tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post4688973594420125289..comments2023-10-25T06:13:28.265-04:00Comments on The Conservative Wahoo: Some Things I'm Not Sure AboutThe Conservative Wahoohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17818674434286683162noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-4845459789292384512020-07-25T14:04:00.557-04:002020-07-25T14:04:00.557-04:00•Should Schools Open in the Fall?
If one 'foll...•Should Schools Open in the Fall?<br />If one 'follows the science' then yes. With very few exceptions children are NOT at risk and do not spread the infection. Of course it's not just the kids we have to worry about, older teachers or those in poor health should take whatever precautions they and the school district deem necessary. <br />It's a no-brainer, open the schools. <br />•The Deployment of Federal Law Enforcement to Protect Federal Property?<br />Yes of course. If local authorities refuse to protect the property and rights of its citizens then the responsibility falls to the federal govt. Was not this issue decided during the civil rights struggles of the sixties? Where would we be now if Eisenhower had not sent troops to Little Rock, or Kennedy to Tuscaloosa? <br />•Climate Change?<br />Is climate change real? Maybe, but what is certainly real are the lies promoting the issue and the ridiculous policy agendas designed to hamstring the developed countries in favor of the less developed. Although I fail to see how China is less developed than Europe or America. <br />Furthermore if the environmentalists really cared about climate change they'd be screaming bloody murder about the destruction being done now and for the past thirty years by the BRIC countries! But they don't scream and they don't care, therefore I must conclude their goal is political and economic rather than environmental. <br />BTW weren't we supposed to be underwater by now? Hammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416082138509579703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-41061845703634040192020-07-24T09:02:24.729-04:002020-07-24T09:02:24.729-04:00Captain, re: Federal "protection," whate...Captain, re: Federal "protection," whatever the answer is it seems the current tactics are counter-productive (and, oh by the way, anti-constitutional): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAn4QyhFek8<br /><br />Re: climate change, it seems your reluctance is mostly with the adherents rather than the "religion". I sympathize and somewhat agree. 😄Pat Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234135028104461176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-65409329408558161252020-07-23T20:56:06.899-04:002020-07-23T20:56:06.899-04:00"Climate Change"
The science for human ..."Climate Change"<br /><br />The science for human driven climate change is settled. The question is what do we do about it, if anything?<br /><br />Again, I'd approach this with an eye towards risk management. Clearly we don't want the Earth to end up like Venus. Short of that, what are the risks of warming scenarios to our country and the world? What are reasonable short and long term costs to address these risks?<br /><br />We are willing to take out flood insurance or life insurance to mitigate the risk of floods or death, even if the chance of either is relatively low. We are willing to accept the cost of fire codes and other safety codes in our houses, and the things we buy, to mitigate the risk of property damage and injury. We accept seatbelts mandates in cars. <br /><br />All are risk mitigation actions.<br /><br />We can approach climate change the same way, but it requires us to think on longer timescales. Like buying life insurance for your grandchildren and their grandchildren. A few dollars now goes much further in the future. <br /><br />B.Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650152449414871058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-78874465985851587732020-07-23T20:36:02.953-04:002020-07-23T20:36:02.953-04:00"The Deployment of Federal Law Enforcement to..."The Deployment of Federal Law Enforcement to Protect Federal Property"<br /><br />If they were solely deployed to protect Federal property, then I wouldn't have a problem. Unfortunately Trump just used this pretense to deploy federal troops to put down protests, or gin up a narrative that he was being "tough on lawlessness", outside of that mandate.<br /><br />Trump's actions appear to be political theater, aimed at his right wing media audience. Fox and OAN can edit out the Wall of Moms and other scenes that don't fit his narrative.B.Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650152449414871058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-46308577236125843382020-07-23T20:23:30.463-04:002020-07-23T20:23:30.463-04:00On your topics,
"Should Schools Open in the ...On your topics,<br /><br />"Should Schools Open in the Fall?"<br /><br />I think in localities where covid is under control, and they have a robust plan to deal with spikes, perhaps. But most of the country isn't there.<br /><br />It comes down to risk management. Is a teacher's or child's life worth the risk of reopening? Is the delayed development of a community of children worth the risk of the spread of a virus with serious, community health outcomes? The long term impacts of reduced distance learning vs possibility of significant death and disablement in the short term is a hard calculus to rationalize. <br /><br />I guess I come down on the side of caution. Anything that risks driving up R0 during an outbreak is bad. <br /><br />If we were Europe, and we'd driven R0 down in the past few months rather than ignoring it, then yes,open up schools. But we spent that time screwing the pooch. B.Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650152449414871058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8591018003444406729.post-78383786636843629822020-07-23T20:06:09.504-04:002020-07-23T20:06:09.504-04:00Do we really need a Marine Corps? Not so much &qu...Do we really need a Marine Corps? Not so much "do we want one". Would we be better off as a nation if they were folded into the Army?<br /><br />Are nuclear powered carriers "perfection at the expense of 'good enough'"? A Forestall sized conventional carrier would cost a lot less and still provide most of what a CVN offers.<br /><br />Should healthcare (insurance) be tied to employment or should it be a right, guaranteed by the state?<br /><br /><br />Is religion and spirituality a trap, used to control and shape humanity, by humanity, or is it an aspirational expression or our best selves?<br /><br /><br />B.Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12650152449414871058noreply@blogger.com