When one is engaged in any interaction whether with a person or a force it is important to define the nature of the interaction, either positive or negative, the true nature of the other, the wisdom of taking action versus letting things precede as they have been. I recognize for a number of reasons that those things and persons which restrict responsibility are negative. Evil usually tries to assume control and restrict responsibility. When it comes to parents, bad parents subdue their children and subject them to authoritarian oversight long past the time that the children should be assuming more stewardship over their choices. They supervise them long after they should assume their adult roles.
Our society encourages the institutionalization of people of all ages and puts 'experts' and authorities in charge of choices, leaving little but folly to the option of the young. This persists throughout the life span with the elderly facing the demeaning warehousing in 'senior centers' and nursing homes where they must divest themselves of most of their decision making.
As our world, nation, states and cities we are facing a sickness that seems to merit supervision by experts. Unfortunately there is apparently a lack of information. Point of view and prognostication based on scanty evidence and the rise of choruses of contradicting experts are manipulated by those who want to frighten us into following their agenda. In many cases the agenda is purportedly beneficial, life saving etc. but much of it is manipulation into achieving secondary aims. There are several potential long term solutions for the virus and they all show promise, but naysayers are quick to say they won't work, particularly the remedy put forth by the President, and that mostly because of his dedicated enemies. They apparently would rather see people die than accept a potential remedy that Trump recommended. There is also the question of a failure of natural immunity, meaning the virus would not have a very effective vaccine.
No comments:
Post a Comment