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Brave stand: Thank you, Gov. Pritzker, for mandating masks in all public schools. It takes guts to take the pressure off school districts and deal with the heat, especially when looking to get reelected.
Are Dems immune? All you hear with Democrats telling us we need to wear masks and avoid crowds. Hypocrisy once again. Washington Mayor Bowser shown with no mask on at large wedding reception. Lori Lightfoot shown with no mask on in large outing. I guess the coronavirus or delta variant doesn’t affect Democrats. Proves Democrats motto, rules for thee not for me.
Spoiled athletes: Did anybody watch the Olympics? Does anybody remember the U.S. hockey team or even, hey, Bruce Jenner? Many others, those names just come to mind. What have we got now? A lot of spoiled, snot-nosed little activists that are mediocre at best. This is what’s happening to the Olympics. What a shame.
Learned helplessness: I can tell you one thing. There is no substitute for ambition in this world. If people aren’t willing to improve themselves and better their lives, then they never will. Learned helplessness is a problem these days. People blame their own shortcomings and failures on institutions and others. I knew a guy who wanted to earn his GED but refused to study. He was given a private tutor and a mentor. He enrolled in free prep classes, but rarely attended. After six years, he never got his GED and he blamed his failure on us.
Scary thought: Cal Thomas’ column on Kristi Noem seemed to be promoting her for a run for president. Noem lives in South Dakota and believes that everyone has rights. People have rights, but we also live in a shared world and sometimes peoples’ rights have to take a back seat to what is good for our planet. Her ignorance of the pandemic, her disregard for the environment just to have a fireworks display, her seeming disrespect for the sovereignty of Native Americans, please stay in South Dakota. You are not presidential material.
Media pushes doom and gloom: For the sake of the overall health of mankind, the media needs to change course. So many people are sold on whatever they read and listen to day after day. There are more positive people in the world than the gloom and doom reporting would lead you to believe. What is the purpose of this type of journalism? It is not honest. It is not helping to unite us. We deserve better.