After 9/11 a number of policy proposals were instantly shot down by our betters. Why if the proposals had been implemented it would mean “the terrorists won!” Today we live in a country where the “virus won.”
Our economy is euthanized. Constitutional rights canceled. We’re ordered to cower inside our homes. This stifling regime is imposed from the top–down, without consultation, by leadership that doesn’t trust the people who elected them to make sensible decisions.
In the case of Alexandria Ocasio–Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib that’s probably an accurate description, but the rest of us deserve more than “shut up and obey.”
That’s why Month of May is time to start “disobeying” our politicians.
I’m advocating a massive civil “disobedience” from businesses and customers. Restaurants, barber shops, nail salons, gyms, auto dealerships and other business shut down by senseless “shelter–in–place” orders should open and welcome customers.
We no longer have the luxury of allowing feverish mini “Führers” to impose policy based on bad data and enthusiastically supported by advisors who’re still getting their weekly paycheck.
Dr. Scott W. Atlas, writing in The Hill, has analyzed “Kung Flu” data. It’s obvious the lockdown continues solely due to momentum generated by previous incompetence. Atlas has five crucial observations:
1: The overwhelming majority of people do not have any significant risk of dying from COVID-19.
2: Protecting older, at-risk people eliminates hospital overcrowding.
3: Vital population immunity is prevented by total isolation policies, prolonging the problem.
4: People are dying because other medical care is not getting done due to hypothetical projections.
5: We have a clearly defined population at risk who can be protected with targeted measures.
This means we’ve met conditions for “flattening the curve” that were ostensibly the reason for the “Great Prohibition of 2020.” So why are we still prohibited? Because government politician have moved the goal posts.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak claims he “understands” the damage his orders are doing to the economy, but “saving lives” is more important. Duh!
Other governors say opening too soon will “trigger” another wave of infections without any concrete proofs. In California and New York, the economy can’t open until thousands of government “trackers” are hired to keep tabs on the infected.
And AP quotes a nonentity on the Clark County Commission who whines, “lifting restrictions too soon would be a slap in the face of those who sacrificed.” Enough is enough.
Opening a business doesn’t mean grandma dies. If sex isn’t binary, as the left never tires of telling us, it stands to reason ending the “WuFlu” lockdown isn’t binary either.
These pocket “Putin’s” are actually doubling down! In Harris County TX, on the day a $60 million “China Flu” hospital was being closed due to lack of patients, County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued a mandatory “mask wearing” order for all citizens. Kim Pagan was arrested and charged in New Jersey after she organized an “anti–lockdown” protest.
Herd immunity of a different type will help. The “Flustapo” can’t arrest us all.
You can do your part by encouraging businessmen like Milwaukee’s Dan Zierath who will be opening May 1st on “Disobeying Day.” He’ll enforce social distancing and the rest, but that’s it. He told the Journal Sentinel, “I feel like our constitutional rights are being taken from us. And I’m just not willing anymore. What’s going to happen is going to happen.”
If you’re a customer, contact your favorite business and ask it to join the “Disobeying Day.” See if you can organize neighborhood social media outlets to generate momentum and potential customers. Then be sure to show up yourself.
If you’re an owner organize other owners to join you on “Disobeying Day.” Put the Chamber of Commerce to work for a change. Like they said in the ‘60s, “two, three, many Vietnam’s!”
The elderly and people with pre–existing conditions can continue to “self–quarantine” with our blessing, along with assorted “bed–wetters” and “pants–poopers” still paralyzed by the “Great Pandemic Panic.”
They’re so fearful of “dying” they’ve decided to stop “living.” The rest of us aren’t. That’s what the May “Disobeying Day” is all about.
I’m sick of politicians, who seem to pay no attention to the evidence of how weak this coronavirus actually is, making decisions as to what citizens are permitted to do, and what businesses must close or are allowed to remain open.
I’m sick of the leftist press blaming our president for deaths that happen during this disease.
I’m sick of watching America’s economy being destroyed by arbitrary decisions made by not-too-smart governors and mayors, mostly Democrats, who naturally have the tendency to issue demands simply because they can.
I’m sick during this pandemic, and my suffering has nothing to do with the virus, but rather it has everything to do with my fellow Americans and our dictatorial rulers.
Politicians will always use politics to “defeat” other politicians. They should stay out of decisions pertaining to “quarantines” and “economic” shutdowns, because citizens are the “victims” of political fights.
During past disease invasions we only had to suffer the “disease”, and not a combination of a “disease, joblessness, political insults and a loss of income caused by politicians.”
The researchers tell us that hundreds of thousands of Americans have been “infected” with this current virus, and the infected persons either had “no symptoms” of being sick, or the thought they only had a “mild” cold.
“Are we do the point that we will shut down our nation and destroy our way of life each cold and flu season as one or another virus begins to make people feel bad?”
Why are we doing this to ourselves? We’re hurting not only ourselves, but we are making life “dim and dark” for our children, and all to assure that Trump isn’t “re-elected” in November?
We must keep the “idiot politicians” out of our medical decisions and daily life choices.
Revolt! “Disobeying Day” is here.