we yield to expediency and prepare for years of "Emergency Decrees" - for the comfort and security of .. The State.

There's no end in sight for, all the neat little things which can be done to provide more of the illusion of 'safety' - as Washington, Jefferson said in just slightly different wordings (and Tom Paine, Rousseau, ____).

Life is not only unfair - it is un"safe". This may not have occurred to a culture largely self-obsessed, and mainly entertained via celebrity interviews, over past years and ending last Tuesday. Foreign news has been relegated to the truss ads section for decades, in all but specialty US media.

Note that the direction of this Administration, before last Tuesday -- was a pulling-back from world engagement, a return to isolationism -- all called, "being conservative" of course.

Now we see that we cannot proceed without the assistance of others. Ditto re the above thread ~ about, for your safety and convenience, we need a DNA sample for you to get actual cash for this check.

We will see all the POVs looked over, in coming months..



Ashton