Day 30: California Under Martial Law Lite (Falling To Pieces)

If it wasn't obvious to you before, it should be by now. The people running the show have no real idea what they are doing. Shelter in place versus "herd immunity." Masks versus no masks. Governors decide their own fate versus liberate your state. It's not just King Idiot Trump who doesn't have a clue. It's our governor, Newsom. It's our Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Frankovich. The messages are conflicting (we go several days with no new cases here in Humboldt, and we've had no deaths, but Frankovich says we're just at the beginning of the pandemic and some other health "expert" says he expects Humboldt to have 40 deaths by June - yet we only have 3 people hospitalized).

If I'm being honest, though, I think this is the best they can do, and that is awfully scary. I've taken to talking to people in the front lines like nurses and people working in emergency centers who are coordinating efforts and it is very clear by talking to them that the powers that be in Humboldt, California, and the rest of the nation have no idea what they are dealing with . . . and the media keeps stoking fears like incredibly high death rates, shelter in place orders until 2022, alcoholism spiking, and so on. The mental health issues everyone is fearing won't come from sheltering in place. It will come from listening to the media and our dolts in positions of authority.

The citizens of Humboldt are all over the place about it, too. They are the hoax people, the people who think their freedom is being taken away, those who just want everyone to stay home all the time, and the ones who think knowing what towns most of the cases are in will somehow save their lives. There are those who feel a need to howl at eight at night. There are those who are so scared they've cut off communication. It's across the board and it is obvious that everything is falling to pieces, and the solution is not going to be pretty no matter what happens.

Let your mind be your weapon.

Here we remain, just as polarized as before. Political views haven't changed, either. And what's worse, we were divided before, but now we are literally divided. If we don't start making some personal connections soon, you can bet things will get worse no matter how much you howl.

What do you want to see changed, and how do you want to do it? Do you think this is a hoax? Why? Let's hear it. It's okay if we don't agree, but we ahve got to be civil, and we have to have a solid argument. If not, it's just like Trump, Newsom, and Dr. Frankovich. It's just like spinning your intellectual wheels with no goal in mind and little gas left in the tank. The more rational are seeing this happen more and more, and we don't like where it's going.

So let it fly. What are your thoughts? Let's connect here and hash them out. I'm waiting.