According to the Columbia County Department of Health, there were 172 new cases of COVID-19 in the county since yesterday. People are calling what's happening now "the pandemic of the unvaccinated." But if you venture to the village shops in Chatham anytime soon, here's what you will encounter on your way back to Hudson.
"The central belief of every moron is that he is the victim of a mysterious conspiracy against his common rights and true deserts."
ReplyDeleteH. L. Mencken
That's most discouraging. But not surprised.
ReplyDeleteThose signs are the work of right wing provocateurs. They aim to undermine people's faith in the notion of a society that behaves with the common good in mind.
ReplyDeleteA good portion of research shows that much of this type of messaging comes from left-leaning libertarian types (neo-anarchists?). Stupid and selfish are not afflictions unique to a particular political ethos.
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