According to the Bible it took seven days for Creation of the world, including a day of rest from all labor. Not a bad deal, definitely brought in on time. On the other hand, we have a set of ten days in which the fate of the world was perhaps set, etched in stone? Maybe. Only time will tell, but waiting for time's decision will make us too late for the party.
There were ten days in January when the most ignorant and incompetent, as well as corrupt, President in our history, had the future of our land and that of the world as well, right in his tight fist and his little, battered mind. Strong and immediate action could have set a good pace to conquering the virus and cutting the numbers, those awful numbers here in the USA and round the world. But he sat. And sat. And sat. Doing nothing, which was the worst of all and here we are now, with countries shutting down again in desperation as their citizenry is falling again, as their economies are hit and hit again. Much of this tragedy could have been avoided if he had spoken up instead of ignoring it, defying science and qualified scientists who warned him, tried to explain to this thick headed individual what was the truth - but no dice. And here we are.
And where are we? We are now in a dark land where science has been termed the new witchcraft, to be denied, ignored and indicted for the woes of the world. Science and its facts, climate change, the roaring fires of the West Coast and the smoke seen round the world - just go rake some leaves and ignore the coughing, the pain in your lungs, the difficulty in catching a deep breath, the destruction of all that you once owned, the ruination of town after town, of so many acres and acres, adding even more to the disaster's toll on us. But never mind that, for this just happened, so, in fact, let us take advantage of this and blame it all on antifas.
Evidence? None, of course, but since when does this administration and its shills ever need evidence to support their fantastical accusations of plots and cabals? Great idea! Maye we can wish those hurricanes across the sky and have them dump their disastrous amounts of water on the fires. That would do it. Now, what esoteric black magic can we find. Let's go find some disqualified laughingstock of the world of scientists and let's boast of our wisest and brilliant moves. If it won't work, why. not to worry, Trump will just open his stupid mouth again and the nation's attention will roll over on cue.
If all this fails, not to worry, for the inciters of all this will stand there amazed. How did it happen, they will ask. Avoiding the mirror of truth they will ignore the obvious and blame all else.
No living happily ever after at the end of this dark fairy tale. The evil spirits and creatures of the world will have won. Can we turn this around before we have crossed the line of no return? Honestly, I think we already have, so deep and wide is the evidence and the events, but perhaps we can ameliorate it to a survivable degree. But we need leadership. We need people to think, of ideas, of solutions, and not new names to call people a la the schoolyard.
The only way to do that is to VOTE. VOTE for the solutions rather than for those who amplify them. VOTE for those who think of others, rather than only of their power and funds. It will be more difficult to vote this year for a lack of poll workers due to fears of COVID. One will have to travel more. So prepare for that, organize for that, get your mail in ballot and bring it in or mailout early as possible. NO difficulties - just check the boxes that stand for sanity and hope and get it back there. VOTE for a future.
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