I for one, am very happy substack exists. In 2020 I was still using mailchimp for my newsletters and MC was coming out with new policies on acceptable written material. It was around the same time that PayPal was not allowing people to have access to their own funds if they spoke out. I’m glad I found an alternative in substack.
Apart from respecting free speech, hallelujah, Substack is a very good platform. It's easy to use and cleverly designed to promote engagement. Having had a lot of experience over two decades with other blogging platforms, to me Substack is an important improvement, but in some ways it's actually not as good. I won't delve into all that compare & contrast detail— my point is, yes, many of us, perhaps most of us who read and write about the counternarratives are here. But Substack never was the whole show, and still isn't. There are many influential bloggers out there on self-hosted wordpress and other platforms. In fact two of the most influential bloggers I'd categorize as writing counternarrative, both of whom have a large number of long-standing loyal readers, are James Howard Kunstler (self-hosted WordPress primarily, and Substack belatedly, a mirror site) and John Michael Greer (self-hosted dreamwidth plus a dreamwidth blog).
I would agree with you, Bill, that if some stories could go viral it would be a game changer with the general public. I know that many people remain clueless about the extent and nature of the jab deaths and injuries, and of the fraud and the psy-op. It seems to me that they are of the school of "if it's not in the newspaper or on TV it can't have happened." Sadly.
I too, have thought about how all of us on Substack could reach and wake up more people.
I do think though, that Plato’s allegory of the cave applies to our current situation. When I tell people “things”, they look at me as if I’m an alien. They can’t believe me.
And when you think about it, Socrates, has warned society almost 2500 years ago about corrupt governments, and it seems no one has ever listened.
Earlier I read an article from John Leake on Substack and what stuck with me was his comment about the book Moby Dick and the last line: "And I only am escaped alone to tell thee."
Sadly, I think a show of peaceful civil disobedience is needed. Maybe something as simple as a calm booing or a simple “ Liar” sign when these DINOS/RINOS start in with their “shtick”…
Your non-viral article about Tim and Brandie having a covid-like infection in late 2019 reminds me that I *definitely* heard the BBC news on my radio back in late 2019 interview a young British student in some city in China I had never heard of (that's what caught my attention - why was he attending an obscure Chinese university? Apparently, because it's really cheap). Anyway, this young man said that there was a new 'flu going round and people were being locked in their apartments by the authorities to try and stop it spreading. I think he was fretting because he didn't speak Chinese and would face difficulties if they closed his university. I remember thinking "those Chinese eh? overreacting to a cold virus!".
The BBC didn't seem to mention it again - I think the story was about British students going to Chinese universities rather than viruses.
You're right about needing the truth to go viral - 99.9% of the people I know are still unaware that there is a different narrative. All the over 75s I know in the UK are dutifully rolling up their sleeves for their Safe and Effective 9th Covid Booster. Nobody wants to talk about any of it - they all act like nothing happened over the last 4 years. Certainly here in the UK it needs the BBC to tell them the truth and that's very unlikely to happen. Substack is, unfortunately, merely an echo chamber where we Refuseniks have been safely corralled away from the obedient wider public.
I was out posting byelection signs for the only conservative candidate not to vote for mandates and lockdowns. She was kicked out of the conservative party and started her own Ontario New Blue party.
She has a very wise candidate running here in the byelection. He stood up at the first all candidates meeting and said flat out that climate change is a hoax and cited the words of the nobel peace price winner in physics. His campaign manager was helping me with sign planting and told me how one of his sons took the jab and died shortly there after. His youngest son's girlfriend took the jab and ended up with brain damage before that. I think he might be pissed. So if you are in Ontario vote for the New Blue Party as aside from being anti covid vax they have the most common sense platform of any party.
I will be interested in what this further attempt may be in getting the word out, but most importantly, believed. As I have said before, I have witnessed a few people - either friends or family members - that have some adverse event occur that to me, was directly caused by either the Pfizer or Moderna jabs. These people have been completely brainwashed by the media's barrage of statements regarding the vaccines. They have always listened with an open mind to various opinions - and, always listened to comments I have made on various topics.
This time, I can not even get them to open their minds an inch. I've provided evidence, studies, etc to no avail. Last October a friend and her husband - age 70 - who had all jabs offered - woke up one morning and one had to go to the er and had blood coagulation issues and the other a stroke! Both on the same morning. The wife still uses a walker as her right side was affected. She told me the doctor said that the mri showed she had had previous strokes - from clots in her brain. I cannot tell them about the clots shown by the morticians - it would be too much for them.
To go viral will be easier than to change their minds. Most will not be able to accept it. Their entire world would be rattled as who they thought they could trust, are quite the opposite.
Anyone interested in the "back story" of my non-viral feature story on the McCains might enjoy this piece that uncoverDC published almost four years ago. The story first chronicles how no news organization would publish this very important story (until alternative media website uncoverDC finally did). Secondly, it documents how no official public health agency (or mainstream journalism organization) followed up on the story or questioned the McCains. I think this is when I first started having nightmares and understood that all the world's important stories will NOT be investigated.
On the bright side, over the past four years I have found many people I know that see through the lies and propaganda - many of whom are quite knowledgeable on the various subjects being used to repress us.
A major challenge to change the preplanned effort to herd the human race. The money and the governmental controls are in the hands of the elitists who believe they can change the direction of life on earth in a manner that benefits their personal goals!
Thumbs up for being able to think for yourself, and then living that. To have a different view of life has been taken from the ordinary realm of life and moved to the censored. To be "dissident" is to be part of the resistance to the control freaks.
I for one, am very happy substack exists. In 2020 I was still using mailchimp for my newsletters and MC was coming out with new policies on acceptable written material. It was around the same time that PayPal was not allowing people to have access to their own funds if they spoke out. I’m glad I found an alternative in substack.
Apart from respecting free speech, hallelujah, Substack is a very good platform. It's easy to use and cleverly designed to promote engagement. Having had a lot of experience over two decades with other blogging platforms, to me Substack is an important improvement, but in some ways it's actually not as good. I won't delve into all that compare & contrast detail— my point is, yes, many of us, perhaps most of us who read and write about the counternarratives are here. But Substack never was the whole show, and still isn't. There are many influential bloggers out there on self-hosted wordpress and other platforms. In fact two of the most influential bloggers I'd categorize as writing counternarrative, both of whom have a large number of long-standing loyal readers, are James Howard Kunstler (self-hosted WordPress primarily, and Substack belatedly, a mirror site) and John Michael Greer (self-hosted dreamwidth plus a dreamwidth blog).
I would agree with you, Bill, that if some stories could go viral it would be a game changer with the general public. I know that many people remain clueless about the extent and nature of the jab deaths and injuries, and of the fraud and the psy-op. It seems to me that they are of the school of "if it's not in the newspaper or on TV it can't have happened." Sadly.
[edited to correct typo]
I too, have thought about how all of us on Substack could reach and wake up more people.
I do think though, that Plato’s allegory of the cave applies to our current situation. When I tell people “things”, they look at me as if I’m an alien. They can’t believe me.
And when you think about it, Socrates, has warned society almost 2500 years ago about corrupt governments, and it seems no one has ever listened.
Earlier I read an article from John Leake on Substack and what stuck with me was his comment about the book Moby Dick and the last line: "And I only am escaped alone to tell thee."
https://open.substack.com/pub/petermcculloughmd/p/tucker-carlson-interviews-dr-naomi?r=1mk72h&utm_medium=ios
Is that us, the few awake people here on Substack?
Sadly, I think a show of peaceful civil disobedience is needed. Maybe something as simple as a calm booing or a simple “ Liar” sign when these DINOS/RINOS start in with their “shtick”…
Bill, have you mailed a print copy of, for example, your article on the McCains, to the CDC, NIH, or your state legislators?
I'd think something in an envelope is harder to ignore (certainly it's harder to delete) than an email message.
Your non-viral article about Tim and Brandie having a covid-like infection in late 2019 reminds me that I *definitely* heard the BBC news on my radio back in late 2019 interview a young British student in some city in China I had never heard of (that's what caught my attention - why was he attending an obscure Chinese university? Apparently, because it's really cheap). Anyway, this young man said that there was a new 'flu going round and people were being locked in their apartments by the authorities to try and stop it spreading. I think he was fretting because he didn't speak Chinese and would face difficulties if they closed his university. I remember thinking "those Chinese eh? overreacting to a cold virus!".
The BBC didn't seem to mention it again - I think the story was about British students going to Chinese universities rather than viruses.
You're right about needing the truth to go viral - 99.9% of the people I know are still unaware that there is a different narrative. All the over 75s I know in the UK are dutifully rolling up their sleeves for their Safe and Effective 9th Covid Booster. Nobody wants to talk about any of it - they all act like nothing happened over the last 4 years. Certainly here in the UK it needs the BBC to tell them the truth and that's very unlikely to happen. Substack is, unfortunately, merely an echo chamber where we Refuseniks have been safely corralled away from the obedient wider public.
I was out posting byelection signs for the only conservative candidate not to vote for mandates and lockdowns. She was kicked out of the conservative party and started her own Ontario New Blue party.
She has a very wise candidate running here in the byelection. He stood up at the first all candidates meeting and said flat out that climate change is a hoax and cited the words of the nobel peace price winner in physics. His campaign manager was helping me with sign planting and told me how one of his sons took the jab and died shortly there after. His youngest son's girlfriend took the jab and ended up with brain damage before that. I think he might be pissed. So if you are in Ontario vote for the New Blue Party as aside from being anti covid vax they have the most common sense platform of any party.
I will be interested in what this further attempt may be in getting the word out, but most importantly, believed. As I have said before, I have witnessed a few people - either friends or family members - that have some adverse event occur that to me, was directly caused by either the Pfizer or Moderna jabs. These people have been completely brainwashed by the media's barrage of statements regarding the vaccines. They have always listened with an open mind to various opinions - and, always listened to comments I have made on various topics.
This time, I can not even get them to open their minds an inch. I've provided evidence, studies, etc to no avail. Last October a friend and her husband - age 70 - who had all jabs offered - woke up one morning and one had to go to the er and had blood coagulation issues and the other a stroke! Both on the same morning. The wife still uses a walker as her right side was affected. She told me the doctor said that the mri showed she had had previous strokes - from clots in her brain. I cannot tell them about the clots shown by the morticians - it would be too much for them.
To go viral will be easier than to change their minds. Most will not be able to accept it. Their entire world would be rattled as who they thought they could trust, are quite the opposite.
Anyone interested in the "back story" of my non-viral feature story on the McCains might enjoy this piece that uncoverDC published almost four years ago. The story first chronicles how no news organization would publish this very important story (until alternative media website uncoverDC finally did). Secondly, it documents how no official public health agency (or mainstream journalism organization) followed up on the story or questioned the McCains. I think this is when I first started having nightmares and understood that all the world's important stories will NOT be investigated.
https://uncoverdc.com/2020/07/13/covid-19-is-a-real-search-for-the-truth-now-taboo/
On the bright side, over the past four years I have found many people I know that see through the lies and propaganda - many of whom are quite knowledgeable on the various subjects being used to repress us.
What is required is a neutral search engine. Seems to me that the use of 'Artificial Intelligence' is compounding the problem.
We see the world through blinkers that are not of our own making.
A major challenge to change the preplanned effort to herd the human race. The money and the governmental controls are in the hands of the elitists who believe they can change the direction of life on earth in a manner that benefits their personal goals!
And another big story that needs to go viral Very Soon is the WHO'S pandemic treaty attempt! Good luck to you and your efforts:)
Thumbs up for being able to think for yourself, and then living that. To have a different view of life has been taken from the ordinary realm of life and moved to the censored. To be "dissident" is to be part of the resistance to the control freaks.
Totalitarianism American style with censorship by algorithms and programming by Pharma.
Here's food for thought:
https://youtu.be/CSE_0qNAcuU