I caught quite a bit of flack from yesterday’s post about “COVID forever war” which in no small part is, I think, due to some misunderstanding. I was not, and am not, sowing doubt about the effectiveness of vaccines, or the need for everyone to get one. Everyone age 16 and over should get vaccinated.
As one of your critics yesterday, I love the suggestions. I hadn't heard about WV's "bribes", and despite the state disbursing funds to residents, it's a savvy move that will open WV up sooner and probably save the state some cash down the road.
On the "Biden give Trump credit" front. that street goes both ways. In a normal America, the two would have already gotten together to encourage their respective supporters to get the shot, but there still seems to be more money to be raised and grifts to advance to do what is obvious to everyone else. That said, there's nothing stopping Biden from taking that first step with an acknowledgement toward The Former Guy.
Today i opened my news feeds and read a story about a guy wearing a white nationalist t-shirt boarding a plane and refusing to wear a mask. When he was confronted he started shouting this is America and you can't make me.
Which is where the mask mandates become significant. Frankly i don't give two hoots if you chose not to wear a mask. However, if a business, retail store or commercial airlines have a policy of wearing one, then follow what they are asking or stay the frick away. Seriously, your right is to shop or fly on another carrier. Way too many of the "Karen" incidents have been from people looking for attention. This asshat caused a couple of hundred other people to be delayed because the plane turned around and threw him off.
As far as your "critics," yesterday might have been the Rackets best day ever from a participation standpoint. The old Resurgent website was awesome because the quality of the rebuttals to columns was often brilliant and worth following. Aside from the one troll who kept getting booted, i enjoyed the back and forth give and take. Sadly, when they ended the comments section, the quality of the posts by the authors dropped off markedly.
I could follow left wing sites if all i wanted was reinforcement of my belief system. I don't want or need that at my stage of life. I want to be challenged, stimulated and forced to think beyond the same old leftist drivel. So while it may seem like you were being attacked, i simply see it as being challenged. Taking a position only means you are forced to defend/explain that position. For my nickel, that's a good thing.
As one of your critics yesterday, I love the suggestions. I hadn't heard about WV's "bribes", and despite the state disbursing funds to residents, it's a savvy move that will open WV up sooner and probably save the state some cash down the road.
On the "Biden give Trump credit" front. that street goes both ways. In a normal America, the two would have already gotten together to encourage their respective supporters to get the shot, but there still seems to be more money to be raised and grifts to advance to do what is obvious to everyone else. That said, there's nothing stopping Biden from taking that first step with an acknowledgement toward The Former Guy.
Today i opened my news feeds and read a story about a guy wearing a white nationalist t-shirt boarding a plane and refusing to wear a mask. When he was confronted he started shouting this is America and you can't make me.
Which is where the mask mandates become significant. Frankly i don't give two hoots if you chose not to wear a mask. However, if a business, retail store or commercial airlines have a policy of wearing one, then follow what they are asking or stay the frick away. Seriously, your right is to shop or fly on another carrier. Way too many of the "Karen" incidents have been from people looking for attention. This asshat caused a couple of hundred other people to be delayed because the plane turned around and threw him off.
As far as your "critics," yesterday might have been the Rackets best day ever from a participation standpoint. The old Resurgent website was awesome because the quality of the rebuttals to columns was often brilliant and worth following. Aside from the one troll who kept getting booted, i enjoyed the back and forth give and take. Sadly, when they ended the comments section, the quality of the posts by the authors dropped off markedly.
I could follow left wing sites if all i wanted was reinforcement of my belief system. I don't want or need that at my stage of life. I want to be challenged, stimulated and forced to think beyond the same old leftist drivel. So while it may seem like you were being attacked, i simply see it as being challenged. Taking a position only means you are forced to defend/explain that position. For my nickel, that's a good thing.