In these
trying times of the COVID-19 pandemic, one might wonder what questions we
should be asking.
There are
plenty of people and websites telling us how to stay safe and healthy (i.e.,
minimize contact with others, wear a mask, maintain six or more feet from
others, wash hands often, check your temperature frequently, eat your veggies,
and say nice things to everyone you meet).
There are also
people telling us what we should start doing as soon as possible (i.e., go out
for dinner, get a haircut, meet your friends at a bar, meet those you want to
impress at a place of worship, get a tatoo of Mara Lago, get a massage, and if
you happen to have any finger nails left, get your nails done).
One might
ask how many people in the USA will die of the virus this year? Will it exceed
100,000? Should we create a betting site for the unemployed as a new lottery
game?
One could
ask when a reliable vaccine will be widely available. Will it be this year?
Who is
likely to win the next presidential election in these divided states of
America? DJT? JRB? AMC? MLRO? I plan to vote for Elmer Fudd as I think that he
also has an outside chance and I like his hair style.
When is Mara
Lago going to be underwater as a result of climate change? “When will the
American eagle really spread its wings and straighten up and fly right?”
(LMH) “Is there balm in Gilead?” (EAP)
Seriously
speaking, though, should we be worried about the degradation of the rule of
law? Of pervasive e and pernicious racism? Of another civil war, less civil
than the last one? Of being overrun by people scaling the imaginary Southern
border wall? Of a new CSA (not the Confederate States of America – the Canadian
States of America or the Chinese States of America?) Of becoming a wholly owned
subsidiary of Amazon? (If it involves the star of the recent Wonder Woman movie
about an Amazonian princess, I will go for that option.)
More seriously
speaking … I mean asking … what kind of country do we want our grandchildren to
grow up and thrive in?
Is it the
earth that the meek inherit or is it the dirt?
My new
mantra for 2020 – bullies of the world unit and move to Mara Lago.
