Ep. 25 Occupy Your Mind-Pandemic!
We continue our discussion regarding the mismanagement of the Coronavirus here in the United States:
Unemployment - People around the country are having difficulty obtaining unemployment benefits during this quarantine. Is this due to faulty computer systems? Or could it be that states don't have the money to pay the unemployment benefits? (With all the money being spent on tax breaks to the rich, mass surveillance, militarization of our police forces, etc.)
FDR who was president during the Great Depression of the 1930s famously said, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Have we decided as Americans that fear is actually a good thing? Is being afraid all the time keeping us safe? Is safety even possible? Should we value safety over freedom? Are we no longer the free and the brave but now the fearful and safety-seeking?
Since the Patriot Act was passed following 9/11, have we gotten safer? Does mass surveillance keep us safe or is safety an illusion? Why can't we repeal the Patriot Act? Why are we allowing the government to use the Coronavirus to take away more of our civil liberties? Will we ever get our 4th Amendment rights back or should we just forget about the whole thing?...
Why do we wear masks, maintain a distance from each other, hide in our homes in fear of a virus then sit down to eat junk food, smoke and drink? Is it better to die from heart disease, diabetes, or cancer than it is to die from Coronavirus?
