Journaling the Coronavirus (COVID19) Pandemic, Reflection #55
May 4, 2020
The double down.
Are states and medical professionals, the ones appearing on national television, doubling down on stay at home, masks, and business closures regarding the Coronavirus Pandemic?
The mass media, newspapers, and television alike, not to mention most of the Internet, is certainly pushing that agenda. The argument is that you are endangering others by your conduct. Not only do we have the nightmare of all these poor people unemployed and without money but we have the emotional negativism of watching neighbors, family, and others in close contact with us and then attacking them if they do not conform to these new rigid rules of living.
What they conform over is not nearly as important as the human imperative to get others to do what they think the others should be doing…which is a driving force of the entire human experience and condition.
The most addictive thing on this planet is not drugs, sports, or any of that. It is getting other people to do what we tell them to do. Try being a fired executive. The thing that the executive will miss the most is not the compensation, retirement funds, or other benefits. That CEO will miss his or her secretarial staff. He or she will be bereft without anyone to get the phone, get the coffee, buy presents for special occasions, lie on the executive’s behalf, or just make the ordering person feel better, and more.
This is all turning into a social control nightmare and that part of this nightmare is not being discussed as that at all. It is being discussed as a good thing to stop this virus that is still being advertised as if it is killing millions upon millions, when, in fact, even by the rather conjectural numbers posted, it is not. Note that the social distancing does not seem to be much influencing the numbers of the virus penetration of the public. Gee, I wonder why that is? The world is being brought to its knees, and once bereft, alone and on its knees, it will only be able to look up and beg for continuance or existence itself.
Who, what humans waiting, will be those that we survivors will be so wantonly begging from?
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Major Bill Youngren I think you missed James’ point. I do not believe he is so much opposed to reasonable measures as he is against what he now calls doubling down. The lt is capable of speaking for himself so I will give my opinion and not claim to be speaking for him. As an over 70 vet with several issues it is somewhat frightening to me. But the big picture is there is much more suffering and death resulting from over reaction than there likely would have been had we not tried impose a one size fits all policy. There are too many like the Gov. of Mi, who I hope you are not thinking of when you say real leaders, that seem determined to destroy their state (my opinion). Then you have those governors like South Dakota’s who offer a contrast. I guess we will see over the next few months.
Not everyone has that lust for power, but those who do seem to percolate to the top and then lie, cheat, and steal to stay there. If it requires cooking the numbers to make a plandemic (Not SP) seem worse, so what? Just think of the power rush of controlling a nation where you were never elected to office just by going on TV and bloviating about numbers and situations you gave different projections on last week. Make your pronouncements as dire as possible. As General Nathan Bedford Forrest was known to say, “Keep up the skeer”. Never let the populace stop to reason through the edicts being given them. Use your title as a doctor, but squelch any other upstart doctor who has opposing views, especially if he/she has data or evidence that goes against your pronouncements. Demand YouTube and Twitter take down their videos/tweets. You can’t have the general public being exposed to anything other than your own dire predictions that keep you in control.
I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but I can’t help looking at the situation and realizing someone is pulling the strings that have more than decimated our economy and disrupted not only our lives here in the US, but have disrupted lives all around the world. Countries/States that have not buckled under to the pressure applied by those who would control us and destroy the foundations of our economy/society are not showing a dissimilar set of numbers of ill/dead from this virus, but to examine the results of their approach to the plandemic is not something the “experts” determining our lives can allow to happen lest they lose their power.
My thoughts as of today, the restrictions are being lifted because the powers that be have decided that the hospitals can handle the load that’s coming. There is no choice now. The economy is shot to hell.
Our next biggest obstacle will be the coming food shortage because of the “rona” affecting workers,
it’s already happening and it’s out of control.
Smithfield shut down in South Dakota, depopulating 2 million chickens on one farm, in other words,
that means slinging them into a wood chipper. No one to work.
We all will be exposed to this bitch named Rona .
I am sorry that I have not gotten back to your sooner but I was taken up with private matters and the finishing of the last novel in the three novel series of Thirty Days. It is done now, and online. It will take about a month to get in print, both soft and hardcopy. The first chapter of the next book, my recovery through the medical, the rest of my Marine experience and adapting back to society will come up online next week. That book is called The Cowardly Lion. Thanks for putting up with me.
Semper fi,
Jim
I was a soldier for 21 years. 17 year old private to 21 year old SSG to retirement as a major. Vietnam vet. As an NCO and officer it was expected that as a leader i would tell others what to do. When I retired it wasn’t that aspect I missed at all. Then to work in industry where I became a VP. Collaboration was more my style. When I retired I took that style to fly fishing with a group of friends. From my experience and associations I disagree with your premise. Given the nature and mortality rate of this virus we have responsibilities to others to keep them as safe as possible while keeping the necessary engines of life running as best as we can. Those demanding their rights without acknowledging their responsibilities are not seeking freedom but displaying adolescence. The real leaders on the local and regional level that are trying to keep people alive are not seeking to grab power but are doing what real leaders do. I also see those that should be leading decline to accept responsibility. History will judge them all. As for me and mine we will follow the advice of health care professionals and scientists. There is no cure for dead. My opinions. End of rant.
Bravo! YOU are the leader, that we need to have to explain to the ignorant, why we must look for the best outcome over the unpredictable and unknowable…
I am sorry that I have not gotten back to your sooner but I was taken up with private matters and the finishing of the last novel in the three novel series of Thirty Days. It is done now, and online. It will take about a month to get in print, both soft and hardcopy. The first chapter of the next book, my recovery through the medical, the rest of my Marine experience and adapting back to society will come up online next week. That book is called The Cowardly Lion. Thanks for putting up with me.
Semper fi,
Jim