Y'all gon' make me lose my mind
Up in here, up in here
Y'all gon' make me go all out
Up in here, up in here
Y'all gon' make me act a fool
Up in here, up in here
Y'all gon' make me lose my cool
--DMX
CGI’s Bill Watson is losing it over the Coronavirus Pandemic. In his latest segment on “Biblical News and Commentary, Pastor Watson brings us a Coronavirus Special Report. In the almost 55-minute-long “report,” the pastor rejoices that we are finally experiencing a restoration of our freedoms (being able to play golf, go to a restaurant or hit the beauty shop).
He goes on to say that he wants to share with us some observations and information related to the pandemic and promote some critical thinking and investigation on our part. Unfortunately, everything that follows is taken from extreme right-wing websites that are fond of liberal-bashing conspiracy theories.
He begins his broadside on the pandemic by asking, “When did this begin?” According to the pastor, the origins of our current predicament can be traced to a 2015 grant of almost four million dollars to the Wuhan Institute of Virology by the Obama Administration. His source for this information? – Libertyplanet.com, a right-wing media outlet that claims to be fighting back against liberal media.
From there, Mr. Watson showcases a Fox News program that featured Neil Cavuto interviewing Peter Navarro (Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy in the Trump Administration). In the interview, Navarro claims that China spawned the virus, hid it and profited from it. The clear implication of both pieces being that the virus originated in the Wuhan lab.
To further support this train of thought, Watson quotes yet another right-wing news source, The Epoch Times (“truth and tradition”). It is asserted that five million Chinese citizens seeded the world with the virus. Watson then returns to Navarro, who goes on to assert that China has embarked on a policy of “Four Kills.” He explains this as China: 1) declaring war, 2) hiding the virus, 3) hoarding PPE, and 4) profiteering from sales of PPE.
After presenting this “evidence” to his audience, Pastor Watson suggests that China’s activities were knowing and premeditated. He then goes on to speculate if this whole thing might not turn out to be a military operation. Watson says that it really doesn’t matter if this was purposeful or accidental – it has created a real crisis. And, according to him, China never lets a good crisis go to waste!
It may seem a bit disjointed to my readers, but Watson then jumps to the Catholic Church’s support of Globalism. He cites a Breitbart article that takes Pope Francis to task for having the audacity to decry human exploitation of nature! The aim of all this Catholic interference? The formation of a new world order! And, just for good measure, he implies that Jeffrey Sachs and George Soros are helping all of this along. The implication is clear – those nasty Globalists are seeking to advance their own agenda and thwart the good Nationalists (as personified by Trump).
He goes on to suggest that there might be more to this pandemic than meets the eye. Watson alludes to sinister motivations lurking in the shadows without formally naming them. He points to the economic slowdown, and the efforts by some to keep things closed through the U.S. Presidential election in November. He implies that nefarious forces are at work to curtail our freedoms and liberties. Watson goes on to allege that the World Health Organization was complicit in China’s Coronavirus deception.
And, finally, Mr. Watson asserts that the virus is really not as deadly as the mainstream media make it out to be. As proof of this assertion, he offers a video of some remarks by Dr Dan Erickson (the owner of an urgent care clinic business). Never mind that this doctor has been challenged for his flawed methodology. Never mind that the remarks appeared on Banned.video which hosts right-wing nut, Alex Jones.
Unfortunately, for Pastor Watson, the Coronavirus Pandemic is just another piece of the great contest between wicked Globalists and righteous Nationalists. He sees dark conspiracies lurking in the shadows, and the fulfillment of Christ’s prophecies recorded in the 24th chapter of Matthew. For him, this is not a global health crisis – it is an attempt to establish a new world order. He urges Christians to be fearless in the face of these threats and implies that they will be protected. In this connection, it is interesting to note that Mr. Watson’s congregation began congregating again this past Sabbath.
Is it just me or is this stuff getting crazier and crazier by the day? I think Bill might benefit from a dose of NBC, ABC, CBS, The Wall Street Journal or The New York Times. A little fake news might improve his perspective – what do you think?
Miller Jones