Off The Wall, Or Up Against It

I am so disheartened today.   I just watched a video made by a Pennsylvania state legislator, a Democrat, who'd just found out that the Republican leadership had been calling committee meetings for weeks, forcing the legislators and their support staff to come in close contact with a person who had tested positive for Covid-19. And the Republican leadership had KNOWN the man was positive and THEY HADN'T TOLD THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE!   This is criminal.   Plain and simple.   It's also a bullying tactic. Force the other person into a dangerous situation.   Bullies run this country. Bullies run the congress and the courts. There's a bully in the White House and the people he has surrounded himself with are also bullies.   Bullies own the Corporations. This is somehow an admirable trait when making a success in business. Fine. Until they decide to do something that is dangerous to the general population, or even dangerous to a small fraction

People are wondering why all the resistance to common sense rules that can save lives? Specifically; the Masks. Follow the money. Who's getting rich, rich and richer while this clown distracts us? Who is still getting richer even as the pandemic decimates the middle class? Who stands to get even richer when they hire everyone back at lower wages because of the 'poor economy, everyone has to do their share'.?  Follow the money. They are behind the resistance to this and every other program, measure and effort to provide a living wage, healthcare and education to the 99%. Follow that money and you'll see who owns this country. It sure as hell ain't free. It's owned lock, stock and barrel by the 1%.

I'm seeing signs held up at the anti-lockdown protests saying Fact > Fear. The thing is, they have it wrong. It's not fear that is driving the SIP orders and mask wearing requirements. It's common sense based on science. We don't follow the rules of the road out of fear, we do it out of common sense, because if people don't follow those rules then people get hurt, property is damaged, the cops and hospitals are overwhelmed and we have a big mess. Here's the thing. Fear is an emotion. One can overlay fear on anything. ANYTHING! And people do this all the time and it's sad, because they are not living their full lives. Common Sense, however, is not an emotion. Common Sense says "If I bear this little discomfort, I can help prevent the spread of this disease that kills some people, and I can show that I care about more than just myself." There's no fear involved, but there is love and giving. Science is also not an emotion. Neither is it an