“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.” Edgar Allan Poe
10 lessons:
1. The numbers are wrong
2. Don’t trust the government
3. It’s all about money
4. Don’t trust the government
5. Much to do about nothing
6. Government idiots abound
7. Don’t trust the government
8. We have a country full of mice, not men
9. Have a good stock of books
and finally…..
10. Don’t trust the government
I have learned that we have far more sheep than I had originally thought. The sheer amount of people posting on Fakebook that support our government and their actions, and many of them think they haven’t done enough, and are begging for more.
I have learned that my government is far worse than I imagined. I used to believe, “They would never do that, they may posture about doing it, political chest thumping, but when push comes to shove, they really wouldn’t.”
Now I know, “Yes, they would!”
Many (most?) people want to be governed. The prospect of objectively looking at those who govern us and concluding “they’re full of shit”, and that we should decide for ourselves what to do is absolutely terrifying to many people.
The people I thought were self-sufficient and self-reliant have proven themselves. That’s refreshing. Some people I had thought were intelligent and rational have proven they aren’t that way when something like this happens. And by “like this” I don’t mean the pandemic but the government overreach.
It has taught me that the mentally ill, drug addicts, alcoholics, etc. are going to be even more dangerous in a post-SHTF world than they are in a normal world. Crime has slowed down with everyone staying home, except for the aforementioned groups (and those who like to hit their spouses). While police are going to less calls and dealing with less “routine” stuff, what they are seeing is more dangerous and more unpredictable.
I think it has also taught me that the older people who are the most at risk tend not to give a shit about pandemics, while many of the younger people who have very little risk are freaking out.
Not sure if it’s age, perspective, wisdom, or what. I see people in the 65+ age group out and about regularly with no Personal Protective Equipment, but most of the 18-30 crowd look like they are going to perform some kind of medical procedure just to gas up their cars.
I never honestly imaged an armed insurgency against our government. Now, I can see it is only a breath away. A few more rights ignored/denied and I can honestly say I see bullets starting to fly. I have also learned that there would be a substantial number of Americans firing those bullets. And those not initially firing themselves, would probably be wishing them well as they fly by.
I don’t think our government has realized the Can Of Whoop-Ass they have potentially unleashed with their recent ill-conceived decrees and incompetence.
Once the Whoop-Ass has escaped the can, there is no police force in America that could do a damn thing to stop it. The military could, but I honestly think most of them would be on the Whoop side rather than the Ass side.
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