Maggie's Farm

I did ask those things.

Yes, there is a lot of propaganda. She basically said "don't watch the news, it's not helpful" and that was about it.

She told me a few other things, about what's going on in the region...but that was over a week ago. Things have changed. Not necessarily for the worse, though to watch the news, I assume that's what they're saying (I am not watching).

Well, I'll take issue with that, because Libertarians have largely been correct about many things.

Not least of which has been how much of our stock market bubble is blown by the Fed (most of that money will take a long time coming back, though with helicopter money, who knows? The next bubble can be around the corner).

The world itself isn't changing. But how people deal with it certainly is.

Think of it this way. 20 years ago, we passed the Patriot Act because of 9/11. Today the Patriot Act is used to justify blocking money to small businesses ($10,000 or more has to be reviewed by banks). The Patriot Act created Homeland Security, which frisks you and confiscates things from you that are harmless, like small bottles of sanitizer. Well, at least they lifted the sanitizer ban in light of Covid...as if...you know, it really was such a threat to begin with. (I'll add I've had money stolen at airport checks...but that's not worth getting into now)

Point is, you can BET they (the American 'public') will want new rules to deal with future pandemics.


Not to mention new rules for managing businesses.

Not to mention a million other new rules for whatever scares them at this moment - like you standing on my lawn!

Sorry, Libertarians have been right about quite a bit. Just because you've chosen to ignore it is up to you.


FWIW, Libertarians actually said that the US would deal with the pandemic better than the rest of the world - and they believed businesses would react and manage better. And we have done all that. The US, despite being hit by the virus harder than most other nations, is still faring far, far better than most nations.

And not because of the shutdown.

The beef has nothing to do with free speech.

It's an example of how social behaviors shape political thought.

Social shaming is like you ratting on your neighbor because the state says you should.

I should note (at least) two nations engaged in massive amounts of social shaming. France, at the time of the Revolution...and it led to about 100 years of civil unrest, not to mention the Reign of Terror. And Russia during the Bolshevik Revolution.

Want to engage free speech and say "I disapprove of your behavior"? Fine. But when you encourage all your friends to do the same thing and start public campaigns to smear people for not conforming to your perceived "best practice of life"? That's really poor behavior on your part and it's part of the Progressive Agenda.

Progressives tell me, at least after mass shootings, that "thoughts and prayers are not enough".


Thank you (thank you all readers!) for keeping me in your prayers.

I'm not religious, but I do have a strong Christian (Catholic) ethic and background. I DO appreciate thoughts and prayers. They certainly do help. They can do nothing but help - when you know people are on your side, you become that much stronger.