Why Martial Law?

Yes, as you would suspect the title “Why Martial Law,” does reference our current situation with the COVID-19 virus. Instead of freaking out emotionally, let’s explore how we may actually get to live under martial law for a little while.

The behavior of a few in this case will affect the lives of many. With the COVID-19 virus running 24/7 on both regular news and social media, I think it’s fair to say most Americans are aware of it and know what’s going on both here and around the world. People are dying. Please take that statement for what it’s worth…people are dying. The statement is not political, not some conspiracy, it is a cold, hard, fact.

No matter what you believe about this situation we are in, how you react to it affects others. For those of us still working, we see the ignorance of so many people. Having to be out and about for some is a necessity. For those that are flooding towns and cities unnecessarily, well, they are part of the problem. Shopping for things that you don’t need is putting both you and many others at risk. Not heeding the pleas from our health officials to please stay home is part of the problem.

Even as of this writing deaths rates are climbing. Yet all around me I continue to hear people downplaying the virus and going about like nothing is wrong. It is this ignorant behavior that will get martial law or at least mandatory quarantines put into place. The spring break beach goers quickly come to mind. Hundreds of thousands of partiers all mingled together. Not caring about being infected or infecting others when they all go back home.

We as a nation have been asked to do what is right for not only ourselves but our neighbors as well. The fact that so many are not doing what is asked of them will be why more restrictions will be placed on everyone. This is not some political plea. Which side of that fence you stand on I could care less. If we work together we will get through this, much easier and faster than the alternative. God bless you all.

The Dark Side of Social Media

These days no matter where we go or what we do, we are reminded of the tremendous impact of social media. Social medial in the early years was awesome. People could connect with friends and family from anywhere at almost any time. Many learned how to use social media to work and earn a good living. This is all still true, but, over the last decade we have learned of the dark side of this wonderful communication network.

Being able to immediately respond to any form of information has the whole world thinking they are experts on every subject. That is laughable but also dangerous. The days when we watched the evening news and trusted them are long gone. Every major news organization has an agenda. The only part of that they share together is making money. News is money.

Back to social media. Facebook for example allows us to share our opinions and ideas as soon as we form them. We no longer watch the evening news, talk things over with family and discuss things at the water cooler the next day. Instead we suffer from knee jerk reaction responses from every corner of the globe. Think before you speak should be taught in schools…it would serve us well.

Gone seems to be the days of factual reporting. Please bring it back. Media in any form needs to be based on facts. Yes, there is a dangerous virus spreading. The media could most definitely have handled this better. When a reporter or writer falsely reports a story, there should be consequences. This type of thing twenty years ago was not tolerated. Integrity in the passing of information should be brought back at all cost.