While the media is in a full-on pandemic panic, Americans in general are behaving themselves admirably, calmly — with courage, dignity and a sense of humor. Perhaps the new normal is normal outside the media bubble.
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12 replies on “Media’s Pandemic Panic Can’t Shake Actual Americans’ Courage and Dignity”
I agree … people I’ve encountered during this outbreak have largely been wonderful. I’m less optimistic, however, that we will learn a lasting lesson. I remember shortly after 9-11, the airport antics of the “flying Imams”. While there was national outrage by the citizenry over the incident, the media and other organizations fell over themselves to apologize for embarrassment they experienced when it was clear this was deliberate antagonism on their part. Our leaders refused to take the gloves off when it was needed, and while most people still know how to band together to overcome adversity, the world now knows that our government does not. God Bless Donald Trump, because that man is swimming against a powerful tide.
I feel I have to agree about people acting kindly, and have a story to tell. Went to the store yesterday. Shelves were well stocked except for TP, paper towel, hand soap, hand sanitizer in bleach. Plenty of water. I was in a very long line (normal customers, but less lines open than usual.) And older black lady in the line next to me had only a chicken dinner in a carton that could feed about three. She turned to me, got a bit closer than I felt comfortable and asked if I could spare some money so she could feed her children. I told her I did not have a lot of money, and she said anything could help. I looked in my wallet and found a five dollar bill I could have sworn was not there before. I handed it to her. The price on the container was a little over 4dollars. She just about cried. I told her i would pray for her and she asked for my last name so she could pray for me by name. As far as I am concerned, that was what some have called a divine appointment.
First, I do not watch TV nor do I read Newspapers and haven’t for over 4 yers. I do believe that it gives me a huge advantage. I go to the internet and read lots of FACT based articles and do believe I have acquired a skill to pull out the BS.
Second, I consider HOARDING to be a self-centered and ego-dominated ‘sSELFISH affliction with ZERO regard to other people, period.
Third, the Mainstream Media as Mark Levin has called it the Praetorian Guard Media and as President Trump has continued to call it FakeNEWS. FakeNEWS is where former pretend Journalists go to live out their remaining years. Today they no longer Report NEWS but offer Opinion and the Talking Points of The NEW Democratic Socialist (OXYMORON) with ever GREATER emphasis on MORON is now most definitely ventured into the IDIOT category and completely jumped over Neurotic into a deep state of Psychosis Party. The Party has finally lost their handle on SANITY. The Party of INSANITY. They have become “true believers” to THE IDEOLOGY and its adopted child, the “fundamental transformation of America.” THE IDEOLOGY which is myopic, delusional, corrupt and very destructive has been on ATTACK Mode against Donald J. Trump for nearly 4 years. They have used the HOAX many MANY of them, Lies, Deceit, Distortion, Omission and Misinformation as their regular weapons of DESTRUCTION to not ONLY damage President Trump BUT also the Nation & We, the People.
Fourth the Party of INSANITY has become anti-American and their words and deeds prove that to be FACT. The former Party of Jefferson began its death spiral in 1968 where it found its new roots within the Progressive Movement of the early 20th Century. The PARTY OF INSANITY adopted Bernie Sanders, the Democratic Socialist (OXYMORON) who is NOTHING more than a wolf in sheep’s clothing with the OLNY purpose and intent of making America into the former Soviet Union, China, North Korea, Venezuela and Cuba in my most humble opinion. The “Bern” is a Marxist, period.
Fifth, nowhere in America’s 225 year plus History when faced with a severe CRISIS of whatever form has there been so MUCH destructive behavior by such a large swath of America. The Trump Derangement Syndrome Gaggle of “Ignorance is NEVER an excuse for Stupidity” and The NEW Democratic Socialist (OXYMORON) Party and their long list of “true believers” have ALWAYS shown a GREATER allegiance to the Party of INSANITY, THE IDEOLOGY and THE “fundamental transformation of America” than to the Nation and WE, the People. Even with such blatant disregard for TRUTH and the American way, the President, his administration, the Health Community of MANY Americans stand together in UNISON to battle the Wuhan Chinese Virus and prove that America and its citizens are the MOST Exceptional & Unique country & people on Planet Earth or for that matter the Universe.
This is a VIVID example of AMERICANISM and “Profiles in Courage.”
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I think what needs to come out of this is the idea that “fairness” is nothing of the sort. You can’t treat all of America like New York City. Right now, the 6 percent of Americans who live in the greater New York City area have 50 percent of the coronavirus cases.
Washington state has been dealing with this virus for three months already, and I believe we are on the downward slope. One part of one metro area (a fraction of two counties, King and Snohomish) have 40 percent of the state’s population, 6 percent of the state’s land area and 90 percent of deaths from coronavirus. Conclusion? Big cities kill and need different disaster plans than quarantining the whole country.
In fact, in Washington’s second largest city there have been zero deaths even though the virus has been going around for three months. What we don’t seem to have here is that nasty viral pneumonia. The second of four deaths east of the Cascades was a woman who contracted this dread pneumonia (in the Tri-Cities, a much smaller populated area). She was dead for almost a week before her coronavirus test came back positive. While I’m sure it didn’t help her case of pneumonia, it’s not what killed her.
So I hope that the CDC really implodes their credibility so that saner heads can prevail the next time a new virus comes along. My rough estimate on how many Americans could die in the next two months from this? Maybe 4.5K…if it gets bad in New York City.
This is unreal. A panel exercise at Johns Hopkins JUST LAST OCT, discussed this very pandemic simulation. ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=20&v=AoLw-Q8X174&feature=emb_logo. ). Political coincidences this astounding are too much like a contrived Black Swan for me. Dr Fouci is following the blueprint discussed in this panel, and President Trump is being pushed by both the CDC and the Deep State Fouci as well as the tremendous pressure by a media bent on making this virus sound like the Black Plague.
A Black Swan is what’s happening, but it’s one either nefariously created or one that is being taken advantage of by a Leftist consortium always ready to “never let a crisis go to waste.”
I think Trump is aware of all this and perhaps using Fauci as a shield, but I truly hope he has a plan to very quickly release the government’s control over the economy. I cannot favor the apparent plan to use trillions of dollars once again to stimulate what doesn’t need to be stimulated, but only to be released and free. We are being held almost like prisoners in our own homes while successful, small businesses are going bankrupt for absolutely no reason. Handing out helicopter money is not the answer and never will be.
Trump is smart, has the right instincts, but just like a Justice Department and FBI deep state quietly undermining him even after he was elected, the CDC and the Swamp are attempting the same. He has to initially rely upon government medical experts or look like he is a fool, but once again he is having to deal with deep state Leftists pretending to be objective when they are anything but. In my humble opinion.
To be blunt – the media hates us and they’re livid that we’re not all jumping on this week’s edition of Orange Man Bad!!!
Thankfully, we’re better than they are
Any of y’all get into a gun shop this week? It’s been pretty insane in that market space
Thanks guys. It’s so refreshing to hear commen sense commentary instead of the panic inducing blather coming from the MSM.
Good show as always. Couldn’t connect to here for some reason so watched on YT. Not to contradict the positivity, but Takimag had an article about the lack of social trust, showing states where they’ve had 800 – 1000% rise in gun sales.
Here in Japan, the toilet paper rush has stopped but you can’t buy masks at all in stores. I went to Osaka yesterday and people that heard I couldn’t find masks would offer one of their extras to me. People are self-isolating, Hiroshima has two people affected, other regions have been hit quite hard.
My church has recommended having a year supply of food in case of emergency and this crisis has proved the wisdom of that.
I’m not sure if it’s a lack of social trust so much as the realization that right now every level of government has something more important to pay attention to instead of your personal safety. Which is always true, but people can’t really pretend otherwise anymore, given the current state of affairs.
When you live in a state that is freeing many prisoners to cut down on social interaction in the penitentiary; also the public voted in a law that reduces many felonies as misdemeanors so that the criminals feel it is worth the risk.; and you are led by a governor and legislature that believe in open borders, allow rampant homelessness, desire the end of the Second Amendment, and are happy to hand down draconian measures to the populace, it seems only prudent to “ammo up”.