Rather, It Is The Panic The Cornie Causes !!
Whole Cities, States and Continents have been cut-off from civilization.
National and International Sport Leagues and Events have packed up and gone home or stayed home.
Police are enforcing the distance you can legally stand near another human... 1 yard apart. Who knew such draconian measures even existed. It would make even the most notorious Dictators of history blush in envy.
There are differing lists of Freedoms but as a Libertarian - the basic ones that I subscribe to are: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Assembly.
And three of these have come under attack as a result of the Corona Virus - Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Assembly. The first example indeed consists of the two of them - Churches in some jurisdiction have been told not to hold services because of fears that this could lead to the spread of the virus. The Freedom of Assembly has been generally sacrificed with the dictate that crowds larger than 250 - 500 will not be permitted - hence sports events, political meetings and meetings of any kind will not be tolerated. Even our Parliament closed today allowing our politicians to slink out of town.
And the olde saw - never let an ill wind go to waste is alive and well in today's whirlwind. Progressive Lefties ...aka Greenies are simply beside themselves. Their goal to save the planet has been to see industry shuttered and by Joe - this is being accomplished before their very eyes. I have to wonder though they will manage when their day to comforts are suddenly not available.
China - the biggest supplier of things to the world - like the shirt on your back and parts for industry has seen a reduction in their external shipments reduced by 85%. Their smiles will soon fade as it sinks in that they - like the rest of us are also consumers.
And speaking of consuming - the hottest item in the market place today of course is toilet paper. My wife and I went to two major grocery stores yesterday and neither one had but a roll of tissue left. Just long empty shelves for as far as the eye could see. We do have an ample supply of old newspapers here and would gladly provide some to the greenies when their need arises.
Today the news was full of reports that the local Costco's parking lot was jammed full and that cars were backed up for long distances on the roads leading to that store. All had come for the Toilet Paper and reporters found these toilet paper hunters to be universally ugly in nature. I thought to myself thank heavens we have much stricter gun controls than our American neighbours to the south.
Yesterday, we overheard one woman standing in the check out lines ....did I mention that I had never experienced lines so long? - She wondered out loud if the only thing left for her to do was to go to her basement with a can of tuna and a supply of toilet tissue and cover her head with a blanket until the panic ceased. Her comments were followed by a nervous laugh from those around her.
I would like to continue on with this blog further but find that I must sign-off - need to check to see if any stores around me have restocked their tissue.
As I See It...
K.D. Bell
