Quarantine

Greetings fellow captive, some have been treating the precautionary measures enacted for public safety as an infringement on their personal liberty.

There was much hand-wringing and weeping in today's headlines over the perceived (and actual) failure to enact lifesaving protocols quickly enough. That noted, both sides of that argument are rooted in fallacy. This latest assault by the viral sector of life serves as a reminder that the main focus of existence remains survival and that humans aren't the only predatory opportunists on this planet. [Worse, we tend to take some of our biological opponents with us wherever we go.]

The virus is doing what it was mutated to do. This leads us to the question of WHY do such creatures even exist? WHY does life's opportunistic nature extend all the way to exploiting the vulnerabilities in other lifeforms life cycles?

Female mosquitoes use the blood they suck as part of their reproductive process. Viruses literally clone themselves out of existing cells. How is this 'easier' than making their own?

The natural world is devoid of logic, what does this tell us about Spirit in the Sky?

The official answer is we are too dumb to understand the master of all [when the truth is there is no such thing.] How pathetic that it is easier to lie to someone than is to convince them they have been lied to?

Rod Stewart said/sang it best, "Think of me and try not to laugh."

Flipping that rock over, the media announced that the quarantine has been lifted from the epicenter of the outbreak. That the economy didn't spring back to life with full vigor seems to confound some pundits but what do they know?

Indeed, what do any of us 'know'?

I'd opine that the majority of humans born since Morning in America [1980] don't know 'normal' from hole in the ground.

What constitutes 'normal' in a life so thoroughly punctuated by pointlessness?

You do what you do regardless of if it needs doing...and that is disturbing all by itself.

This nature induced House Arrest has led to more serious introspection than the last hundred New Year's Eves combined. People everywhere were forced to look at where they were and where they believe they are headed and question some deeply held beliefs.

Bad news, Head! This ain't over yet. Still a lot of dying to do until a vaccine is ready for the paying public. [Can't pay? You ain't gettin' the sum bitch!] Everybody knows the feckless already have a vaccine (who do you think they are testing the first batches on?) The effectiveness of trial vaccines remains a question mark although technology has made serious strides in this department.

The ONLY reason there hasn't been a revolt is that there has been nothing to revolt 'FOR'. Overthrowing the existing order without a clear idea of what to replace it with usually only makes a bad situation, worse.

This is why leaders need vision and that vision must be the kind we all can see.

Clarity is key. ASP is true to its design intent, it is 'simple'.

Let's lose the covers to the ax blades. You will soon break quarantine only to enter a world more closed off than ever before.

You aren't in the mood for more bullshit and you are more than ready to do something about it.

Question is what? The infamous 'they' know the ground is ripe for a revolt. If they can foment one before it is organized enough to actually seize power 'they' can eviscerate the rebel movement with almost surgical precision.

Bad news for humanity, Head. We can't afford to lose and we will only get one shot at it.

Remember why I end these when I do.

Gegner