How Much Risk Will Governments Take?

Prudence and assessments of risk-benefit are no longer part of calculus. Last night at dinner, Dr. McCullough told me of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s “unequivocal” declaration in Parliament yesterday that the “COVID-19 vaccines are safe.” This morning I woke up to the news (reported in the Telegraph) that US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia. How much risk (to their citizenries) are politicians willing to take in order to advance their agendas that in no way benefit their citizenries? Judging by the way Lindsay Graham talks, I sense he would gladly risk nuclear war in pursuit of his forever war agenda. John Quincy Adams famously remarked that America ‘Goes Not Abroad in Search of Monsters to Destroy.’ Nowadays it’s just the opposite. Instead of tending to the security and prosperity of the American homeland for the benefit of the American people, the U.S. government is on a constant search abroad for monsters—real, perceived, exaggerated, and fabricated—to destroy. It was hotheads from South Carolina who fired the first shots of the American Civil War. Pretty much everyone in the country (except William Sherman) underestimated the catastrophe that would likely ensue if cooler heads didn’t prevail to avert war. It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if our political class winds up getting us all killed. Upgrade to paid Share Invite your friends and earn rewards If you enjoy Courageous Discourse™ with Dr. Peter McCullough & John Leake, share it with your friends and earn rewards when they subscribe. © 2024 Peter McCullough MD MPH 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104