I do not speak out against vaccines or anyone who takes them. Ditto for mask wearing indoors or out.
Holiday gatherings are not canceled because people go without seatbelts.
People do not lose their jobs because they go without seatbelts.
Travel is not shut down because people go without seatbelts.
Sept. 20, 2021 USA TODAY
“Border restrictions on nonessential travel have been extended again, this time through Oct. 21, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said Monday. The restrictions were first implemented in March 2020 and have since been extended on a monthly basis.”
Landlords are not required to provide rent free apartments because people go without seatbelts.
Sept. 21, 2021 Office of the Mayor Mayor Jenny A. Durkan
Sept. 23, 2021 KING 5 News
“Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday he is extending Washington state’s eviction moratorium for one month. The state’s moratorium was set to expire on Sept. 30, 2021.
The extension will keep the moratorium in place through Oct. 31, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.”
Employers do not face federal mandates because people go without seatbelts.
Promoting a one size fits all society:
Maybe all of the US should function like one, giant military base.
Freedom of individual expression could be fully controlled. No distractions. No dissent.
Americans were never meant to agree on matters of a personal nature. This is why we have so many different churches here.
People choose different churches to attend, or attend no church at all. This is a safety valve.
WWII Generation
A few letters and editorials have compared recent months to the past and made the case that people did a better job of pulling together during WWII.
They are correct.
A man on the moon in 1969 was a proud American moment.
Since that time, both major parties have taken turns in power and have squandered credibility that would help in the current situation.
We were told we needed to send troops to Vietnam.
Syria, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.
Some may have become skeptical along the way.
WWII Generation Endured Rationing With Little Complaint
Since WWII, information has become available on:
USS Calhoun County sailors dumped thousands of tons of radioactive waste, using GIs in mustard gas experiments, using GIs to test nuclear weapons, Agent Orange, MCAS El Toro and Camp Lejeune water contamination & Gulf War Syndrome.
News links and sources here:
JBLM – US Armed Forces Vaccine Hesitancy
June 24, 2020 Jacob G. Hornberger
The “Greatest” Generation’s Refusal to Fight the “Good War”
“The U.S. government had to force 61.2% of the “greatest generation” to fight in World War II.”
Most troops did not volunteer.
Related:
JFK – Voices of dissent and misinformation
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