https://youtube.com/watch?v=hYtLT3pUEo4
Interview by Jean-Pierre De Villiers with Nick Hudson, organizer of PANDA
--PANDA = Pandemic Data & Analytics--
They fight against lockdowns, mask mandates, mandatory vaccination.
45 mins
5-4-2021
PANDA was established in South Africa, grew from there
was in response to growing covid hysteria, from early on
Thought economic consequences of lockdown - much worse than effects of virus
Everything that was being done in SA was being done in connection with WHO, Gates, GAVI
So they became internationalized
Want to replace bad science with good science
People haven't given themselves permission to question lockdowns
Every previous pandemic response policy was violated by late March
No cost-benefit analysis of lockdowns - not just economic but others
They tried to quantify those costs in a paper -
but later, realized there was a more basic issue: the wrongness of lockdowns.
Govt's have hired psychologists to purposely make people afraid.
Masks have no impact on transmission - only on the psychology of the public.
Constant reminder of "newly and deadly virus" (but it's not new or particularly deadly).
"Lockdowns have not resulted in the savings of lives. It's terrible."
Fear is more dangerous than smoking in terms of a person's health - a year of fear.
An artificially created co-morbidity.
Doesn't believe this is a conspiracy, but it's worse than that.
- We've cultivated a culture of "Safety-ism"
- There's been a going away from debate, freedom of express (cancel culture)
- Ideology of centralization - world control
- Malthusianism - belief that population growth must be stopped
What about forcing people to get vaccines?
NO. Also against vaccine passports.
Thinks we need to be kind to those who are afraid, patiently educate them.
But also ridicule those who make silly policies.
Laugh together.
We want people to just get moving again, don't want to arouse fear.
Calls this the fight agains the "mal-archy" (malarkey)
Don't be afraid of risk. Life is full of risk. Restore agency to your life.
"Life without risk is not worth living."
Another video with Nick Hudson (March 2021):
https://vimeo.com/532172876
26 mins
removed from YT after a half a million views
PANDA started out as a conversation among 4 friends - md, lawyer, investor, economist
Nick is the investor/actuary.