Today I choose not to dwell on the year behind us and the poor choices heaped upon us. Still, after what we have witnessed during the last few years it is difficult to think the next 12 months will pass without a glitch. More than a few ugly trends have developed that indicate a bumpy road ahead. We should question everything.
When I wrote in November of 2020 that Covid was not as deadly as we once thought I also questioned the path forward. Like many people, I never would have predicted much of what has unfolded since. In many ways, the ramifications of the media, big tech, and Orwellian governments using this virus to increase their control over our lives have become far more threatening than the pandemic itself.
Ironically, during the New Year's Eve celebration in New York, more than a few people were not wearing a mask. I see this as a sign of independence. Another of my favorite parts is where the television cameras cut away down the street taking in a couple of new Kia automobiles sitting on stands to tantalize us. Such imagery is a sure sign life goes on unabated.
As for us who start off this year with a few revolutions to be a better version of our former selves, I wish us all good luck with that. I for one feel like I'm carrying a bit of baggage forward with me but unfinished business is part of life. As we get on with life we should most likely resolve ourselves to the idea any progress forward is a step in the right direction and it isn't over until it is.
Footnote: Below is the link to the Covid-19 article referenced in the article above; https://brucewilds.blogspot.com/2020/11/covid-19-not-as-deadly-as-we-thought.html
"In many ways, the ramifications of the media, big tech, and Orwellian governments using this virus to increase their control over our lives have become far more threatening than the pandemic itself."
ReplyDeleteI will let some of Ronald Reagan's famous quotes about government speak for itself.
"Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives."
"Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them"
"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem"
"Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other"
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."
This is Reagan quote fits in perfectly with what government has been doing and responding to regarding the Covid Scam-demic, it helped create.
ReplyDelete"I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts"
Happy new year. I have my popcorn and going to watch the slow motion train wreck.
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