ARITHMATIC

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by Morley Evans

FIGURES DON'T LIE, 
BUT LIARS CAN FIGURE

Prices are always displayed this way: $14.99. Why aren't they displayed $15? They are not because we read from the left to the right and $14.99 looks smaller than $15 because we see the four and dismiss the decimals. $14.99 is less than $15, of course — insignificantly smaller.

Traffic deaths on the highways can be reported as a number. It can be reported as a ratio or a percentage. The numerator would be the deaths and the denominator would compare some total to the numerator. Total deaths could be compared to total drivers for example. That would give a crude indication of one's risk of being killed if one were a driver.

Dying of a disease could be represented as a figure too. One could divide the number of people who died of the disease by the number of people who had the disease. Obviously, the larger the denominator, the smaller the percentage. For example, if 1000 people died of the seasonal flu in a population of 1,000,000 who had the flu, the ratio would be 1000/1,000,000 or 1/1000 or .001 or 0.1%. If 1000 people died of the seasonal flu in a population of 30,000,000, the ratio would be 1000/30000000 or 1/30000 or 0.000033333333333 or 0.003%.

The chances of being struck by lightning are commonly used to illustrate a low risk. Actually being struck by lightning is not all that rare. The golfer, Lee Trevino, was struck by lightning three times. Winning any lottery is much less likely than being struck by lightning. Promoters of lotteries ALWAYS make a fanfare out of the winners. They do that to show that people do win. That helps sell lottery tickets.

The COVID-19 pandemic is being dishonestly reported which is why we know it is a psyop. Prominent people are reported when tests show they have the COVID-19 virus. That works the same as publicizing lottery winners. Some people will die. Almost all people who get the virus don't die. They not only survive, but they also don't even get sick. That is not publicized.

COVID-19 is reported as a horse race. The finish line is the annihilation of the human race. Each confirmed infection is reported as if it were a death. It's as if the media reported each lottery ticket sale as it happened in real-time 24/7 as if every lottery ticket were a winner. That is very dishonest. It takes "yellow journalism" to new heights lows. Even Pulitzer and Hearst would have been disgusted by this brazen effrontery of decency.

People who yell "FIRE" in a crowded theatre are criminals. Fear-mongers should be prosecuted. "Yellow journalism" is a crime requiring prosecution of the presstitutes.

The world economy has been shut down more-or-less instantly. That is the first time in history this has happened. Millions will be inconvenienced. Many will die of various causes — all related to the lockdown. No one knows what will happen or who will die.

THAT IS WHAT MAKES THIS A VERY BIG DEAL.

Certainly, highway fatalities will drop if no one is driving. Pollution will decline when factories close down. COVID-19 has accomplished what Global Warming fanatics have always wanted. Greta Thunberg will be happy, I'm sure.