I try to practice stoicism as much as I can, not worrying about what I can’t control and making the best of every situation but it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
There has always been corruption and politicians lying is a tale as old as time, but it’s baffling to see how in your face, “there’s nothing you can do about it” the corruption has become. Yet a significant percentage of people just don’t care, while a smaller but vocal and powerful percentage actually cheer it on. With the internet and social media it takes all of 5 seconds to prove how everything were being told is an outright lie but every institution from government to academia to corporate to tech is in on the game and uses every trick in the book to obfuscate or censor or deceive.
I’ve been adamant about not getting the vaccine and will continue to refuse but how far will the powers that be push this? With the way things are going pretty soon you won’t be able to work, travel, or even potentially go to grocery stores/restaurants unless vaccinated. Some will say “oh just get a job somewhere else” like people don’t have families or doing a job they like/are qualified for to consider.
I wish I could say that I believe the courts will eventually take a stand and end this madness, but they are just as corrupted as every other institution. I wish I could say that I believe that there will be a huge swing in 2022 in Congress or 2024 in the presidency and that will make a difference, but there are far too many traitors in the GOP for that to be a real possibility. Even if one of the above happens, how much damage will be done first?
I’m not the doom and gloom type, but it just feels like every part of my life from work to sports to friends and even family relationships are being permanently changed for the worse. Even my marriage has been negatively impacted, especially because of COVID since I refuse to get vaccinated and my wife (who works in healthcare) has fully bought in to the lies. There’s just no relief.