“There are lies, damned lies and statistics.”
- Mark Twain
Goddamn Covid Blues (to be played while reading the following...)
~The Goddamn Covid Blues~
by Duncan Cary Palmer
I woke up this mornin'
With the goddamn Covid Blues.
Said, when I woke up this mornin',
Had those goddamn Covid Blues.
I was doin' OK yesterday,
But then I turned on the TV news...
Fancy talkin' head told me
"You need to cover your face."
Sexy weather babe too,
"Jus' stay home; gotta shelter in place.
Boogie Virus gonna getcha!
It's killin' the whole damn human race."
"You can't go to work now,
It's not safe to go to school.
Don't get on that train, that aeroplane,
'Social' distance, follow the rule.
Mask up between bites, now,
You think Gavin's a fool?"
I stopped and thought for a minute;
It don't make no sense to me.
Sat down and thought a bit longer...
Still makes no goddamn sense to me.
Had enough of this bullshit!
I'm turnin' off my TV.
~FIN~
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Very smooth man! Love the John Lee Hooker cover as well. Very appropriate. COVID sure does bring on the BLUES
Hey, thanks for the visit and the kind words!
BTW, I enjoyed listening to your cover of Tamborine Man... ;)
Thanks! It's good to be back.
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Hi Creatr - Glad to see you're doing well and grumbling again - not exactly Covid denial, which is absurd, but more frustration, which everyone feels. The only place I'm seen without a mask is walking or jogging outdoors - Mind you, we live in a small village and well, this is Canada - no science deniers and a lot of very polite people who don't want to spread disease. Nice to live in a sane country...I wish everyone did. Stay healthy, my friend, and continue posting - not much else to do right now :)
Hey John,
Thanks for visiting; it's good to "hear" your voice.
Yes, have to get the grumbles off my chest somehow...
No, I'm not a "Covid denier," it exists but (in and of itself) it is a tempest in a teapot.
HOWEVER, as you already know, I am without a doubt a "state denier." The 'crisis,' the fear, the masks, the extremely anti 'social' (sic) distancing, the endless media frenzy and fear porn are all worthless, ineffective, over-the-top overreactions and distractions from state misdeeds behind the scenes. The state has destroyed the economy and wreaked more havoc, death, destruction, and loss on humanity that Covid ever dreamt of doing. The only country I'm aware of that is even partially sane is Sweden, and I even have my doubts about them! Attendance at my cousin's recent funeral there was state limited to 50 people.🤬
You know I could dispute many of these statements, but I won't bc I miss you, my friend, and know the anarchy message - I grew up believing it and still believe in individualism and the concept that that government is best that governs least...but having said that I'm alarmed by the rise of the alt-right and militias that seem to 'mask' under an anti-government, anti-police, and extreme 1st amendment stance (Well, 2nd amendment too, lol, to back up their intentions).
It reminds me of G7 protests where so-called 'anarchists' wreak mayhem, except these yahoos are racist bigots and vigilantes. Fact is, the climate denying, science denying current US government ignored Covid until it got completely out of hand. Almost a quarter of a million dead and people politicizing a plague? Pure stupidity at the grassroots and highest levels. I feel absolutely grieved by this situation and can't believe that peole from Bill Gates to Dr. Fauci are 'over the top' and over-reacting to a modern American tragedy. Yes, the rest of the world is suffering, but the USA used to be a world leader at least in its pursuit of noble ideals.
Seeing the rise of nazi sentiments around the world tells me that authoritarianism flourishes when governments fail to govern and right now individuals are held hostage to mass prejudice and hatred. There's no retreat from this chaos even into a small society of friends - this emergency requires large-scale action and macro measures because it's eroded so many basic societal structures. Anyway, I didn't want to vent, but right now venting seems to help...along with wearing a mask, washing hands and keeping at a safe distance. Sad.
Friend, there's overwhelming evidence supporting all my assertions, readily available to anyone who looks. The government response to Covid is a crime against humanity.
Of course, I'm completely with you when it comes to disdain for violent and racist protestors who do nothing but amplify the devastation caused by state tyranny, but my cynical observation is that even that all just plays into the state's agenda.
You could have a number 1 hit there, LOL :)
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