While I rarely shy away from expressing what I think, I tend to avoid being overtly political because a blog is not a dialog and therefore not conducive to productive political discourse.
And further, this is a blog about dogs — sort of.
Okay — sometimes.
But I find the Political and the Canine have now converged because of one tiny virus.
My true feelings about the current administration’s handling of the pandemic...
The lies spewing from the White House are literally killing human beings. That is not hyperbole.
By telling people to go on with their usual lives, that the virus is contained and so on and so forth — I have no words for all that nonsense. Luckily, there is an emoji for everything.
And to say coronavirus and hoax in the same sentence?!
Okay, regardless of whether you support the current president or not, we know he struggles with the truth — and if this is news to you, start watching more than Fox.
FYI — you can still think he is the Messiah and acknowledge the man is a pathological liar — knowing someone’s limitations is an important adulting skill that may — in this situation — LITERALLY save lives.
So we cannot look to the president or his minions for guidance or information because we cannot and should not trust that information.
Luckily, most state and local leaders of all political stripes are stepping up (with the possible exception of the Bozo Governor of Oklahoma) and they are canceling events, closing schools, and doing what they can to encourage people to help flatten the curve.
The CDC is also trying hard to regain/retain credibility, depending on how you see things, and has issued a recommendation that all events of 50 or more people be canceled for the next eight weeks in the US.
Let’s not split fur, people. If the event is a bunch of humans in a room — even if the room is big enough for social distancing and the number is 48 and not 50 — do the responsible thing and CANCEL IT.
And here is where the Canine and the Political merge.
Any dog group that fails to cancel events that clump humans together in a room, no matter how large that room, at any point in the next eight weeks is run by irresponsible (and a bunch of other unflattering adjectives that I just deleted) persons — and nobody should support said organization or event.
No excuses. No delays. No waiting for the virus to just disappear as a certain dangerous Liar-in-Chief suggested would happen. Cancel the damn event. Now.
Yes, I am so sad that this means the BMDCA National Specialty MUST be canceled. UPDATED: The Specialty IS canceled because we have outstanding people in charge. Kudos to them for making the tough decision.
But you know what is even sadder? Dead People.