1. This is not a Vaccine.
When you get a vaccine for something, you are immune. The immunity, by definition, is what makes it a vaccine. Even if it were a vaccine, Bagholder prefers
There are none so blind, as those who will not see
You would think an actual Blind person would see less than someone who can see, but chooses not to. The reality of it though, is while the blind person sees nothing; the person who can see - but refuses - sees less than nothing. They only see the bad information already in their head. Given the choice between no information (the blind) and bad information (those who can see, but refuse), Bagholder would prefer no information. Hence the expression, "there are none so blind, as those who will not see."
At the root level, this expression speaks to the virtues of being open minded. Psychologists would say when a mind is closed to new information it is usually due to holding a belief that runs counter to what new information is saying. The Psychological term for this is cognitive dissonance. Simply put, there is a gap between what is believed, and reality. When this occurs, there are
I am doing my best to find something to write about other than Covid, and the Vaccines. Its tough to do, because its everywhere you look. Its simply amazing the number of people who willingly roll up their sleeves, for an untested vaccine (which offers no immunity) to fight a virus which has a survival rate of 99.76% - same as the flu. The thought process of most adults has been corrupted, no doubt. My guess is the educational system is largely to blame. So lets discuss them & leave the Covid out of it.
Bagholder has always believed public schools are not there to teach, but rather they are there to familiarize and condition the young to the ways of institution, eliminating any bit of independent thought or self awareness along the way. As far back as I could remember, it was:
I am altering the deal, Pray I do not alter it any further
As we documented previously, The powers that be have a penchant for “moving the goalposts”, so to speak. Much like Lord Vader (pictured above), they proclaim X. When X turns out, not to their liking - they simply Re-define X. Consider the promises made by Government regarding Covid. First it was, 15 days to flatten the curve. When that failed it became masks & social distancing. When that failed it became 30 day lockdowns. After having been teased multiple times with a possible end to Covid, the public was clamoring for any possible solution. Pfizer then conveniently rides in with a vaccine to fight Covid.
The public was promised a return to “normal’ life, if only they
The first amendment in the constitution is a remarkable provision which has for over 200 years granted us the freedom to speak our minds. It states:
Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech.
Meaning, we all have the right to say whatever we want, no matter how hateful, ridiculous, or outright stupid our views may be. There is a reason this was the first amendment. Our forefathers realized the importance of being able to call out the prevailing political leadership on their misdeeds. Speaking out against the leadership (and their choices) is a means of checking the power of those in charge. Its why despots all throughout history, upon assuming power, immediately
In the mid 1980’s a friend of mine approached me with the opportunity to parachute out of an airplane. Bagholder was in - all the way in! Since we were noobies, before jumping we were required to take a 4 hour class designed to help us out should something go wrong during the jump. One of the things they had us do was watch a 90 minute video of all the possible problems ranging from, a non opening chute, a tangled chute, a torn chute, a torn ripcord, a partially opened chute, etc…. The video was just one disaster after the next. After 90 minutes of that, about half of the people in my class got up, walked out, went to their cars, and drove away. Even Bagholder was having second thoughts.
So, i pulled the instructor aside and asked him
Pictured above are the 3 stooges, a slapstick trio who were a seminal influence in Bagholders childhood. They would routinely undertake mundane everyday tasks - like walking through a door (pictured above) - and fail at them, often in spectacular fashion. Notice in the photo above there is a doorway, plenty big enough for any of the stooges to get through. But in typical stooge manner, they attempt to go through the door simultaneously - shoulder to shoulder - which prevents any of them from getting through. All of which brings us to the topic of todays discussion:
Masks, and their efficacy.
Fauci has claimed on many occassions wearing a mask is one of the best things you can do to prevent the spread of the Virus.
Since we discovered in part one - link here - the decision to vax is largely tied to political affiliation, Bagholder thought today he would vet the arguments of the pro vaccine side. At one point or another, Bagholder reached out (some verbally - some in writing) to every one of the 41 people he could list which voted Democrat in the last election AND chose to get the Jab. In no uncertain terms I asked WHY they did it & to please help me understand
When making big investment decisions, one of the most important factors is looking at who is on which side of the trade, also known as the structure - link here. In many arenas, like the commodity markets - nothing else even matters. Bagholder, being the logical type, believes looking at structure when making life decisions - as opposed to just investment decisions - is a worthwhile pursuit. So, when considering
