For those who might not know, “red-pilled” is a metaphor taken from the 1999 film The Matrix. Taking the “red pill” means to awaken to reality; taking the “blue pill” means to continue living in illusion. In 2020, I had been writing a book on 9/11, but switched focus due to a matter of greater urgency—the global response to COVID-19. (The acronym’s meaning, officially, is—“CO” stands for Corona, “VI” for virus, “D” for disease, and “19” for 2019.) I wrote an extensive blog post, “COVID-19 Red-Pilled.” As the situation progressed, I kept updating the post, but it eventually became too long for online reading, and the need for a book was apparent. https://jamesperloff.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/COVID-19-and-the-Agendas-to-Come-by-James-Perloff.pdf
Long live the king .