The strangeness of the times is a real abstraction to me lately
I’m much more liberated from social media than I used to be
And the reality of the world blooms into sharper focus
My life even reflects the life I had before social media
Your mama and me watch movies and tend to you
I go on runs and hit meetings
And none of those activities involve us endlessly scrolling on our phones
The addiction certainly not gone but tamed
And my mental space is much easier for it
I still post and look a bit here and there but much more like a loose fitting garment
Then the straight jacket it once was
And the divisions that have been created over whether you trust the jab or not
Seem more and more obscure all the time
Friendships and families scattered all over the world
And blown apart by the shrapnel of this hot button topic
It really strikes me as absurd
It always did which is why I jumped off the cliff
Of speaking my mind
Why shouldn’t we be allowed too
Why should it be off limits?
And of course the answer is it shouldn’t be
But it’s as if the sanity of the world has been hijacked
And our voices all swallowed by fear
Russell Brand is a genius at pointing out the flaws in the logic of the system
While remaining diplomatic and seemingly neutral or left leaning
I watch him break it down and wish I had used more of that in my approach
But he did start out one video by saying
“Obviously I have no opinion about coronavirus
Or the treatment of it “
And then he went on from there
He takes himself out of the debate and then acts as a kind of neutral observer
Kid gloving the whole thing if you will.
Obviously I have no opinion…
Is great stage from which to secretly share your opinion through a breakdown of logic or the lack there of
I’m quite sure dude has an opinion
And if he doesn’t
I’m not sure why that would be obvious
But admire the dance he does to be a sane voice in a time of confusion
Although by saying obviously I have no opinion
You are in a way
Taking away the rights of others to share theirs
Or to obviously have an opinion
Which I believe most of us obviously have.
An opinion.
Might be flawed
Might be misinformed
Or it might be right on
But the danger in disallowing people to share their opinion
Is much greater
Than simply allowing them to debate the thing openly in the public square
Which is now located in social media
Obviously
Anyway
I’ll take a page out of Brand’s book and aim for diplomacy in future shares of controversy.
The flu shot
Was a shot
That literally nobody cared or asked about
Nobody ever asked if you got the flu shot
From an angle of you’re a super spreader if you didn’t.
That just wasn’t a thing
If I were Brand maybe I would point that out
And say
I don’t have an opinion
But the areas that are most vaxxed seem to be the areas of cases exploding
Maybe taking a flu vaccine approach to the mRNA shots is the right idea?
It’s there if you want it
If you think you’d be better off with it
Weighing all the data from whatever news source and expert opinion you trust most
But otherwise
Take care of yourself
Work on exercise
Diet
Supplements
Try an occasional water fast
And wim hoff cold shower
Get a run in
Or a long walk in the sun
Send a prayer to Jesus
Or the God of your understanding
Let go of resentment
And judgment
Understand that people have their reasons
And they are not idiots
For a choice around an experimental injection
One way or the other
Respect each other as equals
Travel as equals
Love as equals
And forgive as equals
We all have been swept up into an agenda of division
We all have played our parts in scattering the world
This way and that
Maybe from this day
We all take a page from Brand on diplomacy
And aim for forgiveness
For ourselves and others
And we trust each other to make the best decisions for our personal health as possible
That is also fueled by self interest
So there is safety there
And certainly the healthier one can be as an individual
Also equates to being as healthy as they can be for the community
Maybe we just have an attitude of trust and non judgment
It is obvious at this point that without force
Not everyone is going to agree
And an attitude of force around this issue would obviously lead to a substantially dark reality
Which I don’t think any of us really want
So therefore
Taking a flu shot approach to the whole thing seems the best idea
The only solution
BLM’s leader came out yesterday and called mandates racist
Approximately 1/3 of the black community has the vaxx
Obviously they have their reasons to be less than trusting of experimental shots
Can you imagine the chaos if the government attempts to force this beyond what they are doing
We all quickly will be living in hell on earth
You might agree or disagree with their reasons
If I was Brand I would say
Obviously I have no opinion
And regardless of where you stand the fact remains
There is significant concern around the effectiveness and safety of the shot which is growing
And there are significant swaths of the population who are becoming less trusting of it rather than more
And they aren’t budging
So the choices become
Have a flu shot approach
Let people live and let live
Understand that the shot doesn’t mean safety
And the lack of shot doesn’t mean danger
That there are many other factors involved
And the data is far from showing that everyone should simply acquiesce.
Again if you choose to get it
More power to you
And if you choose not too
More power to you as well
Let’s openly allow discussion about other treatments
And ways to build natural immunity
Let’s allow the vaccines to be an option for those that want them
And take it off the center of discussion
Or the deciding factor of what kind of character you are
We are one
And we always were
We have been confused
By a false division
That on the face of it doesn’t really make sense
With data coming out unsupportive of such division
We forgot what The Beatles said
All you need is love
We forgot to lead with love
And respecting people’s choices and sovereignty
We lost friends and family
Over a product of big pharma
Over an idea
That people could only see things one way
Even if the data didn’t support that view
Obviously I have no opinion
But if I did
I’d say
All you need is love
Let’s let love rule.
Ps.
All of this is just my opinion
Even my opinion about not having an opinion
In my opinion it’s a rather
Non opinion
And if your opinion
Or non opinion
Doesn’t line up with my opinion
Or non opinion
Would it be alright if we loved each other anyway?
Not trying to do anything as hard nosed as making a suggestion
But rather leaving a heart on a Sunday morning table
For you to pick up
Or walk by
I’m gonna love you either way