Last updated on February 11, 2024
Part of life is managing risk. Every day, from the time we hopefully wake up until we go to sleep, in bed, on the floor, couch, bathroom floor, or in the bathtub, we manage risk.
Some people are risk aversive. Others thrive on risky or high-risk behaviors. Risky behaviors have the potential to have severe social, personal, physical, or health consequences. Hell, sometimes just walking down the sidewalk is a high-risk activity in Chicago.
Risk is based on probability. Most of us mitigate probable risk without knowing it. We automatically wear seatbelts in our vehicles, for example. We look both ways, sometimes twice when crossing streets. We do not iron our clothing while wearing it.
Other times we must be warned of hazards and take appropriate measures to mitigate risk. There are nine variants of the COVID virus, the Delta variant being the most prevalent, most contagious, and causes more suffering and death than the others.
The Centers for Disease Control recommends wearing masks again and stressing getting vaccinated to protect us from catching the virus, especially in the nation’s hot spots, also known as Bubba Land.
The resistance populates Bubba Land. They are represented in both houses of Congress, by governors, and in the state legislators by their kinfolk, Bubbas and Bubbettes. They resist all forms of protection from the virus because this is ‘Merica, freedom, and liberty. They are patriots who are willing to die for their country.
To a certain extent, I can agree with them. These God fearin, gun totin, flagged wrapped critters have every right to get sick, suffer horribly, and die. Who am I to infringe on their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of horrible death? If the patriots of Bubbaland want to die for their country, who am I to argue?
An upside is they are willingly and angrily thinning the herd of ignorant, unlearned, and dull-witted people. Some of these so-called humans are supposedly highly educated and even have law degrees from alleged prestigious universities. Yet, they defy science, medicine, and just plain common sense. WC Fields defined common sense as horse sense. “The sense horses have that keeps them from betting on humans.”
The bottom dregs of the barrel of intelligence are the elected officials who spew their ignorance publicly. Some such as Matt “Short Eyes” Gaetz, Margorie Talyor “Swamp Thing” Greene, and Lauren Opal “Gun Totin Momma” Boebert continually deny the dangers of COVID, are anti-vaxxers and refuse to wear masks, or recommend their constituents wear masks. Kevin McCarthy is the Dark Moron, spurring his ignorant armies of Less-ons to rebel.
They are the same, and I hesitate to call them humans, who believe the January 6th riot was a peaceful protest and that Trump is still president. We must remember, the constitutional bar is very low to run for Congress, the Senate, or President. The best of the worst lot has the same rights as the worst of the best lot to hold elective office.
The clear and present danger is not only their constituents believe them with religious fervor, but people across the nation do, including here in Chicago. They are influencers. They have a large national following on social media, leaving a large bare dirty footprint.
Look, wearing a mask, remembering to bring a mask is a royal pain in the ass. So is suffering and dying on a ventilator. With all the events going on in Chicago, Bubbas and Bubbettes from other places and those who live here will be out and about in herds.
Why risk getting sick from these ignorant, barefoot, unlearned bib overall wearing creatures? Keep your mask handy. If you are in a crowded situation, wear the damned thing. If you haven’t already, get the damn vaccination. Talk to your doctor if you have a medical condition you are worried about.
Self-preservation is the first law of nature. Practice it.