Overton Window
Dr. Robert Malone: Omicron has Cracked Open the Overton Window.
Dr. Malone:
The Overton window of political possibility is the concept that there are a limited range of ideas the public is willing to consider and accept. That politicians can only be effective by advocating policy that fits within the Overton window and that disruptive groups are the ones who can expand or contract the Overton window.
In the case of COVID-19, the use of the noble lie has been used by government and world health officials as well as legacy media sycophants to restrict and even close the Overton window regarding issues such as mask use, vaccination strategies, and lockdowns.
To be explicitly clear, the Overton Window is a political concept which is being actively manipulated to constrain scientific discourse.
Omicron is the disruptive event that has expanded the Overton window
The new variant of COVID-19, Omicron, has exploded onto the scene. This variant is different in five essential ways:
More infectious and will soon be the dominant variant in the USA
Less pathogenic
Poorly matched to currently available vaccines
Natural immunity is providing good protection against Omicron
Disease symptoms are more similar to the common cold
Suddenly, some of the data exposing that these vaccines are not as safe and effective as once thought are showing up on places like twitter and linked-in and the posts aren’t being removed (ergo, overtly censored).
Even some main stream media outlets, such as Real Clear Politics are promoting articles that are outside of the BBC-led “Trusted News Initiative” narrative.
In the meantime, President Biden is working hard to limit the what the public believes by promoting the meme that the unvaccinated will face a “winter of severe illness and death.”
Unfortunately for him, he forgot to follow the “Overton Golden Rule” – politicians can only detect the Overton window, and cannot act to contract or expand it.
So in this case, public response to his pronouncement about a winter of severe illness and death was met with derision by many.
Of course, for those caught in the mass formation psychosis (hypnosis), Omicron still has not been enough to shake their obsession with the vaccines and mandates. However, for the persuadable third – there is a shifting of perspective.
Dr. Malone’s Full In-depth Post on his Substack at rwmalonemd.substack.com:
Per Wikipedia:
The Overton window is the range of policies politically acceptable to the mainstream population at a given time. It is also known as the window of discourse.
The term is named after American policy analyst Joseph P. Overton, who stated that an idea's political viability depends mainly on whether it falls within this range, rather than on politicians' individual preferences. According to Overton, the window frames the range of policies that a politician can recommend without appearing too extreme to gain or keep public office given the climate of public opinion at that time.
