Then Mandy kicked the conspiracy hotbed

You certainly can’t accuse Mandy of cowardice: questioning so-called conspiracy theories in Byron Shire is a more perilous activity than naked beekeeping.

But in lumping all such ideas together and dismissing them in a single swipe of the pen, she is playing into the hands of those who would seek to maintain the status quo. We can argue until the cows come home about where to draw the line between fact and fiction, but believing in intercontinental paedophile tunnels and questioning the role of the World Health Organisation are very different animals. One is not supported by any evidence whatever, and seems to defy all common sense; the other – at its best, at least – involves a hard-headed assessment of verifiable political and economic realities.

Where Mandy is undeniably right is in drawing attention to the conspiracies right in front of our noses. Not conspiracies as in dimlylit rooms and cigar smoke, but in the form of proudlyproclaimed principles of the modern economy. How, for instance, GDP, the almost unquestioned yardstick of progress, actually goes up with war and pollution and social breakdown. How, in the name of ‘free trade,’ countries across the world routinely import and export nearly identical quantities of identical products.

How, in virtually every country on earth, the red carpet is rolled out for giant, unaccountable corporations, enabling them to exploit, extract and plunder more or less at will.

These are issues that large sections of the community – left and right, progressive and ‘mainstream’ – can rally around.

John Page Byron Bay

To get a complete view of the world one needs to use many independent sources. Here is a quote today, from US economist Martin Armstrong*.

‘This entire scheme of digital currencies will be the death of Western civilisation... Now even a journalist, if he fails to comply with the demands of the government, is targeted by the IRS.

‘This (digital currency) will be the worst currency in human history and it will be the final nail in the coffin of freedom.

‘They will most likely cancel all currencies after the US 2024 election... Whatever is in bank accounts or brokerage accounts will be re-denominated in the new digital currency... They are already stripping us of our freedom of speech. This will become imperative...

‘Taxes and commerce will all be digital. This is why they are pushing 5G in order to... replace cash transactions. Regarding inheritance, the left is also ready to push behind the curtain that upon death, everything should belong to the state.

‘While we cannot rule out tactical nuclear weapons, the risk of an EMP attack will be devastating. That will wipe out the economy and take down the internet.’

Peter Olson Goonengerry

*Ed: Wikipedia: Martin Arthur Armstrong (born November 1, 1949) is an American selftaught economic forecaster and convicted felon who spent 11 years in jail for cheating investors out of $700 million and hiding $15 million in assets from regulators.

Donald Trump said to the American youth this month: ‘fascism or freedom, it’s your choice’. Robert Kennedy Jr said: ‘I hope the CIA doesn’t kill me like they did my father and uncle’. Archbishop Vigano from the Vatican warns the world of fascist takeover. Longestserving USA Congressman Ron Paul warns of a World Health Organization pandemic treaty which gives the WHO control over sovereign governments.

The World Economic Forum plans for ‘Smart Cities’ are even more alarming than the Chinese Communist Party’s ‘social credit system’, i.e. control system. WEF plans include WHO forced pandemic ‘vaccinations’. The world has already experienced the SARS COVID-19 controls from the governments of the world. So the WEF, WHO and the UN realise that the only way to stop the coming ‘tipping points’ of ecological disaster is by the ‘Great Reset’.

Noah Yamore Mullumbimby

For the full version of these letters see The Echo online: www.echo.net.au/letters.

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We meet on the second and fourth Thursday morning each month at the Anglican Church Hall in Bangalow and visitors are always welcome. Our members travel from Pottsville, Mullumbimby, Ballina as well as Bangalow but some members live as far away as the Gold Coast, Armidale and Sydney. We are like many other small community groups who just quietly get on with helping our community in whatever way we can.

Morag Wilson Mullumbimby

I read with interest in Paul Bibby’s article re Bruns van dwellers, (Echo, 26 July), that Reflections Holiday Parks are all owned by NSW state government. Giving the appalling homeless crisis that shows no sign of easing, surely one obvious solution lies within reach. Located in townships along the coast where ‘sleeping rough’ is now a long-term reality for thousands of citizens, Reflections Holiday Parks could come to the rescue. And why not? A portion of each site could be refitted to accommodate the needs of individuals and families who are homeless. Then the state government could designate a percentage of each site for reallocation, starting in the Byron Shire which has the highest number of homeless in the state.

Let’s not forget, at the height of the Covid pandemic, five-star hotels in Sydney’s CBD opened their doors to the city’s homeless – it turned out to be a great success for all concerned. Let’s put the state bureaucracy to the test, and have a reimagined Reflections that demonstrates our humanity.

Gavin Wilson Rosebank

Dudley Leggett’s letter in last week’s Echo raises a common question: what will be the usefulness of the referendum’s proposed Voice Committee?

We have the exact examples of ‘successful’ results from existing ‘voices’ to parliament, in the form of business’s highly-paid lobbyists, who are paid to successfully get the ear of government, to get the interests of, and benefits for, their private corporations from government.

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