Insurection

 Anyone who took part in that attempted overthrow of our government should have to spend the rest of their lives in prison and never be allowed to vote again.  But the kicker is I would put money on them not voting now.  And that orange one they are backing, I seriously doubt that even Trump votes.  The loudest mouths are usually the ones who do not bother to vote.  Here in my town, we had someone running for city council.  He had not voted in an election since coming here.  My congressman, Bill Flores now retired, for 8 years living in my community, never voted.  And yet he ran for congress and was elected.  He did nothing while there.  He left and went on the board of ERCOT because he could make more money there.  And nobody ever checked to see if he was qualified as a congressman nor as a board member or ERCOT.  People will just vote for the party.  I am convinced if Satin ran on the republican ticket, he would be elected.  Republicans do not care about anything but them being a far right republican.  Not a moderate republican, but a far right conspiracy theory, Alex Jones loving fool.  That is their only requirements.  And that is dangerous.  

Covid-19

 Throughout this pandemic, I have been shocked at how those on the right refuse to take any measures to mitigate the virus in spite of the fact that is is those on the right that it is killing.  I have heard you are stupid for wearing a mask, it is my right to not wear one, it is my right to continue to not take the vaccine, they are putting computer chips in you, it isn't a vaccine, it is an experimental vaccine, they don't know what it will do to you, it will make you sterile.  And I can't wrap my mind around this.  Yes you have freedoms but with freedoms come responsibility.  And when these anti-vaxxers get the virus, they head straight to the ER for treatment that may and may not save their lives.  Never mind the fact that medical personnel are exhausted, many have died.  Never mind the fact that you could have contributed to mitigating this virus.  Just head to the ER and scram "save me." I know this sounds horrible and cold and if it is one of mine, I will flip on a dime, but I do not believe that those who refused a vaccine, social distancing, and wearing a mask should even be admitted to the ER let alone receive treatment. We have several vaccines that can save your life.  And yet this group of people are so intent on staying in their pack that they will put the lives of their whole family on the line to prove to the others in their pack that they can be just as stupid as any of them.  

Sarah Palin tested positive while in New York City.  She went out to restaurants several time.  She should be charged with attempted murder.  And what really kills me is that these people have no shame.  None.  Their "rights" come before your right to live. Yes they have a right to kill themselves, but they do not have a right to take others with them.  We had quarantine camps for those with yellow fever.  We should bring back those quarantine camps for those refusing to take a vaccine or quarantine when they get covid.  Put them all together and let them take care of each other and leave the rest of us alone.  I lived through the polio epidemic.  And every time you ran a fever, you were petrified you had polio.  I had measles and it put me down for 6 weeks and a loss of 45 pounds.  I weighed 55 pounds when I recovered and I was 13 years old.  I had mumps.  I had whooping cough.  I missed chicken pox.  I lost some hearing from the measles.  My sister has a heart murmur from measles.  One friend went blind.  I also took the smallpox shot.  The covid shot is a pinprick compared to a smallpox shot.  These are people who were the "no child left behind" "you are not responsible for your actions".  So if you spend your life not having to accept responsibility for anything you say or do, then you turn into a self centered asshole and we have a lot of those now.  And they are dangerous.  

leaving Social Media

I am really tired of Facebook.  They sat back and allowed the insurrectonists to plan the attempted overthrow of our government.  And yet, simple statements trigger a ban from posting.  I have seen the far right lies all over facebook.  No one stopped them.  I have seen racist posts.  No one stopped them.  So contemplating just leaving all together.  I use it to communicate with family, but I don't think it is worth it anymore.   

Absurdity of facebook

 I have been banned from facebook again.  This time it was for answering someone who was backing the blue and my reply was "yeah unless they are capitol police, then we kill them.  Just stating the truth, but not up to facebook standards.  Facebook allows all the conspiracy theories out there.  The insurrection was planned on facebook, but that is fine.  Zuckerberg needs to decide whether he is a solid citizen or a nutjob.  I'm guessing one of the nutjobs.  So time to leave facebook.  

As to the insurrection, I'm still wondering why those involved have not been charged with and tried for treason.  Treason, murder, attempted murder, theft of government property, distruction of government property, breaking and entering.  They have been charged with none of that.  I can answer my own question.  They were white upper middle class.  Had they been Native Americans or black or hell poor whites, they would be under the jail for 99 years each.  But because they are white upper middle class, they get a slap on the wrist and told "don't do that again.  

Let's imagine they were democrats doing this when Clinton lost the election.  Those same republicans would be hanging them.  We have reached a really shameful stage in our country and a dangerous one.  Maybe time to become a political refugee.  Wonder if I can scoot south of the border.  Soon it will be Mexico sending troops to stop US citizens from crossing their border.  Canada will be doing the same.