Rather, It Is The Panic The Cornie Causes !!
Whole Cities, States and Continents have been cut-off from civilization.
National and International Sport Leagues and Events have packed up and gone home or stayed home.
Police are enforcing the distance you can legally stand near another human... 1 yard apart. Who knew such draconian measures even existed. It would make even the most notorious Dictators of history blush in envy.
There are differing lists of Freedoms but as a Libertarian - the basic ones that I subscribe to are: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Assembly.
And three of these have come under attack as a result of the Corona Virus - Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Assembly. The first example indeed consists of the two of them - Churches in some jurisdiction have been told not to hold services because of fears that this could lead to the spread of the virus. The Freedom of Assembly has been generally sacrificed with the dictate that crowds larger than 250 - 500 will not be permitted - hence sports events, political meetings and meetings of any kind will not be tolerated. Even our Parliament closed today allowing our politicians to slink out of town.
And the olde saw - never let an ill wind go to waste is alive and well in today's whirlwind. Progressive Lefties ...aka Greenies are simply beside themselves. Their goal to save the planet has been to see industry shuttered and by Joe - this is being accomplished before their very eyes. I have to wonder though they will manage when their day to comforts are suddenly not available.
China - the biggest supplier of things to the world - like the shirt on your back and parts for industry has seen a reduction in their external shipments reduced by 85%. Their smiles will soon fade as it sinks in that they - like the rest of us are also consumers.
And speaking of consuming - the hottest item in the market place today of course is toilet paper. My wife and I went to two major grocery stores yesterday and neither one had but a roll of tissue left. Just long empty shelves for as far as the eye could see. We do have an ample supply of old newspapers here and would gladly provide some to the greenies when their need arises.
Today the news was full of reports that the local Costco's parking lot was jammed full and that cars were backed up for long distances on the roads leading to that store. All had come for the Toilet Paper and reporters found these toilet paper hunters to be universally ugly in nature. I thought to myself thank heavens we have much stricter gun controls than our American neighbours to the south.
Yesterday, we overheard one woman standing in the check out lines ....did I mention that I had never experienced lines so long? - She wondered out loud if the only thing left for her to do was to go to her basement with a can of tuna and a supply of toilet tissue and cover her head with a blanket until the panic ceased. Her comments were followed by a nervous laugh from those around her.
I would like to continue on with this blog further but find that I must sign-off - need to check to see if any stores around me have restocked their tissue.
As I See It...
K.D. Bell
Friday, March 13, 2020
Monday, March 9, 2020
A DEARTH OF CANDIDATES - TRUMP, BIDEN, BERNIE AND MORE...
I am currently following three Leadership races here in North America - - four actually, though one is a none race - 2 in the US of A and 2 here in Canada. Lets begin with the former.
We are now down to 2 candidates for the Democrats - the above-noted Biden and Bernie - both are past their 'best before dates' and even when they were in their prime - they were nothing to speak of. Sorry guys.
Smart money is now on the former V.P. but it really matters not, since neither one will take out The Donald.
And Donald Trump is the second race I will also deal with quickly here. There isn't one - a race that is and there should be. Trump has been a disaster in his term of office and someone(s) in the Republican Party should have come forward to challenge him. I can think of several but won't name them - if they did not have the patriotism to come forward - I cannot be bothered with naming them either. And, I well remember the 1968 Election Campaign when Bobby Kennedy challenged then President Lyndon Johnson. It cost Kennedy his life but it also forced Johnson's resignation.
So Donald Trump runs unopposed when he should not be there at all - and this coming November he will find himself running against a candidate - likely Biden - who is even worse than himself.
Where is Winston Churchill when you need him. Even in advanced age - he would beat the socks off these guys. And to think, the Presidency of the United States is the highest gig going. Pity.
So now we come to my own country Canada. Nationally we have a Leadership Race for the Conservative Party - and also have but two eligible candidates - both second-line stringers. For some reason, the Conservative Party apparatjik went out of its way to discourage participation and in that they have been most successful.
Given this, we too in Canada may well end up with our current Prime Minister come next election which would be similar to the United States since, like Trump, our current guy is probably the worst Prime Minister we have had in modern time. Indeed, the only thing our guy can still look up to is his own Ego.
Now to our largest Province - Ontario where 40% of Canadians reside. The Liberals in fact just wrapped up their Leadership Convention on Saturday and some guy whose name begins with Del ? was elected on the first ballot. Don't feel bad if you do not recognize the name- none of us here do either.
His claim for fame is that he is a professional politician having entered the fray at the tender age of 15. What he does not realize of course is that this attribute is not an asset for him but rather a detriment.
And, the only thing Del ? has in his favour is that if and when the mantle of power is placed on his shoulders he does not need to worry about growing gray.
With the world feeling like it is falling in upon itself we need great Leadership more than ever and yet seem to go out of our way to see that we do not get it. Pity too.
As I See It,
K.D. Bell
We are now down to 2 candidates for the Democrats - the above-noted Biden and Bernie - both are past their 'best before dates' and even when they were in their prime - they were nothing to speak of. Sorry guys.
Smart money is now on the former V.P. but it really matters not, since neither one will take out The Donald.
And Donald Trump is the second race I will also deal with quickly here. There isn't one - a race that is and there should be. Trump has been a disaster in his term of office and someone(s) in the Republican Party should have come forward to challenge him. I can think of several but won't name them - if they did not have the patriotism to come forward - I cannot be bothered with naming them either. And, I well remember the 1968 Election Campaign when Bobby Kennedy challenged then President Lyndon Johnson. It cost Kennedy his life but it also forced Johnson's resignation.
So Donald Trump runs unopposed when he should not be there at all - and this coming November he will find himself running against a candidate - likely Biden - who is even worse than himself.
Where is Winston Churchill when you need him. Even in advanced age - he would beat the socks off these guys. And to think, the Presidency of the United States is the highest gig going. Pity.
So now we come to my own country Canada. Nationally we have a Leadership Race for the Conservative Party - and also have but two eligible candidates - both second-line stringers. For some reason, the Conservative Party apparatjik went out of its way to discourage participation and in that they have been most successful.
Given this, we too in Canada may well end up with our current Prime Minister come next election which would be similar to the United States since, like Trump, our current guy is probably the worst Prime Minister we have had in modern time. Indeed, the only thing our guy can still look up to is his own Ego.
Now to our largest Province - Ontario where 40% of Canadians reside. The Liberals in fact just wrapped up their Leadership Convention on Saturday and some guy whose name begins with Del ? was elected on the first ballot. Don't feel bad if you do not recognize the name- none of us here do either.
His claim for fame is that he is a professional politician having entered the fray at the tender age of 15. What he does not realize of course is that this attribute is not an asset for him but rather a detriment.
And, the only thing Del ? has in his favour is that if and when the mantle of power is placed on his shoulders he does not need to worry about growing gray.
With the world feeling like it is falling in upon itself we need great Leadership more than ever and yet seem to go out of our way to see that we do not get it. Pity too.
As I See It,
K.D. Bell
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