The worldwide pandemic
of 1918-1920
is referred to
as the Spanish Flu.
That isn’t because
the pandemic started in Spain.
It is because
Spain was one of the only countries
that initially didn’t suppress news
about the spreading pandemic.
The rest of the world
did what the rest of the world
is doing right now
with COVID and Bird Flu
and Climate Change
and other negative news
– they reported on news
only when it suited their owners’ goals.
And it didn’t suit their owners’ goals
to report on the pandemic.
The news has always been
manipulated.
It is merely more obvious now
due to the internet
and the easier
person-to-person
communication of events.
And it is more serious now
because many of the events
the news now chooses
not to report
could kill us,
could kill loved ones,
could kill our businesses.
Have other sources of news.
Experts are often available
via social media.
Follow and listen to them.