implementing their plan caught many of us by surprise. Some of us that are older have known something was coming, we just weren't sure exactly what it would be. My faith in God has kept me from the despair that some are feeling. Adversity can make us stronger if we let it.
Identify. I wrote something similar today after an encounter with a young mother who has just been diagnosed with myocarditis. The sheer weight of it gets to me sometimes. It's like watching a horror movie and trying to warn the victims and being unable to. But we have to keep going.
I find comfort in reminding myself I was born for this time. I believe God chose me to be here right now. — we who are here were invited. My husband and I were very ill with COVID in January 2020. Once recovered we started researching COVID-19 and saw the constitutional violations stacking up in March— we knew quickly this situation was way more than a disease. As we unearthed and documented mountains of evidence we quaked some days from the evil and darkness we were examining. There is so much to do Bill— so many people to reach! And you and your family and I and my family are so fortunate— we dodged the vax! That is a huge gift. There are the dead to mourn, sick to comfort, lies to expose, democracies to rebuild civilization to restore and our world to save.
Me too Bill... Me too.... They are endemically corrupt. If they were incompetent, about half the mistakes would have been in the opposite direction. But they were ALL in one direction.
My husband and kids also think I am obsessed and don't want to listen to me. At least I did manage to keep them from getting shot up.
I'm angry too. A year after spending 49 days on a ventilator for covid, I still require supplemental oxygen because I now hav lung fibrosis, thanks to the ventilator. But I also praise God that I'm still alive and get to be with my husband and kids, because most people who went through what I didn't make it...
I try to remember that justice will be served, if not in this life, in the next because God is just.
Our oligarchy has lied longer and more egregiously about matters of far greater consequence than Covid–like China.
While China surpassed us economically, scientifically, educationally, diplomatically, and geostrategically, our leaders depicted it as a dystopian hellhole and did nothing to keep us competitive.
We are subjects in an Empire of Lies, as Vladimir Putin aptly styles it.
I was where you are mentally until recently. When I realized that wanting others to see what I'm seeing doesn't matter anymore, I had to move on. As others have said, it's now about local communities and how to thrive regardless of the global mess. I'm pulling back from trying to convince anyone else and looking for opportunities where I am. My friends list has been shortened, my family mostly think I'm crazy, and retirement isn't going to be what I'd hoped. But I'm still here, healthy, and haven't lost my faith in Jesus as my source of hope. I'm starting from there and prayerfully considering all options as I rethink my plans. To spend another moment in anger at those who think they control the world is wasted energy and won't benefit me in any way.
I think this is your best piece because you perfectly described how probably millions of us feel. I've been dealing with it by taking control of what I can control . Bought land in country where everybody is armed well and share the same mindsets. learning to grow AND store my own food. Will be building homes for my 3 kids on the property to give them a fighting chance.
You can probably tell. What I really am is ... pissed off. Which is not a bad thing in any fight.
A reader sent me an email that brings up a fair criticism of this article. Here’s the email:
Subject line: What is the COVID Scandal/Conspiracy you Rail About?
Mr. Rice:
It would help a great deal if, in your polemic, you give a hint as to the scandal or conspiracy that you indicate has occurred. I, for one, am sick and tired of hyperbole without substance. Try 25 words or less.
Here’s my answer:
Per my hypothesis, certain officials conspired to cover-up evidence of early spread because this evidence would debunk the narrative the lockdowns and vaccines were necessary.
... Exactly 25 words!
I chose not to go into detail presenting the evidence of my hypothesis and why I think it’s important for two reasons: 1) I’ve already written thousands of words in multiple articles laying all this out (see links below) and 2) the focus of this story was the psychological “toll” all the FUBAR responses had on me.
One reason all of this “bothered” me is that I’ve been one of the few voices outlining or positing this theory … which has largely been ignored. It bothers me that an important element of the Covid story hasn’t received the attention I think it deserves. It also bothers me that no “experts” figured this out … or some did and they just want to cover it up (for the reasons listed in my 25 words).
Still, your point is fair. Some readers probably don’t know what I’m talking about when I reference a “scandal” or conspiracy.
If anyone is interested, here’s some articles that provide much more context:
https://uncoverdc.com/2020/07/13/covid-19-is-a-real-search-for-the-truth-now-taboo/
https://billricejr.substack.com/p/why-early-spread-matters
https://billricejr.substack.com/p/i-understand-the-most-important-thing
https://billricejr.substack.com/p/the-dog-that-didnt-bark
https://billricejr.substack.com/p/covid-was-spreading-across-us-in
In my current article, I reference my belief that the McCains’ cases - if confirmed - would lead to the conclusion that “millions” of people had already been infected by the same time (or earlier) than this Alabama couple. In this article, I try to provide support for this claim, which I’m sure seems outlandish to most people … but it’s not IMO.
https://billricejr.substack.com/p/how-many-americans-had-been-infected
Well said. I am suffering psychologically, too. These substacks are my like-minded community.
Indeed Bill, I too have had these waves of feeling hopeless and sad and angry. The scale of evil which we are up against is chilling. But then I straighten up and fight another day. Try to spread life saving information and prevent my children from being jabbed. And know that in the end Good/God will win
We Alabamians, I believe, are both blessed and cursed. We’re vilified by the Ivy set as ignorant, redneck rubes, when in fact, we’re more like the kid who idealistically but naively points out that the emperor is, in fact, naked. Yeah-we’re still in the minority. I didn’t awaken to the reality quite as early as you. For me, initially, it was the ridiculousness of cloth masks and closing restaurants but keeping Wal-Mart open. Then I got “the OG virus“ in the fall of 2020. I’d been sicker before with “the flu.” The jab became available a few months later, but I figured I had natural immunity and didn’t need it. When that view was ridiculed and the jabs were pushed relentlessly 24/7, I discovered Substack and started following the $. THAT was a rabbit hole! Anyway… you’re not as alone as you think. I’ve got a small but determined and supportive group of friends, a group of soccer moms, essentially, who’ve red-polled our husbands and children, tried (sometimes unsuccessfully) to prevent them from getting jabbed, and spoken truth (gently but confidently) wherever we could. At the end of the day, however, we remind ourselves and each other that this world is not the be-all/end-all, and we try not to let the madness of this world rob us of our peace. Easier said than done though. Keep fighting the good fight, Bill! (Mary from Mobile- Go Irish)
I can’t love and respect this piece more! BOOM! You nailed it... Im adding two things to your excellent assessment. 1) My adult son lives in NYC and works for a high end boutique realtor... they had business men clients in October 2019 in from Milan looking to buy multiple condos. The two agents that showed them properties( both marathon runners) became inexplicably deathly ill, no one could figure out what they had. They both survived but were very very sick. 2) I had late diagnosed Lyme Disease in 1996. My doctor treated me with Plaquinel ( HCQ) and Cipro. I understood that the antibiotic would target the bacteria but asked what the Plaquinel did... they explained that it helped to break down the cell wall so the antibiotic could target the Lyme bacteria ( a spirochete similar to syphillis). So even though COVID is not a bacteria, the combo of the two drugs attacked the virus quickly. There was never a reason for a vaccine. Same with Ivermectin. And effing Fauci knows it.
Keep your head up. We are winning, it's just so slow it doesn't feel like it. Booster uptake way down. Mandates gone away pretty much everywhere. We're in a slow time right now where "normal" people are slowly catching on, and when they do, they'll be far more pissed off than us refuseniks, then our biggest job will be to simply stay quiet and be there for the people we love.
Be thankful you have seen and embraced the sweet light of truth. We have all been where you are. Though it may seem like it at times, you are not alone, though you will continue to experience times of loneliness. The speed with which the bad actors are implementing their plan caught many of us by surprise. Some of us that are older have known something was coming, we just weren't sure exactly what it would be. My faith in God has kept me from the despair that some are feeling. Adversity can make us stronger if we let it.
Identify. I wrote something similar today after an encounter with a young mother who has just been diagnosed with myocarditis. The sheer weight of it gets to me sometimes. It's like watching a horror movie and trying to warn the victims and being unable to. But we have to keep going.
I find comfort in reminding myself I was born for this time. I believe God chose me to be here right now. — we who are here were invited. My husband and I were very ill with COVID in January 2020. Once recovered we started researching COVID-19 and saw the constitutional violations stacking up in March— we knew quickly this situation was way more than a disease. As we unearthed and documented mountains of evidence we quaked some days from the evil and darkness we were examining. There is so much to do Bill— so many people to reach! And you and your family and I and my family are so fortunate— we dodged the vax! That is a huge gift. There are the dead to mourn, sick to comfort, lies to expose, democracies to rebuild civilization to restore and our world to save.
Me too Bill... Me too.... They are endemically corrupt. If they were incompetent, about half the mistakes would have been in the opposite direction. But they were ALL in one direction.
My husband and kids also think I am obsessed and don't want to listen to me. At least I did manage to keep them from getting shot up.
I'm angry too. A year after spending 49 days on a ventilator for covid, I still require supplemental oxygen because I now hav lung fibrosis, thanks to the ventilator. But I also praise God that I'm still alive and get to be with my husband and kids, because most people who went through what I didn't make it...
I try to remember that justice will be served, if not in this life, in the next because God is just.
Ahhh the sweet sweet sound of Gen-X out in the world telling it that we’re not gonna take it! Keep writing man! We need you!
Be of good cheer, Bill!
Our oligarchy has lied longer and more egregiously about matters of far greater consequence than Covid–like China.
While China surpassed us economically, scientifically, educationally, diplomatically, and geostrategically, our leaders depicted it as a dystopian hellhole and did nothing to keep us competitive.
We are subjects in an Empire of Lies, as Vladimir Putin aptly styles it.
I was where you are mentally until recently. When I realized that wanting others to see what I'm seeing doesn't matter anymore, I had to move on. As others have said, it's now about local communities and how to thrive regardless of the global mess. I'm pulling back from trying to convince anyone else and looking for opportunities where I am. My friends list has been shortened, my family mostly think I'm crazy, and retirement isn't going to be what I'd hoped. But I'm still here, healthy, and haven't lost my faith in Jesus as my source of hope. I'm starting from there and prayerfully considering all options as I rethink my plans. To spend another moment in anger at those who think they control the world is wasted energy and won't benefit me in any way.
I think this is your best piece because you perfectly described how probably millions of us feel. I've been dealing with it by taking control of what I can control . Bought land in country where everybody is armed well and share the same mindsets. learning to grow AND store my own food. Will be building homes for my 3 kids on the property to give them a fighting chance.
Excellent! Thank you for your hard work! Much appreciated!