Here's the new reality that will be needed to break the exploding v***s levels in states and regions, and here is the reality of it based on how it has to be. Our friend has a son that lives in Wisconsin who just got married this year. They think C***d is a joke, they go to bars and parties and act like it's no big deal, meanwhile several of his wife's family members and friends have gotten it, some hospitalized recently. He called her and said they were going to come to California at Christmas time. J said that wouldn't be a good idea, she is recovering from cancer surgery complications, her parents are in their 80's and strongly quarantining themselves, and his brother just had a new baby and would refuse to see them.

States that have a decent handle on this are going to have every right to adopt quarantine standards for anyone, especially from hard hit areas, doing what New Zealand does, you check into a 14 day quarantine camp. These are not the concentration camps the right will undoubtedly call them. They are nice rooms, have good food, and people are here because they choose to be there so they can enter into New Zealand because they want to.

Leaving a high C***d area to go to an area that has lower rates because they are containing it better is what being a super spreader is all about. This jerk came to California to get married, during group size restrictions, to defy our rules because they think this is a joke.

When you have been in contact with people who get c***d during their dangerous incubation period, you are supposed to self quarantine for 14 days and get tested toward the end of that period so that you can be sure you are not giving it to other people. This is the only thing that is going to keep people from giving it to several other people, it is part of stopping an exponential growth...which by the way is still not understood by many of those on the right in states that are going through record spikes that will get worse until these states get it and do something like Arizona and Kansas did.

Biden and democrats are not going to stand by and watch as over a million people die, which is exactly what will happen under trump's watch. Aggressive contact tracing will be implemented, and those exposed to C***d will not be under suggestions that they stay at home, it will be mandatory and enforced.

People's "freedom" cannot come at the expense of hundreds of thousands of people's lives. We will insist on self quarantines at a penalty for non compliance that could be k*****g other people. It starts with masks, goes to closing bars and operating restaurants with sensible standards, mandates CDC guidelines for businesses to offer safer work places (at penalty for non compliance), and will force regional full lockdowns for the few weeks needed to get a handle on dangerously overloaded regions. This is the new reality.

It's easy to say, "I don't like that guy, I'm v****g for the other guy " every time you endure another political ad.

But there is power in your v**e, and it's a shame to waste it by tossing it into the polluted stream of whichever ad annoys you less.

Don't fall for the crap that floats by in the main stream. Instead take a break and thoughtfully consider the big picture. Google "democratic platform "and "republican platform "and read through them. It's easy and interesting.

Then forget about the two candidates for a minute. It will feel good. And think about what you just read.

We live with a two party government that runs the country mostly according to what you just read, not just according to what the president says. V**e to support the party having the platform most agreeable to you, and your v**e becomes a part of the country's foundation, and not just an opinion in a frivolous popularity contest.

And another thing you would do well to consider is that the issues addressed in a platform are not of equal importance. There can be trade-offs, boxes checked for this party and other boxes checked for that party, then what do you do? Tally the number of check marks for each of the two parties and go with the winner?

Or do you acknowledge the elephant in the room, the overarching issue that barely, if at all, is ever mentioned in this e******n process? It is the legal murder of 2000 babies every day which is clearly, strongly supported by only one of the two parties. An a*********n so reprehensible that they try to hide it under the cloak of "reproductive health care ". Make no mistake about it, they are not only referring to birth control pills, pap smears and breast exams! And there is nothing healthy or caring about brazenly destroying the product of a man and a woman's reproductive act. Pregnancy is not a disease!

And you might say, "so what? It's legal, it's the mother's choice, and what the poor minority people do with their unfortunate lives is of little consequence to me. "

Well, from a purely scientific view a******n is the k*****g of a pre-born human being. You can call it a choice, a clump, some tissue, a fetus, the mother's body but don't lie to yourself- it is a human baby! A unique individual with unique DNA, from the moment of conception, not just an appendage of the mother.

From a secular humanist point of view a******n is all of that plus the loss of a person that may have contributed greatly to society. Or at least a person with innate value. We have legally murdered 35 million such people in the wake of Roe v Wade. And it's young people, the greatest consumers, that drive a strong economy. Consider all the clothing, food, toys, health care, homes, durable goods, entertainment, vehicles etc. not produced because every day there are 2000 fewer people added to the market than there should have been. A compounding progression- by now there should be 35 million more consumers than there are. This t***slates to a 20% increase in demand for goods and services in what is already a strong economy, temporarily subdued by p******c.

And finally, what if we and the universe are more than just a super colossal coincidence of an almost infinite number of random things coming together in just the right, delicate way to form the reality in which we live? What if there is an intelligent design to it all? The great preponderance of evidence indicates this to be the case. And might that intelligent designer take issue with the wanton destruction of intelligent creation, namely, human beings? What if, at the end of our days, we must account for our actions? Again the preponderance of evidence indicates this to be the case. If you don't v**e against a******n, how many murders will you have tacitly supported? Will you try to negotiate, to justify your support of all that carnage with your economic, foreign and domestic policy, and p**********l intelligence and morality arguments?

Is a******n negotiable, just another check box in the party platform?

Do you want to take that chance?

Or does the elephant 🐘 in the room make the Democratic Platform null and void? Many of us v**e Republican just for that reason!

The majority of contributors to One Political Plaza are conservative so they are mostly pretty safe on this issue. I'm hoping and praying that this article may influence and ultimately save some souls in the audience of 23,000 casual OPP readers who may not be aware of the elephant.

In classical debates, there is always a proposition to be debated and a Yes side and a No side, as well as judges that decide who wins the argument.

OPP, in contrast, is a free-form battle where the usual two sides are free to voice their opinions, with no defined judges, simply the debaters themselves banging at each other until they tire of the situation, or one side has done a good number on the other, and especially there are no formal and impartial judges to keep score and announce the winner.

This is not going to change.

However, if the posters have clearly established their fundamental positions on the 20 key questions facing all of us in advance, it would make the discussions far more effective and directed-- in my opinion, of course. So what are these fundamentals that sharpen the discussions?

1. Do you believe that every cause has an effect? Yes or No?
2. Was there Something before the Big Bang that Caused it? Yes or No?
3. Is Genesis the answer? Yes or No?
4. Has the scientific community proved that God does not exist? Yes or No?
5. Is Neo Evolution a correct theory? Yes or No?
6. Do you believe in moral absolutes? Yes or No?
7. Do Multiverses really exist? Yea or No?
8. Is society better off without religions? Yes or No?
9. Do you believe in God? Yes or No?
10.Do you believe in Natural Rights and Natural Law? Yes or No?
11.Do you support the Constitution as written? Yes or No?
12. Do you believe in Socialism and/or C*******m? Yes or No?
13. Are you a Democrat? Yes or No?
14. Are you a Progressive? Yes or No?
15. Are you a Republican? Yes or No?
16. Are you a Conservative? Yes or No?
17. Are you an Independent? Yes or No?
18. Do you have a Bachelor's Degree? Yes or No?
19. Do you have an advanced degree? Yes or No?
20 Are you over 65?? Yes or No?


If you make these positions readily available to all, they could be placed in the Personal Signature Field at the bottom of each post.

My responses are: YYYNNYNNYYYNNNYYNYNY

I received this from an Ojibwe Vietnam Veteran.

I’m not V****g for Trump

Pay attention Chris Wallace

I’m v****g for the First Amendment and freedom of speech.

I’m v****g for the Second Amendment and my right to defend my life and my family.

I’m v****g for the next Supreme Court Justice(s) to protect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

I’m v****g for the continued growth of my retirement 401K and the stock market.

I’m v****g for a return of our troops from foreign countries and the end to America’s involvement in foreign conflicts.

I’m v****g for the E*******l College & the Republic we live in.

I’m v****g for the Police to be respected once again and to ensure Law & Order.

I’m v****g for the continued appointment of Federal Judges who respect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

I’m v****g for our jobs to remain in America and not be outsourced all over again to China, Mexico and other foreign countries.

I’m v****g for secure borders and legal immigration.

I’m v****g for the Military & the Veterans who fought for this Country to give the American people their freedoms.

I’m v****g for the unborn babies that have a right to live.

I’m v****g for continued peace progress in the middle east.

I’m v****g to fight against human/child trafficking.

I’m v****g for Freedom of Religion.

I’m v****g for the American F**g that is disrespected by the Democratic Party.

I’m v****g for the right to speak my opinion & not be censored.

I’m not just v****g for one person, I’m v****g for the future of my Country.

I’m v****g for the children and their grandchildren to ensure their freedoms and their future.

Biden’s Lynch MOB

thanks but no thanks chris wallace