Update on the Ontario lockdown: Ottawa, a city with a population of a million, has zero Covid cases in the ICU. This is now a reason to keep us locked down: we are doing well, so we can't afford to do anything to risk that. At this point it feels the rule is this: "No matter what, we need to stay locked down!"
This plus the fact our government wants to allow employers to force people to get the vaccine, and if need be require them to do so, makes me think this could be a major turning point....
Illinois's morbidly obese Dictator-Emperor Pritzker (J.B. the Hutt) is vacationing in Florida while he makes rules for various districts of Illinois. The restaurants and bars are locked down here and have been since late summer. It's a second lockdown for us. I belong to a group on Facebook called Stay Open Stay Strong. It's a bunch of restaurants that are refusing to shut down. I am starting regular in person meetups at one of those restaurants after meeting the owner last Saturday night. He has a nice brewery/restaurant that has been devastated by the Great Overreaction.
The totally bizarre part, from my perspective, is that there are tons of articles in the mainstream media arguing this is a good thing, since Pritzker will have a better idea of how a state which isn't locked down is suffering by spending time in Florida. Dear gods, the media is senile....
Pritzker is so ridiculously evil as a person, he's a living caricature. He really is J.B. the Hutt. I think he has got all seven Deadly sins covered except perhaps for lust, and I shudder to imagine him having that one.
As for the mainstream media covering up for him, yeah, I'm not surprised. They are Pravda 2.0. I'm glad people are finally waking up to how wantonly corrupt they are.
Further update: I have no idea if this is local or province wide, since there is no definitive list accessible to the public, but libraries are deemed nonessential here, while bookstores are deemed essential. I wonder if the people making these rules are aware of the backlash that's coming....
There is so much hypocrisy of that sort. I see rumblings online about guillotines from the political middle, not just the fringes. There are mayors and governors who might want to think about preserving their own heads in 2021.
Ottawa's mayor is demanding to know why we have to shut down too. Given he's one of the spineless plutocrats, this could get very interesting. As for guillotines, I think we'll be lucky to make it through 2021 without something like it.....
If Biden gets his cheat-win, it will be much worse for the Democrats and leftists everywhere. I'm talking PEDOGATE worse and GUILLOTINE worse. Plus it will happen on an accelerated schedule.
I can see that possibility, too, I'm just hoping it doesn't get that bad. Sometimes, though, one wonders if our elites are really that clueless, or if they're just so bored that they *want* to be put out of their misery.
Everyone in my family is adamant that everyone in a homeless shelter wants to be there, because there are tons of jobs available. They just might need to go to school first, and that's easy because it's "Not that expensive". Granted, we live in Canada, but 5000 dollars a year (one of the cheaper schools) for four years is a lot of money for a lot of people, especially homeless people. But when I try to argue they whip out some article from somewhere, usually the New York Times or CNN, on how affordable education in Canada is.
This kind of spectacular cluelessness is also applies to personal matters as well, which is part of why I'm fairly sure the elite isn't malevolent, just spectacularly incompetent. To give an example, diabetes runs in my family. I'm managing my risk by making sure to get fresh air, exercise, a diet low in processed food, etc. My mother is managing her risk by getting her doctor to tell her what to do. Which boils down to "Take these pills", and berating me for not listening to our doctor.
The reason I decided the pills were a bad idea is because they dramatically increase the risk of heart disease. To which my mother responded with "That's why the doctor prescribed me a statin." When I pointed out that statins increase diabetes risks, her response, word for word was, "If there was really an issue, my doctor wouldn't prescribe it. She's the expert!"
Of course, her muscle pain (also a common side effect of statins) has made it impossible for her to exercise much, and so she's started gaining weight, which she's countering by seeing a dietitian! The diet which he wants the family to adopt is not viable for me: I do martial arts several times a week, and I need a heavier breakfast than what the dietitian thinks I need. The idea my body might know what it needs better than the expert is of course unthinkable to them.
To provide another example, my dad has issues with wheat. As in, if he eats any, he has serious gastrointestinal issues. I've noticed it, I've suggested he mark down when he has issues and see what is a common element to each episode, but he's adamant it's not wheat, because he got tested and he does not have Celiac Disease.
They quite literally are unable to think for themselves. Experts tell them what to eat, what to wear, when and how much to sleep, who to vote for, what religion to believe in, and so on and so forth. Trying to talk to them about anything is impossible: the only things in their head are put there by the media, or their blind faith in experts.
Thanks for sharing this. Interestingly, my parents have quite the similar outlook - and they're working/middle class depending on how much my dad's services are in demand. They're both drawing Social Security as well. But here's what gets me: my parents are literally hippie motorcyclists. One of my earliest memories was hanging out at the club house...the Outlaws club house. But now, in their mid 60s...they're practically establishment types. They somehow trust the government, trust corporations...it's exasperating. I think they've just gotten comfortable and don't feel inclined to challenge anything any longer.
Perhaps they should volunteer at a soup kitchen or a homeless shelter sometime...
If it's any consolation, my parents really aren't establishment, believe-your-doctor types. They both quit statins after reading up on them and experiencing some nasty side effects. But my diabetic mother, who knows exactly what she needs to do to clean up her diet and reduce her dependence on insulin and diabetes medications (which make her ill), absolutely will not do it. She *likes* sweets. And pasta. There are days when I think T2D must be a form of possession, rather than an illness.
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(Anonymous) 2020-12-30 11:13 pm (UTC)(link)This plus the fact our government wants to allow employers to force people to get the vaccine, and if need be require them to do so, makes me think this could be a major turning point....
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Illinois's morbidly obese Dictator-Emperor Pritzker (J.B. the Hutt) is vacationing in Florida while he makes rules for various districts of Illinois. The restaurants and bars are locked down here and have been since late summer. It's a second lockdown for us. I belong to a group on Facebook called Stay Open Stay Strong. It's a bunch of restaurants that are refusing to shut down. I am starting regular in person meetups at one of those restaurants after meeting the owner last Saturday night. He has a nice brewery/restaurant that has been devastated by the Great Overreaction.
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As for the mainstream media covering up for him, yeah, I'm not surprised. They are Pravda 2.0. I'm glad people are finally waking up to how wantonly corrupt they are.
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(Anonymous) 2021-01-05 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)This kind of spectacular cluelessness is also applies to personal matters as well, which is part of why I'm fairly sure the elite isn't malevolent, just spectacularly incompetent. To give an example, diabetes runs in my family. I'm managing my risk by making sure to get fresh air, exercise, a diet low in processed food, etc. My mother is managing her risk by getting her doctor to tell her what to do. Which boils down to "Take these pills", and berating me for not listening to our doctor.
The reason I decided the pills were a bad idea is because they dramatically increase the risk of heart disease. To which my mother responded with "That's why the doctor prescribed me a statin." When I pointed out that statins increase diabetes risks, her response, word for word was, "If there was really an issue, my doctor wouldn't prescribe it. She's the expert!"
Of course, her muscle pain (also a common side effect of statins) has made it impossible for her to exercise much, and so she's started gaining weight, which she's countering by seeing a dietitian! The diet which he wants the family to adopt is not viable for me: I do martial arts several times a week, and I need a heavier breakfast than what the dietitian thinks I need. The idea my body might know what it needs better than the expert is of course unthinkable to them.
To provide another example, my dad has issues with wheat. As in, if he eats any, he has serious gastrointestinal issues. I've noticed it, I've suggested he mark down when he has issues and see what is a common element to each episode, but he's adamant it's not wheat, because he got tested and he does not have Celiac Disease.
They quite literally are unable to think for themselves. Experts tell them what to eat, what to wear, when and how much to sleep, who to vote for, what religion to believe in, and so on and so forth. Trying to talk to them about anything is impossible: the only things in their head are put there by the media, or their blind faith in experts.
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(Anonymous) 2021-01-06 02:09 am (UTC)(link)But here's what gets me: my parents are literally hippie motorcyclists. One of my earliest memories was hanging out at the club house...the Outlaws club house.
But now, in their mid 60s...they're practically establishment types. They somehow trust the government, trust corporations...it's exasperating.
I think they've just gotten comfortable and don't feel inclined to challenge anything any longer.
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If it's any consolation, my parents really aren't establishment, believe-your-doctor types. They both quit statins after reading up on them and experiencing some nasty side effects. But my diabetic mother, who knows exactly what she needs to do to clean up her diet and reduce her dependence on insulin and diabetes medications (which make her ill), absolutely will not do it. She *likes* sweets. And pasta. There are days when I think T2D must be a form of possession, rather than an illness.
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