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One of the comments re COVID is that at least it doesn't kill young people, like Spanish flu did...

But what killed the young people, you may ask.

Since untrustworthy CTV will not answer. ..

https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/49/9/1405/301441

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Brilliant lyric rewrite, excellent editing, incisive, insightful and delightful. Bravo!

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That was really good! Entertaining, seriously on point and funny (darkly). This needs passing around!!

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Thanks. Share if you can.

This is another good one from a few years ago. Below the finished video is a video of me singing and playing a rough demo on the piano.

O HOLY ROMAN, a song about a child who asserts his independence from other children who wear the mask https://turfseer.substack.com/p/o-holy-roman

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Definitely shared the other two. I'll have a look at this one - sounds good!

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I enjoyed the video and song, "Trust the Science"...your creative energy is uplifting, educational, and I do appreciate the lighter side of public education. Great job!

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Thank you so much for your uplifting and supportive comments. It's no nice to receive such good feedback from a fellow freedom fighter.

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I love the music video

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I could be wrong but silent films of that era tended to mock both police and doctors. At least, that's the impression I got watching many of them over the years. Art needs to challenge the people in white coats again. The hero-worship MD shows currently on the roster are running their course. I could use a seedy show about a doctor of low character and talent shilling for money showing the profession is just as vulnerable to corruption as any. Time for something like what 'The Wire' did to police shows for medicine.

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There is a show on Netflix called New Amsterdam. It’s about a rogue doctor who is reforming the profit mongering hospital system. It was canceled in 2019 of course by coincidence.

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Certainly by Coincidence!!!! 👍🏻

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So there's nowhere to watch it?

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Yes the 1917 silent film I used for Trust the Science Rag was definitely mocking the medical profession. In the current climate I doubt we'll be seeing any good modern-day mockery in the near future.

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Great work! Delving into the history of the medical malfeasance turned up some fascinating material for you to work with. Did you discover anything about the financial backing for the film? Like you, I am weary of trusting the science.

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Thanks so much. Glad you liked it. According to Wikipedia, like many American films of the time, Oh Doctor! was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. Apparently it had nothing to do with medical ethics. The Chicago Board of Censors for example required a cut of the scene where a man is pulling a women's skirt up to her knees. Notably the character of the doctor (played by Fatty Arbuckle) is mocked throughout.

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Censorship is of course nothing new. Then it was intended for the sake of preserving a prudish sensibility and conformity to the morality of the time. I suppose even the concept of morality has been repurposed.

It is interesting that the film would mock the medical profession, something that would be unthinkable now in the mainstream. I guess the professional propaganda machine hadn’t yet gained a full head of steam.

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I forgot how much I like this type of music and the tempo. Thank you

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