A few months ago , our president , Joseph R. Biden imposed a requirement for employees in large companies to either receive a vaccine for SARS CoV2 , or be regularly tested . Now while I am inclined to feel that this policy is reasonable , and even legitimate , as this lawyer points out in this video , a number of people feel infringed upon by this edict . And certain Republicans are taking exception to it . https://news.yahoo.com/u-congress-republicans-attack-bidens-215340548.html Now , from a communitarian standpoint , while I believe that such a mandate could be justified as constituting a community standard of conduct , in the interest of the common good of public health , a libertarian basis can be more difficult to establish . I will acknowlege that some prominent , influential , libertarian figures have argued in favor of requiring vaccination , however opinions among professed libertarians have been mixed . https://www.voanews.com/a/covid-19-pandemic_why-some-libertarians-support-vaccine-mandates/6209163.html , https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-mandatory-vaccination-is-not-opposed-to-libertarian-principles In my own circumstance , my possibly over concerned parents have prevented me from accessing any of the currently available vaccines , due to potential side effects , however relatively rare . https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html , https://www.ksl.com/article/50243501/covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-does-the-data-support-concerns-about-side-effects So I am forced by such such personal material conditions to hold out until a more acceptable oral vaccine is made available . https://www.24newshd.tv/01-Aug-2021/why-an-israeli-company-is-developing-an-oral-covid-vaccine Hopefully , I will be able to survive until then , especially given that I have comparably good chances , due to cross protection , I optimistically feel . https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/11/02/tetanus-vaccine-could-be-the-solution-to-covid-19-spanish-researcher-reveals/ , https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210902174754.htm It would seem as if the protective hand of Providence / Fortune has favorably blessed my life . And while I shall not take anything for granted , and shall to the best of my ability follow precautionary protocols , I will not live my life in excessive fear . My heart goes out to all people whom continue to be affected by this ongoing pandemic , especially as it relates to both personal , and official negligence , and willful ignorance . This plague is devastating , and potentially deadly . No one should have to unnecessarily suffer even unto death . If any such Supreme Being actually exists , they would not want anyone to unduly be harmed by any such infectious disease .
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Thursday, July 15, 2021
On The Recent Unrest In Cuba
https://reformandrevolution.org/2021/07/13/cuba-release-frank-garcia-hernandez-and-his-comrades/ I honestly do not know what to make of Cuba . On one hand it seems to have free and fair elections . https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2aMsi-A56ds But then again there is a left opposition , notably this group , the Democratic Social-Revolutionary Party . I feel therefore that one must rightly have a complete and accurate assessment of the material conditions , before taking a side on the situation . And at any rate , the Cuban population deserves the right to self determination , same as any nation .
Sunday, June 13, 2021
Republican Legislators In Ohio Propose Turning Flag Day Into President Trump Day
https://fox8.com/news/republican-lawmakers-looking-to-declare-june-14-as-president-donald-j-trump-day-in-ohio If I still believed that there might be a line that the the personality cult of Trump's Republican party wouldn't ever cross , that time has now passed . Can you imagine what the reaction would have been had a number of Democrats had the bad sense to commemorate , and celebrate the birthday of Barack Obama , whether or not Obama authorized it , as if it were a holiday like Christmas , which is the supposedly the day Jesus was born on ? Well , I don't even have to imagine , as I remember the outrage that followed performances of songs of praise in Obama's honor , by school children , back in the day . { https://thetruthwins.com/archives/6-videos-of-school-children-singing-songs-that-praise-barack-obama } Yet under now former President Trump , we not only have had a group of children singing a song glorifying him , at a campaign rally { https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/freedom-kids-donald-trump-rally-song-video-ameritude-856211/} , but now , at least in my state of residence , Ohio , we have people trying to make Trump's birthday overshadow Flag Day . And speaking of Flag Day , I am starting to feel that under Trump , if not before , the flag has gone from being simply an iconic symbol of America , and all the ideals , such as liberty and justice , that this country is supposed to embody , to being an idol of Caesarism . In other countries , such as notably Germany , you wouldn't see nearly such displays of devotion to the nation . { https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ-uM6-qA4Y , https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5brdw1aVUqo , https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4FhEmEUshso } The reason , for the most part stems from the aftermath of Third Reich , and the feeling of shame surrounding the Holocaust . And in my opinion , if seeing someone ripping in twine the Stars and Stripes , in like manner to how Captain Von Trapp tore the Hakenkreuz flag in " The Sound of Music " , would feel you with rage , then you have made the flag into an object of idolatry . And furthermore , if you take offense at football players kneeling in prayer for this country , instead of standing at attention when the national anthem is played , then not only has the flag become a sacred cult relic of a civil religion , but also it has become a source of oppression , in violation of individual free expression . In closing , President's Day already exists for a reason , so that no one president , living or deceased , is afforded any more acclaim than another . If any figure , especially still alive , is given the worshipful adoration that should rightly belong to the Most High alone , then that figure is the object of a personality cult , and from a Christian standpoint is an Antichrist .
