Creeping Tyranny

It started out as "2 weeks to flatten the curve".  I held out hope until 3/30/2020 that I could go on my Disneyland trip during the first week of April.  No such luck.  Too bad, so sad.  Frankly, I was annoyed and irritated back then, now there is a bubbling anger that has a lid on it.

18 months later, things are still stupid to a ridiculous degree.  Can't go inside a business without a mask, no matter that it does about as much good as a chain link fence does to keep out mosquitos.  Talking about a shot like it is God's gift to the world in spite of no where near the level of scrutiny has been given to it that other shots have been given.  I refuse to call it a vaccine because it is not.  It does not grant immunity and it does not prevent transmission.  Two things that were said that it did, but it turns out does no such thing.  Companies have been sued for less.  And they are talking about boosters?  After 3 months?  Have fun with your quarterly booster.

"Trust the science" is repeated ad nauseum except when anyone points out actual science, then it's "just do what you're told".  The data is all there for anyone to see.  Some have even compiled it into easy to read formats, but the raw data is also available.  This is not the plague or zombie apocalypse.  When a disease has an average mortality age higher than the average lifespan on has to wonder ... Dubya Tee Eff.

Honestly, the 2020s will be known as the decade of the dumbass because that is the kind of person in charge and walking around with their head up their hind-side (presumably for the warmth)

Seriously, though, where does it end because the last time stuff like this crap came about there were some countries capable of stopping it (and it got pretty bad before it did get stopped), but now ... there isn't anyone to stop the tyranny.

Unsettling perspective

 I'm not sure why I was thinking about the seven deadly sins, but I have been off and on for the past year and a half during this "pandemic".  It seems to be more and more prevalent these days among people and it doesn't seem like people believe there is anything wrong with it..

Pride – everything is about self 

• Social media has exacerbated this to the nth degree especially with young people (ugh, never thought I'd use that phrase)

Envy – it’s not fair; x group has more stuff, x group has better things 

• You see this with political correctness and "woke" mentality.  It isn't about equity which is equal outcome.  It is about equality which is equal opportunity

Wrath – if you don’t like it, protest it, boycott it, destroy it 

• Antifa, BLM, fill in the blank group that excuses bad behavior and lashing out.  They solve nothing and only serve to hurt people and destroy property.  No one is left in a better position.

Sloth – how can I get something for nothing?  how can I excuse being lazy? 

• There is nothing wrong with trying to get more done with less effort.  I would argue that it is smart to be efficient, but this is trying to make doing nothing appear to be accomplishing something

Greed – I deserve this, I deserve that; outsource charity to the government 

• The entitlement mentality does so much damage to a person.  It saps their productivity, their creativity and charity

Gluttony – how can I get more?  food, property, liberty 

• This is an unfortunate result of an age of abundance where scarcity is not widely known.  It does not mean that it does not exist, but even the most poor in the US is close to wealthy in other parts of the world.

Lust – nuff said 

That being said, what can be done to "combat" the seven deadly sins.  Well, there are seven virtues that go against the sins

Humility cures Pride  

Kindness cures Envy  

Patience cures Wrath  

Diligence cures Sloth  

Liberality cures Greed  

Diligence cures Gluttony  

Chastity cures Lust  

Whether or not these are entirely relevant or not remains to be seen, but thinking about the seven deadly sins in the course of contemplating big decisions would go a long way to bettering the outcome