"Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." - Proverbs 16:18
The U.S., the most powerful nation on Earth, lost over a million of its citizens to COVID. China, the world's second-most powerful nation, lost 5,000. President Hsieh is well aware of the immense difference those two numbers represent. His Herculean effort to shield the Chinese people from COVID is nothing short of amazing. Here is the rub: He protected hs people so well, they never had a chance to develop "herd immunity" like the Americans - those spoiled brats who demanded their freedom... now! (and then took it on the chin.) For we, the worst of the COVID appears to have passed. China's worse is yet to come.
President Hsieh is in a bind. He protected his people at the price of their freedom - even at the price of their nations economy which has suffered severely during his draconian lockdowns. Now, his have said, "Enough." Like the Americans, they are ready to face down COVID themselves.
Because of the contagious nature of the Omicron variant, more Chineses will become infected, and many more than 5,000 will die. When that happens Hsieh will no long be able to gloat in his haughty way, with that insrutable look that keeps the world, and his people, at bay.
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All Aboard
I hear they want to send a black woman to the moon. Wouldn't that be something? (Sounds like something Joe Biden would propose.) Next, we might want to try sending an LGBTQ person, or how about a redhead?
Just stop it. Stop dividing people by picking winners based upon what they look like. Such an approach is manipulative, and demeaning, like you-know-who declaring, "I'm going to pick a black woman to be my vice-president!" before he had actually won the Democratic nomination.
Send your best to the moon, and beyond. That is how we realize our best chance for success out there. Race or gender does not matter. What matters is ability, and resourcefulness. Let them be all-white, all-black, all-gay for all I care, just as long as they are all good.
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My Brother, it is so good to hear you speak. Your strength is a testament to all of us. Please accept my apologies for not corresponding and I will do better. Love You Forever
Eric D Stile
And as a footnote, I didn't get vaccinated, I kept masked and distanced and Vernon brought covid to me on Thanksgiving. It was horrible. 2 weeks of over the counter meds, gallons of water juice and very little to eat and I recovered. Who knows the actual damage that virus has done to me but God's Will will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Love You Forever,
Eric D Stile
Love you for this one babe. I opt not to get vaccinated (personal reasons). Not to toot my own horn but I am a truly blessed person. Due to my somewhat of a discipline diet and mask wearing during those most crucial periods I have never been ill from COVID or so much as a cold. In the very beginning Dr. Fauci warned everyone to at the least start doing this immediately and so I did as well as researching on my own. As spoiled rich (mostly in freedom and prosperity) Americans we as a nation are impatient and want everything done so quickly that we really don’t care about how it gets done. Sadly to say people still died even after being vaccinated for all sorts of various reasons. I for one was not willing to take one for the team so here I stand well and still going strong at 68, so I guess I’m doing something right. Love you still.
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