September 16, 2020

Gigantic demonstrations against the wearing of masks, videoed and stringently reported. Part of me assumes it’s a prank, a jeux d’esprit whereby the same people who are amused by Trump’s antics find it amusing to irritate liberal snowflakes on this issue as well. I do understand that. But, if sincere, how unaccountable. First, how is this worse than wearing seatbelts or buying car insurance, hitherto forced on us by the Deep State? Second, how is it that we recognize rights so acutely but have no notion of obligations? We have the right to carry guns, but the obligation to keep kindergarteners from bring murdered is “politicizing” or tyranny. We want our faces as we want them though dozens may die because of it. Even those who believe the virus is real don’t see how it is up to them to deter it. What if we faced food rations or blackouts? It is a generation of tantruming brats. 

Turned on the TV just in time to see Luke Combs–acquaintance, All Souls choir alumnus-- win album of the year and male entertainer of the year at the Country Music Awards. The Bryant’s, his teachers at A.C. Reynolds, must be beside themselves