Sorry that I haven’t been responding very well lately. The internet has become so toxic lately that I’ve been avoiding it.
Nothing to do with you all here, but I’m tired of seeing my half of the population being called vile names and threatened.
When I get online, I can’t resist reading the news, and it’s poisonous.
But, Yes. What is worse is knowing- hell, being Related to- people who are too Damned Dumb to see what is happening. And GOD do I plan to grind their faces in it when they begin to get what they voted for.
This will not be the first time that The People have failed to understand exactly what they were voting for.
All nominally democratic countries have at least one episode in their history, and most of us have several.
In each case, all the reasonable people can do is look to our own, and try to endure and survive it.
Heinlein (or somebody he was smart enough to crib from) said “People get the government they deserve.” Used to be I would’ve argued strongly against that premise. Today? Not so much. Now do I think folks like us “deserve” Biden/Kameltoe. Not in any way, shape, form or fashion. But the assholes who voted for them and the other assholes busting their humps (AND THE LAW) to ensure those two win – and the latter is a subset of the former – very much DO deserve them. Problem is folks like us get dragged along for the ride. Hell of a ride it’s gonna be. Now who’s gonna tell Franklin we didn’t?
‘Those who do not learn from history are fated to repeat it…’ I’m of TBE opinion that teaching history, as well as comparative governments, should be a REQUIRED section of education… ESPECIALLY things like Auschwitz, the Killing Fields, etc. Including videos of the results. Unedited, unfiltered. In its rawest form, without excuses or commentary. In all its shocking horror. Yes, it may ‘scar the children’, but, kids today NEED the wake up call that their parents never got…
And not the “Dates and Facts” kind of history that is taught now, which takes the human element out of it. It needs to be taught from a sociology perspective, diaries of people involved, primary sources, the things that make history come alive and makes it fascinating.
Okay, Catman. I get you. Been kinda bummed m’self. Health going to shit and my son is still in Cardiac ICU. But he IS improving. They’ve woken him up.
I understand about the web. Wedensday Chris Muir threatened to ban me at DBD. Quote, “I know you’re going through tough times, Old Codger. But if you put up one more ‘We all gonna dieeee, we have no chance’ post, I’m banning you.” I never said we’re going to die. I only pointed out that the Dems predominate in the court system and that they seem to have the election sewn up tight. Fuck Muir.
Check your email. Got some thoughts on our “collaboration”. Also, what did you think of my story idea?
Really? I admit I’m surprised. Haven’t been over to DBD for a long time, but I’d have expected exactly the opposite. Part of the reason I came here and stayed was the wider view taken by the author and the greater tolerance for alternate points of view.
We should respond to the COVID virus rationally: protect the vulnerable, treat the people who get infected compassionately, develop a vaccine. And while doing these things we should bring back the civilization that we had so that the cure does not end up being worse than the disease.
Those who dare to talk about the tremendous economic harms that have followed from the lockdowns are accused of heartlessness. Economic considerations are nothing compared to saving lives, they are told. So I’m not going to talk about the economic effects—I’m going to talk about the deadly effects on health, beginning with the fact that the U.N. has estimated that 130 million additional people will starve this year as a result of the economic damage resulting from the lockdowns.
In the last 20 years we’ve lifted one billion people worldwide out of poverty. This year we are reversing that progress to the extent—it bears repeating—that an estimated 130 million more people will starve.
Another result of the lockdowns is that people stopped bringing their children in for immunizations against diseases like diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and polio, because they had been led to fear COVID more than they feared these more deadly diseases. This wasn’t only true in the U.S. Eighty million children worldwide are now at risk of these diseases. We had made substantial progress in slowing them down, but now they are going to come back.
In my youth I wrote a poem with the recurring idee fixe
For the world is a dark and ysterious place, my friend
Where miseries and troubles abound.
And where nervous and frightened and jittery little men
Are startled by every sound.
Never expected to be prophetic. Wish to God I hadn’t been.
for some strange reason,, it has a 200 character limit or a 75 character address limit.. that PC (or i) have to approve…
an useless info , over 120 (i think, i know it over 100..) address limit web sez NO… we can’t repost..
Really? I admit I’m surprised. Haven’t been over to DBD for a long time, but I’d have expected exactly the opposite. Part of the reason I came here and stayed was the wider view taken by the author and the greater tolerance for alternate points of view.
Oh, and I liked the double entendre in the first panel. Although, if intended, I’d have expected it to be delivered jokingly among age peers, not to adults.
Sorry that I haven’t been responding very well lately. The internet has become so toxic lately that I’ve been avoiding it.
Nothing to do with you all here, but I’m tired of seeing my half of the population being called vile names and threatened.
When I get online, I can’t resist reading the news, and it’s poisonous.
Well in that case, read Something Else 😉
But, Yes. What is worse is knowing- hell, being Related to- people who are too Damned Dumb to see what is happening. And GOD do I plan to grind their faces in it when they begin to get what they voted for.
This will not be the first time that The People have failed to understand exactly what they were voting for.
All nominally democratic countries have at least one episode in their history, and most of us have several.
In each case, all the reasonable people can do is look to our own, and try to endure and survive it.
Heinlein (or somebody he was smart enough to crib from) said “People get the government they deserve.” Used to be I would’ve argued strongly against that premise. Today? Not so much. Now do I think folks like us “deserve” Biden/Kameltoe. Not in any way, shape, form or fashion. But the assholes who voted for them and the other assholes busting their humps (AND THE LAW) to ensure those two win – and the latter is a subset of the former – very much DO deserve them. Problem is folks like us get dragged along for the ride. Hell of a ride it’s gonna be. Now who’s gonna tell Franklin we didn’t?
‘Those who do not learn from history are fated to repeat it…’ I’m of TBE opinion that teaching history, as well as comparative governments, should be a REQUIRED section of education… ESPECIALLY things like Auschwitz, the Killing Fields, etc. Including videos of the results. Unedited, unfiltered. In its rawest form, without excuses or commentary. In all its shocking horror. Yes, it may ‘scar the children’, but, kids today NEED the wake up call that their parents never got…
And not the “Dates and Facts” kind of history that is taught now, which takes the human element out of it. It needs to be taught from a sociology perspective, diaries of people involved, primary sources, the things that make history come alive and makes it fascinating.
Okay, Catman. I get you. Been kinda bummed m’self. Health going to shit and my son is still in Cardiac ICU. But he IS improving. They’ve woken him up.
I understand about the web. Wedensday Chris Muir threatened to ban me at DBD. Quote, “I know you’re going through tough times, Old Codger. But if you put up one more ‘We all gonna dieeee, we have no chance’ post, I’m banning you.” I never said we’re going to die. I only pointed out that the Dems predominate in the court system and that they seem to have the election sewn up tight. Fuck Muir.
Check your email. Got some thoughts on our “collaboration”. Also, what did you think of my story idea?
Muir is in denial
DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING! DING!
PAY the man!!!
Really? I admit I’m surprised. Haven’t been over to DBD for a long time, but I’d have expected exactly the opposite. Part of the reason I came here and stayed was the wider view taken by the author and the greater tolerance for alternate points of view.
Absolutely fascinating, ought-to-be-required reading: The October issue of “Imprimis” titled “A Sensible and Compassionate Anti-COVID Strategy”
https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/sensible-compassionate-anti-covid-strategy/
From the piece
In my youth I wrote a poem with the recurring idee fixe
Never expected to be prophetic. Wish to God I hadn’t been.
Ruh-roh. Got the dreaded “Your comment is awaiting moderation.” message. 😉
Update. Posted the above to DBD and Muir hasn’t deleted it or banned me (yet?)
for some strange reason,, it has a 200 character limit or a 75 character address limit.. that PC (or i) have to approve…
an useless info , over 120 (i think, i know it over 100..) address limit web sez NO… we can’t repost..
Really? I admit I’m surprised. Haven’t been over to DBD for a long time, but I’d have expected exactly the opposite. Part of the reason I came here and stayed was the wider view taken by the author and the greater tolerance for alternate points of view.
Oh, and I liked the double entendre in the first panel. Although, if intended, I’d have expected it to be delivered jokingly among age peers, not to adults.