In late August, thousands of people gathered in the streets of Dublin, Ireland, to protest against the lockdowns and the requirement to wear masks. 

In a video posted by journalist Ben Swann, we see a massive crowd of people flying the Irish flag, cheering as a woman says to the crowd: “The government should stop testing, the media needs to stop reporting on cases, and every aspect of the lockdown has to be stopped.” She then goes on to say, “No lockdown, no masks, no social distancing, no infringements of our rights, no forced vaccinations…

According to Ben Swann, the protest was organized by the group “Health Freedom Ireland” with support from “Yellow Vest Ireland.” 

The group, led by Maeve Murran, has said that they are a non-political organization opposed to forced vaccinations. Ms. Murran has criticized the lockdown and said that the numbers who died from Covid-19 alone, do not justify “shutting down society.” 

She also said that it was “tragic” that hundreds of people died during the lockdown without their loved ones present. 

Protesters in Berlin, Germany

Protests have been happening in different places around the world, and it seems this trend will continue. Berlin and London also saw substantial crowds in late August. Millions of people took to the streets of Berlin and London, sending the message “No more lockdowns, no more masks, and no forced vaccination.” 

The protesters demanded that their countries should stop being held under draconian laws, such as instituting the wearing of facemasks, the shutdown of schools, and the upcoming forced vaccination that many government officials are trying to impose.

Some of the signs that protesters carried said things such as “Read Mises, Not Marx,” “New Normal = New Fascism,” and “Freedom over Fear.” 

In Berlin, police gathered to try to deter protesters by blocking streets and trying to prevent protesters from marching. However, they were not successful. 

The Berlin protest also held a speech by American Robert F. Kennedy Jr., where he spoke about the importance of recognizing this moment as one where those who are in power, love pandemics as much as they love wars.

“The governments love pandemics” he said, “they love pandemics for the same reasons they love wars. Because it gives them the ability to impose controls on the population, that the population would otherwise never accept.”

The rallies have been massive in London, Berlin, Dublin, even some in Canada and other western European countries. However, we have not seen much coverage from mainstream media sources of these massive protests. Not from the German media, the Irish media, the British, or the mainstream American media. 

The media has extensively covered racial protests, but have been silent about these protests which are much greater in numbers and actually peaceful. They seem to not want to discuss the fact that these massive marches against the lockdowns are happening. 

Much of the frustration we see from people that are at these marches relates to the inaccurate reporting on Covid-19 numbers. This fact was very well illustrated this past weekend when the CDC released new numbers which show just how few deaths in the United States are related to Coronavirus alone. According to the CDC, less than 10,000 people died in the United States from Covid-19 alone. The majority of the other 94% of deaths had an average of other 2.6 serious additional diseases, with the addition in most cases of extreme advanced age.

We have lockdown the world for these numbers, and in addition, the presidential candidate Joe Biden, has said that if elected, he will issue a national mask mandate. Is it any wonder people are coming out in droves to protest? It remains to be seen if the media will actually start paying attention where it is due. 

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