I'd like to see an article about CoVid, and how you think the US should proceed since it looks like "variant whack-a-mole" is a thing. Also, do you equate attacking some of the things Dr. Fauci has said as "an attack on science," which he said in an interview on CBS? Thank you
The thinking then was that yes, we'd see variants, and yes, we'd have to take boosters, but it might be something we had to do every few years. Realistically, it looks like it's going to be a yearly thing for the foreseeable future. In other words, the herd immunity people thought was possible early on probably isn't happening and COVID may be a year thing as far as the eye can see.
Is the best way to deal with that boosters? Maybe for older Americans, but my guess is improved treatments when people get seriously ill may end up being the way we go. Of course, this virus has zigged every time we thought it was going to zag from the beginning and we've been hit with so much misinformation and censorship from early on, it's hard to have an educated opinion. I think we are just going to have to feel our way along and see....
The US seems to have lost its way and is going to crap. What country or countries are headed in the direction of replacing the US that we grew up with?
Economically, you can find a number of countries that are comparable to us in freedom and some that are even better. Rights wise? We're arguably near the top of the heap. If you mean our chief competitor these days that could surpass us as a superpower in a few decades, MAYBE China, although I don't think they'll manage even though they probably will close the gap a bit.
Well, if it's not by voting, that doesn't give us a lot of options =) Given that more than half the country pretty clearly rejects the idea of small government, balanced budgets, etc (including a lot of conservatives judging by their spending priorities) just about the only way to achieve it would either be secession or to create small, autonomous areas inside of our borders that were allowed to go unmolested and prove how successful it could be. That's not currently feasible, but could be in the future perhaps.
It's a huge divide for sure - and no compromise seems do-able. We are a nation made up of two opposite cultures and never the twain shall meet, it would seem.
Hi John - thank you for the opportunity to pose questions or suggest topics. Here's an easy one for you 😉 Is there any plausible way for the red states and blue states to go their separate ways?
Yes. I am planning to expand on a piece I did for DanBongino.com talking about ways to make a transition as seamless and non-violent as possible if it comes to that.
Is the United States still a nation in 2021, with a shared sense of heritage and destiny? If yes, what is the basis of its nationhood? If no, how can it be viable as a polity without a sense of nationhood?
I'd like to see an article about CoVid, and how you think the US should proceed since it looks like "variant whack-a-mole" is a thing. Also, do you equate attacking some of the things Dr. Fauci has said as "an attack on science," which he said in an interview on CBS? Thank you
Back in May of this year, there was a podcast I listened to where they were talking about the fact that we were going to see lots of variants.
https://peterattiamd.com/pauloffit2/
The thinking then was that yes, we'd see variants, and yes, we'd have to take boosters, but it might be something we had to do every few years. Realistically, it looks like it's going to be a yearly thing for the foreseeable future. In other words, the herd immunity people thought was possible early on probably isn't happening and COVID may be a year thing as far as the eye can see.
Is the best way to deal with that boosters? Maybe for older Americans, but my guess is improved treatments when people get seriously ill may end up being the way we go. Of course, this virus has zigged every time we thought it was going to zag from the beginning and we've been hit with so much misinformation and censorship from early on, it's hard to have an educated opinion. I think we are just going to have to feel our way along and see....
The US seems to have lost its way and is going to crap. What country or countries are headed in the direction of replacing the US that we grew up with?
Economically, you can find a number of countries that are comparable to us in freedom and some that are even better. Rights wise? We're arguably near the top of the heap. If you mean our chief competitor these days that could surpass us as a superpower in a few decades, MAYBE China, although I don't think they'll manage even though they probably will close the gap a bit.
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I want to do another social media piece. Probably more detail on why we need to break up the social media monopolies.
Here's another easy question: How do we revert back to small government as outlined in the constitution assuming voting will never get it done?
Well, if it's not by voting, that doesn't give us a lot of options =) Given that more than half the country pretty clearly rejects the idea of small government, balanced budgets, etc (including a lot of conservatives judging by their spending priorities) just about the only way to achieve it would either be secession or to create small, autonomous areas inside of our borders that were allowed to go unmolested and prove how successful it could be. That's not currently feasible, but could be in the future perhaps.
It's a huge divide for sure - and no compromise seems do-able. We are a nation made up of two opposite cultures and never the twain shall meet, it would seem.
Hi John - thank you for the opportunity to pose questions or suggest topics. Here's an easy one for you 😉 Is there any plausible way for the red states and blue states to go their separate ways?
Yes. I am planning to expand on a piece I did for DanBongino.com talking about ways to make a transition as seamless and non-violent as possible if it comes to that.
I'm looking forward to it.
Is the United States still a nation in 2021, with a shared sense of heritage and destiny? If yes, what is the basis of its nationhood? If no, how can it be viable as a polity without a sense of nationhood?
Short answer: No, we don't have a shared sense of heritage and destiny. How can we still be viable? Mostly inertia at this point.