We
all know the lies-We’re from the government we are here to help you
Sadly
from years of experience we know the euphemism is never true
Trust
me the check’s has been sent, it’s in the mail
Each
day looking at an empty mailbox you finally accept delivery will fail
Today
as the pandemic rages across the world and our nation
Targeting
the elderly and the sick and nursing home residents but giving the rest mostly
salvation
Instead
of using a laser to protect the most vulnerable in nursing homes
We
are advised by the experts to use a shutdown cannon, turning our malls and
factories into empty zones
We
are told to do this because if we don’t flatten the virus’ curve
Their
models predicted over 2,000,000 deaths on our platters will be served
Our
medical system swamped by the infection will crash
That’s
why we need shutdowns no matter if they seem rash
And
so state after state shut down and 36.5 million and counting lost their jobs
Unemployment
offices could not handle the claims and crashed leaving millions with their
security and dreams robbed
We
listened to the elite and MSM and like sheep their mantra followed
Though
each day it seemed more and more devoid of fact and more hollowed
The
new lie during the pandemic shutdown was “Stay at home save lives we are all in
this together”
As
in in places like New York many people at home continued to die while the elite
could work at home and their security not fettered
Overzealous
governors let quarantine powers go to their heads
Issuing
lockdowns that were arbitrary and lacked commons sense instead
A
liquor store was essential but not the spiritual wares of a church
Abortions
were essential but knee replacements not to locked in a painful lurch
You
could be on the water in a kayak but not in a boat
Each
day our elite separated from the pain suffered by mere mortals widened the moat
We
learned to our dismay the vaunted models were in error
Justified
the trampling of the Constitution and unleashing a reign of economic terror
Finally
the jobless and civil libertarians rose up shouted “enough”
Filing
law suits and ignoring shutdowns in protest telling the elite where their
orders they could stuff
The
governors failed to protect the most vulnerable in the nursing homes
Instead
they mandating patients testing positive and turning them into killing zones
They
have also ignored the collateral damage of kids falling behind and rising
suicides, spousal and substance abuse and crime
Not
affected by income loss they cannot understand the chance for the economy to
recover is running out of time
Time
to open up the economy with enhanced nursing home protection, social distances,
more testing and wearing of masks
If
we wait until a vaccine or effective therapy our economy will be so damaged, we
will not succeed in our recovery task
It
may be true you cannot have an economy without public health
But
just as true, you cannot achieve public health if you destroy most of a nation’s
wealth
© May
19, 2017, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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