Remaining Sane In A World Gone Insane

How does one remain sane in a world gone insane?

It is a question I ask myself more each day.

A few examples.

ACLU Position on Mask Mandates

The American Civil Liberties Union stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country."

On its website the ACLU uses this graphic to explain why people should support that mission.

Source: https://www.aclu.org/about-aclu

Based on its mission, and its stated stance on principle, wouldn't a sane person expect the ACLU to take a stand to protect the individual rights of children to have the CHOICE to wear a face mask in school or not?

After all, there is no mask mandate that I am aware of anywhere in the country that has been authorized legislatively at the state or federal level.

Shouldn't that be an individual right that is protected?

Not the way the ACLU sees it. 

It is on the side that wants to infringe on individual rights and liberties.

Insanity rules.

New Biden Appointee at Department of Energy

Sam Brinton is the new Biden administration appointed deputy assistant secretary of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition in the Energy Department’s Office of Nuclear Energy. 

This position is second in command for overseeing all of the nation's nuclear waste and disposal issues.

The person standing in this picture is Sam Brinton.

Brinton does have dual Master's degrees from MIT in nuclear science and engineering systems.

However, he has also performed as a drag queen appropriately named (for him) "Sister Ray Dee O'Active".

Here is Sam Brinton at the Oscar's in 2018.

Source: https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1491879638389309442

What position did Sam Brinton have immediately before his appointment by Joe Biden that prepared him to oversee the nation's nuclear waste disposal?

Brinton has been the Vice President of Advocacy and Government Affairs for the Trevor Project which has as its primary mission providing support for LGBTQ young people in crisis.

That might be worthwhile work but how does it qualify as preparation to handle nuclear waste?

Did Brinton get this appointment because of his MIT degree or because he is a non-binary LGBTQ activist?

At one time, someone with Sam Brinton's background could not have gotten a security clearance for a government job much beyond dog catcher let alone overseeing the nation's nuclear waste.

That is clearly not the case today.

Insane.

National Archives Contains Harmful Content

The National Archives houses the most important founding and historical documents of the United States.

These include the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution. and the Bill of Rights among other important documents.

Last summer the National Archives Record Administration (NARA) decided they needed to place a blanket warning on the content of the Archives.

Our National Archives contain "harmful content".

Source: https://thefederalist.com/2021/09/08/national-archives-issues-harmful-content-warning-on-constitution-all-other-founding-documents/

This is the webpage with the "warning".

What types of "harmful content" can be found in the National Archives?

This is taken directly from the NARA statement.

What harmful or difficult content may be found in the National Archives Catalog and our web pages?

Some items may:

reflect racist, sexist, ableist, misogynistic/misogynoir, and xenophobic opinions and attitudes;

be discriminatory towards or exclude diverse views on sexuality, gender, religion, and more;

include graphic content of historical events such as violent death, medical procedures, crime, wars/terrorist acts, natural disasters and more;

demonstrate bias and exclusion in institutional collecting and digitization policies.

Harmful content warnings on documents in the National Archives?

Insane.  

The "Highly Effective" Covid Vaccines

We also hear every day about how "highly effective" the Covid vaccines are.

There seems to be no one that is claiming that the vaccines will prevent you from becoming infected with Covid anymore.

The gigantic surge in cases we saw in December and January destroyed that narrative.

Source: The New York Times

Although cases are down 85% from their peak in mid-January, cases are still higher this year than they were last year.

On February 16, 2022 there were more than double the number of new cases than there were on that date last year. The 7-day average was +53% compared to the same period last year.

We are told that cases might be higher but the vaccines are "highly effective" at preventing serious disease, hospitalizations and deaths.

However, deaths are higher right now than they were last year at the same time.

This is after almost 550 million doses of the Covid vaccines have been administered.

Source: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccination-trends_vacctrends-total-cum

There were 3,306 deaths reported on February 16, 2022. A year ago on the same date there were 1,707. The 7-day average was 5% higher this year than in 2021.

2022

Source: The New York Times

2021

Source: The New York Times

In a sane world, people would look at this data and question that there is something wrong with the narrative. 

Can the vaccines even be considered "effective" in looking at the data in which cases and deaths are higher now than they were last year?

We live in a world that has gone insane.

Education?

There is no place that insanity rules more so in the world than in education today---especially in so-called "elite" private schools.

For example, consider this listing for an open position as Dean of Faculty at Milton Academy in Massachusetts.

To be qualified an applicant should have: 

A demonstrated and ongoing commitment to dismantling institutional, interpersonal, and internalized marginalization.

What does that even mean?

Source: https://twitter.com/WokePrivate/status/1490855834032947202

How about this listing for a teacher of percussion at The Brearly School in New York City?

What is the quality that the ideal candidate must possess above everything else in order to teach students how to use those drums and cymbals?

Competence in anti-racist pedagogy.

Credit:https://twitter.com/WokePrivate/status/1490857861324623872/photo/2

After all, no one wants to listen to a racist drum beat.

Insane does not begin to describe this.

Remain sane and pray that sanity will once again reign supreme.