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  1. Hi Catherine,

    More commentary on Chinese culture and the Western misunderstanding of it, especially the concept of “face.” For those who have comfortable enough lives, they may put some emphasis on “face,” especially politicians and public figures, but the majority of Chinese people, especially in Asia, are merely trying to survive a cutthroat society, often doing “whatever it takes” to claw their way out of the mud, face or no face. Pragmatism is a value above all else, without any consideration of face.

    Guilt isn’t usually implemented, but shame, as there is often a forced collectivism there. But individual survival (and greed) will often supercede shame.

    An extreme example of this was the gutter oil scandal in China almost ten years ago, where people would take used oil literally from the gutter and recycle and “process” it into cooking oil: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-10-29/this-expos-of-china-s-gutter-oil-black-market-will-churn-your-stomach

    Then restaurants, street vendors, and people buy it… because it’s cheaper.

    For those who regularly focus on “saving face,” just watch what happens to them and their interest in it once their “comfort” and “privilege” dwindle. It won’t even be a consideration.

    This comes from a lifetime of understanding what it means to be Chinese and Chinese-American, including deeply and formally looking at the psychology of Chinese culture and society, both in Asia and in the West.

    Here’s a common phrase used in China: 能骗就骗

    In general, life for the locals in Asia is exponentially more competitive and ruthless than life for locals in the US. Without knowing the language well and having the right context, Chinese and Asian culture just seems to be mysterious and exotic to Westerners… but it’s not.

    Just for what it’s worth…

      1. Apparently, ten years later gutter oil is still being used throughout the country in China… along with many other scams that affect the general population:

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWUDrZcdhg0

        能骗就骗 is accepted as a factor to deal with daily. No one is available to help since government corruption is rampant and ubiquitious, even at a local level.
        This is a glimpse as to why Chinese people are seen as “smarter” and see things that others may not; trusting strangers (or even those they know) is seen as dangerous and naive. Living in this type of environment, which existed long before communism, is one of the reasons why The Art of War was able to be written.

        Street vegetable and fruit vendors regularly cheat people in China AND in India:
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgmM-3GI1TU

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTfytv9gSlo

        There’s no face in this. Again, 能骗就骗

        The commonality: They are both much older cultures. I would hypothesize there is some semblance of this in older Western cultures: Greek, Italian (via the Roman Empire), etc. I believe Michiavelli was Italian?

        American culture, relatively speaking, is one of the youngest cultures on the planet, despite its previous rapid ascendency as the global empire.

        Most Westerners who *visit* Asia generally get an incredibly sanitized version of everyday life there.

  2. Like you Catherine, a year ago or more it seemed to me that the side effects from the shots would translate into big bucks for pharmakia. Not only mRNA/spike protein treatments, but also transplants. A big bucks industry to fill the need for body organs for transplants; they have the technology to grow them. Unborn and born, unwanted babies will die to fill the need with their precious DNA and stem cells. Remember the 6-Million Dollar Man”? Keep thinking Malone has created a role for himself as cog in facilitating the New World Healthcare System (NWHS).

  4. Quite funny that Knoxville was also the first place I visited in all of North and South America a couple decades ago.

    Have a great conference and meetup!

    2. I initially got this response :
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      The parent channel of this video is unavailable at your location due to the following restrictions:

      Contains Incitement to Hatred
      /unquote

      I have found another link to : “dr.-eva-snead_202006”
      currently downloading

      1. Richard, sorry to trouble you. It works for me. Nevermind, because it doesn’t say anything really. I just wanted to point out she is no longer with us. I figure that adds to her credibility. The important thing is to hear what she had to say that may have cost her her life: https://www.bitchute.com/video/Q2SGC81YHqxa/

  6. Catherine, I truly respect you. Althought, I disagreed with your comments regarding mental health professionals….there are many mental health professionals that are on the medical freedom movement side and quite aware of what is going on. Speaking as a doctorate in clinical psychologist of 25 years, I feel your comments are dangerous in that there is a minimization of real psychological health struggles (e/g., recommending people to avoid ALL of us, and to go out and get drunk and cry your woos to your friends). I have never done electronic records, and never will. Nor do I have a message on my machine that says, “In an emergency, go to your nearest emergency room or Call 911”. The latter started 15 or so years ago. I think it is unethical to treat human beings like this, especially when they rely on you. I request my patients not to bring their cell phones to the office and if they do, they must turn them off. There are many of us who are ethical and not a part of the “program”. I wish you exhibited more respect for the other mental health professionals rather than treating us as non-necessary healthcare workers and a bunch of non-critical thinkers. I know the flippancy is trying to make an important point, but please do not throw the baby out with bath water. Many of us are working diligently to connect with other mental health professionals to move it in a positive direction. We are discussing ways to deal with the woke mentality and corruption affecting people….especially the most vulnerable. If you want more information feel free to contact me….I would appreciate a comment from you. I hope you can mention to your viewers that there are mental health professionals out there who are safe. Thank you so very much.

    1. sorry see comment above…forgot to check the box for wanting comments to come to my box. 🙂

    2. Aiison:

      I appreciate that there are many well meaning psychologists and other professionals, some of whom who are helping people. However, a significant portion are being treated for symptoms of tyranny and the absence of a human civilization – from the great poisoning to poverty to a myriad of evils being inflcted on them and their families and the people who do harm to them.

      At some point we have to deal with root causes.

      Also, all files can be confiscated and used as weapons against your patients. You might want to come up with a way to protect them.

      Hope that helps,

      Catherine

  7. Thank you Catherine for having the integrity that I’ve always known you have by reading your subscribers comments.

    First off I did not say that every major exchange has frozen accounts this week. They have all done it at some point. Personally I’ve had my Binance.us account, Coinbase account, and Crypto.com account frozen from withdrawals at some point. It is usually only between two and six hours.

    It is such a common occurrence that a couple of the crypto YouTube channels I Follow make jokes about it. An example would be, when a major event is about to take place don’t be surprised if you can’t withdraw or purchase at that time. I was personally surprised when Etherium went from proof of work to proof of stake that the exchanges didn’t freeze up. It was because there wasn’t that many transactions taking place. That’s the reason at least that they tell us accounts get frozen.

    Yes your current information makes people in the crypto space more bullish. What you don’t hear is that listening to crypto podcasts, There is a new bank, corporation, hedge fund, or entity That is adopting bitcoin and sometimes Ethereum every week. Weatherby El Salvador, Fidelity, Or grocery store chains in Ireland.
    There undoubtedly is a huge push for bitcoin and alternative currency, but like you I am very skeptical of whether or not the powers that should not be are behind it.

    What first made me aware of the lack of understanding of crypto was when John Titus tried to explain proof of stake. He was so far off it made me cringe. From that point forward I’ve really paid attention to the crypto segments and have found a lack of understanding. Nevertheless your integrity is well intact and there isn’t a doubt in my mind that your intent is always to bring truth, relevance, and safety to your subscribers.
    Please never stop doing what you do!
    Sincerely, Paul

    1. Thanks for educating me Paul. Appreciated. You are right, I have ignored spending time on the nuts and bolts of crypto once I figuted out the framework. To date, I have not interest in buying or trading. Need the time elsewhere for now. That is likely to change as the engineering of the payment systems evolves. Keep sending information and recommended links if you are willing. I have no doubt you are right about the frozen accounts.

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