{"id":964,"date":"2021-06-13T08:11:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T08:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegreatcovidlie.com\/?page_id=964"},"modified":"2021-07-24T11:26:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T11:26:31","slug":"lockdowns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thegreatcovidlie.com\/index.php\/lockdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Lockdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Top Lockdown video&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; background_video_mp4=&#8221;https:\/\/thegreatcovidlie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/protest_vid.mp4&#8243; background_video_width=&#8221;1920&#8243; background_video_height=&#8221;1080&#8243; background_video_pause_outside_viewport=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px||50px||true&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|||&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; bottom_divider_height_tablet=&#8221;90px&#8221; bottom_divider_height_phone=&#8221;80px&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Anton|700||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;140px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;11px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;120px||||false|false&#8221; header_font_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;38px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>LOCKDOWNS<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Archivo||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-32px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||200px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>In many ways worse than the virus itself!<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Fact 1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;%22While small benefits cannot be excluded, we do not find significant benefits on case growth of more restrictive non-pharmaceutical interventions (lockdowns).%22&#8243; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/eci.13484&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Learn More&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Archivo Black|||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_border_radius=&#8221;8px&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;17px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; body_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; body_font_size_phone=&#8221;15px&#8221; body_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>While it is assumed forcing people to stay at home can curb virus transmission, scientific studies have determined the results are <span>negligible<\/span> at best. For a more detailed report of the effects and effectiveness of lockdowns, click the button.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;NYC Image page&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;rgba(1,77,183,0.68)&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.32)&#8221; background_color_gradient_type=&#8221;radial&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction_radial=&#8221;top right&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/thegreatcovidlie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Times-Square-in-March-2020.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;28px||28px||true|&#8221; top_divider_style=&#8221;asymmetric&#8221; top_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; top_divider_flip=&#8221;vertical|horizontal&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#fa546d&#8221; link_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; link_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_6_font=&#8221;Montserrat|600||on|||||&#8221; header_6_text_color=&#8221;#ffb342&#8243; header_6_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_6_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; header_6_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px|&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;89px||||false|false&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>What should be thriving with LIFE is now a city in ruin.\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;YOU ARE NOT ALONE!&#8221; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Fact 2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;23px&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;right&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Cities globally have become ghost towns. In an effort to curb the spread of COVID, many cities have resorted to complete lockdowns with little to no consideration of the social and economic loss. 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Social stimulation is such an integral part of society, and when removed or limited, has a direct effect on the mental health and well-being of all individuals. But in some places MORE PEOPLE have died of suicide than the virus itself. This article focuses on Australia which has had some of the harshest lock-downs globally.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_4,1_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QVTuPh8Rb2I&#038;list=WL&#038;index=19&#038;t=1s&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||||false|false&#8221;]Melbourne Australia has become the example of what a disaster Lockdowns create. 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It occurs when hostages or abuse victims bond with their captors or abusers. This psychological connection develops over the course of the days, weeks, months, or even years of captivity or abuse.&#8221; url=&#8221;https:\/\/tnc.news\/2021\/06\/22\/lockdown-stockholm-syndrome\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; use_icon=&#8221;on&#8221; font_icon=&#8221;%%81%%&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; icon_placement=&#8221;left&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Fact 3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#E02B20&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; body_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px||0px||false|false&#8221; body_text_color_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; body_text_color_phone=&#8221;#000000&#8243; body_text_color_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_layout_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; background_layout_phone=&#8221;dark&#8221; background_layout_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This is an incredibly strange phenomenon, but in many of the cities with the harshest lockdowns people have learned to accept their situation, and in many cases, taken it upon themselves to &#8220;self-police&#8221; their friends and relatives. Governments have even ENCOURAGED the public to &#8220;turn in your neighbor&#8221;. What&#8217;s more, the public are lulled into a sense that this is the &#8220;right thing to do&#8221; completely disregarding the freedoms given to most Democratic societies.\u00a0This was a tactic last used by Hitler in Nazi Germany.\u00a0 Leaders (captors) are praised after an extended period of time as most go along with this hoping one day to have their freedom back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/tnc.news\/2021\/06\/22\/lockdown-stockholm-syndrome\/&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Learn More&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; button_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(6,13,48,0.11)&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Fact 5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||25px|||&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,1_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8221;Dan Andrews | Australia&#8221; image=&#8221;https:\/\/thegreatcovidlie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Andrews-1.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.8.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Archivo Black||||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; animation=&#8221;bottom&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Victorian State Premier and in charge of what some are considering the harshest lockdown in the world. 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