Despite the rise of infections, hospitalization and deaths, there is still vaccine objection, rejection and hesitance.
If the ones who choose against vaccination were the only ones to suffer and die.
It would be a consequence to them because they didn’t comply.
That would be a tragedy.
But the fact that they can take others with them is murder in first degree.
A Delta variant spread to nursing homes and the Nation’s vulnerable.
More risks to those for whom vaccination is not possible.
Even those vaccinated are at risk.
If not of dying, they can certainly get sick and spread it as well.
Back to and worse than when this nightmare began.
And the virus will not slow or wait.
It could continue to mutate.
A force for which we may not have an answer.
The making of another disaster.
The science and the information is there.
But it’s what so many don’t care to hear.
Does Florida’s DeSantis represent a typical Republican?
The master class of hypocritical?
He displayed a “Free to choose” sign in a hearing opposing mask wearing.
Still petitioning the Supreme Court to reverse Roe V Wade.
That has for many, been center stage.
Life has been so precious all along.
When it came in opposition to abortion.
Now, not so much.
When it’s their freedom, they are not willing to budge.
For anti-maskers and anti-rules.
Their battle cry is for their freedom to choose.
The same they’ve refused to give to women now and before.
Why are their requests and Rights worth more?
Especially when with their decision, thousands have died.
As they refuse the vaccine, masking and other guidelines.
Just like their stance with gun ownership.
Nothing gives.
Not even agreeing to ban military style weapons.
Guns with magazines that can kill so many in seconds.
The NRA, registered as a non-profit organization.
The head has been living extravagantly off donations.
Even hiding on a yacht trying to keep safe from mass shootings.
Supposedly less than 10 percent of its budget is spent on gun safety, education and trainings.
More goes to executives’ life style and defaming those who oppose.
Those seeking any kind of sensible laws and gun control.
Owning a gun must be protected, no matter the cost in lives.
Desensitized, even as the numbers rise.
Another insane, has been the impact of inaction in regards to climate change.
The cost of not paying attention will be greater than the denied interventions.
When with such implementation, there are possibilities for innovation and job creation.
But those on the right say job kill and too expensive.
Although the extreme weather and disasters have been very extensive.
Denial of a climate crisis has been a big business move.
From those profiting by not doing.
Fearing financial loss, they want to keep the status quo.
So they are the ones who are denying science the most.
Republicans sided with deniers and profiteers from the get go.
They too spreading lies saying the damage to our world hasn’t been so.
Knowing that their funding will come if the fossil fuel industry lives on.
While the world moves to embrace green.
Some Americans want to stay with coal and gas as the main source of energy.
Oil companies didn’t heed the warnings from their own scientific reports.
Ignoring the effects of their doings so as to keep their money making course.
At some level, Republicans may be aware that in the world’s current state,
their policies may be less reasonable and relevant.
At times may actually pose as a detriment.
What appears to be good politics for them and their Party seems
problematic to public policy.
And doesn’t provide what the people or the Country needs.
They’ve peddled trickle down which never happens.
Instead trappings have gone to those who already have so much.
No fuss.
Taxpayers have bailed out companies and paid for sport teams.
Somehow that’s not socialist.
But giving back to taxpayers is.
Name a Republican who voted for the stimulus bill.
Is their backlash because it comes from the government and/or Democrat?
It’s less desirable and effective, just because of that?
It’s no secret, the GOP’s ties to big business and special interest.
Politicians for sale.
Contributions exchanged for power and reign.
Dark money has been guiding our politicians and shaping how and what we consume.
The GOP has convinced their voters to not remove.
But many times it’s been to the public’s loss.
Leading to an uncertain course.
Tobacco companies initially were not forthcoming about the addictive qualities and health risks of smoking.
Pharmaceutical contributing to and the continuation of the opioid crisis.
For a second some said they would not support politicians who promoted
lies about the elections.
Since then they’ve reversed that position.
They spoke against the assault on Voting Rights.
But now they are back in with the GOP, playing nice.
Despite what Fox personalities do many continue to advertise on Fox News.
All complicit and enabling.
For their profit, no matter the social, political and cultural crippling.
Trump and the GOP’s negligence have killed.
Their lies and disinformation still, do so much harm.
Many seem to act as if there is no cause for alarm.
Decisions made – not for lives to be saved.
Politicians not brave enough to stand up to corporations.
Leading to devastation later on.
The main culprits often escape accountability.
Continued and repeated in American society.
At some point, someone may pay the price.
But there is no way to bring back lives.
People mourning the loss of loved ones.
Wondering how it could have gone wrong.
Yet, how many of them continue to support corrupt politicians?
Or dismiss the importance of rules and regulations.
They wouldn’t be so stoked if Democrats took power and went rogue.
Some who have been opposed to any Federal control and direction to States.
Are now propping Republican governors who deny mask mandates.
Tying the hands of municipalities and entities from doing what they see best to protect their communities.
Those who touted free enterprise against regulations and government meddling to companies.
Still supporting DeSantis’ dictate as to how cruise lines should handle the virus and vaccines.
Such fickleness from Conservatives is not just annoying.
It’s downright dangerous, and is harmful to US.
Those non-political leaders who were public and loud during the Trump era are nowhere to be found.
It’s as if they went underground.
No adjusting or humility shown.
Neither do their followers learn.
So those on the right continue to voluntarily don their masks of lies.
But refuse to use the ones that are advised to save lives.
In a democracy, personal freedom should be weighed with individual responsibility and collective needs.
Neither is a stand-alone.
How can society allow people to do what is known to cause wide spread harm and destruction?
In so many ways, not just one.
Americans are becoming more self-centered and self-absorbed.
For some, mean and greed are their new normal.
And because they restrict themselves to their righteous space.
There is no penetrating.
What they say goes.
The other devastating part is that religious knows and are a part of this.
They too stay fixed to the politics.
As dangerous as Delta is.
America faces greater danger still – Voters to Republicans and GOP leadership.
The current Conservative and religious thinking.
Until Americans admit –
Christians are now more of a threat to US than Muslims.
Domestic will kill US before foreign.
Our democracy is being attacked by Republicans and the right
more than Xi Jingpin and Putin.
We are more in danger because of our own, home-grown –
Anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers, extremists, terrorists,
Evangelists and Conservatives.
Together as a bunch.
They’ve been destroying US.
But the problem isn’t just about what’s happening now.
It’s the generations of Republicans-no-matter-what that are to come.
What kids learn in their homes transfer to their communities.
And become accepted in American Society.
God bless those who are genuinely steered wrong.
But there are others who stay and do for personal gain and satisfaction.
At least the blind are aware that they don’t have sight.
But these people have tied themselves to righteous and Rights that support particular beliefs.
And by doing so they are not able to see real.
Psychological defenses such as denial may prevent you from seeing what you don’t care to see.
Unfortunately it doesn’t guarantee you won’t become what you swear you will never be.
So as Conservatives wear cloaks of Capitalist.
They’ve been painting strokes of Autocrat, Communist and Socialist.
And the buyers have limited their view to one room.
They feel they have no choice but to buy in.
Those who put freedom at the top of their list.
Restrict themselves merely by thinking.
America will see more deaths and domestic strife.
Due to the types of social, cultural, religious growth at the right.
And it’s not just fueled by extremists.
It’s also by those who report themselves as reasonable and centrist.
It seems that Republicans’ Rights, even to lie, trumps the saving of lives.
Their choice, their Right to kill.
Because they are entitled to free-will.
With the recent experiences of trauma and death –
McCarthy and others still joke of violence.
Their indifference and lack of responsibility is frightening.
How low will they go?
As low as they want believing it’s in their Right to do so.