H1N1 (Swine) Flu Update No 49, in Today's News 09.30.09

H1N1 (Swine) Flu. The cryptocracy is plenty worried about the success of their swine-flu-scare campaign. After months and months of loud propaganda on the dangers of the flu bug, the American public has refused to buy in.

The Wall Street Journal has an opinion piece today on the problem. Titled "How the First Family Can Lead on Swine Flu," it appears on page A21. Here are some key quotes:

"...it appears that many people are not planning to get the Swine Flu shot."

"A recent survey...shows that about three-quarters of Americans believe that neither they nor their family members or friends will contract H1N1..."

"A poll...reveals that 40% of parents plan to inoculate their children."

The data shows that the massive and unprecedented campaign to frighten the public to stampede into lining up for their shot, has failed miserably. Apparently the American public is a lot more intelligent than the cryptocracy believes.

The managers of the campaign screwed up big time by not having the vaccine available when the propaganda effort peaked. The scare campaign lost momentum and then the entrenched skepticism of the American public took hold. The campaign directors also lost credibility by over-selling their product. Their projections indicated a crisis of mammoth proportions that would take a shut-down of society to stop. Even the cryptocracy took exception to these plans and told the directors to cool it.

Now begins the cryptocracy effort to try to save their cherished drive to establish mandatory inoculations. The WSJ article authors' suggestion on motivating the public is for the President and family to receive shots in a very public way. Expect also a big propaganda push in the media in the next few weeks. Authoritative spokespeople will try their hand at scaring the public. Misleading data on the number of swine-flu cases will probably appear.

Then comes the big decision for the cryptocracy: whether to suddenly discover that the bug has transformed into a more dangerous bug.

Incidentally, the cryptocracy must be exasperated that their chosen directors were unable to pull of their assignment: to train the public to accept inoculation without protest and at the direction of their 'leaders.' What the cryptocracy may do next to accomplish their goal is a matter of some concern.