I Don’t Do Surveys

I have had a little to say about surveys already, but maybe it is a good time to revisit the idea. The problem with the surveys is the wording of the questions. Many times, there is no true answers. They ask true false questions when the reply is neither true nor false. They ask multiple choice questions when they don’t have my answer listed. Unfortunately, they do not include a choice of none of the above.

Generally, after the 1st 3 or 4 questions, I know the purpose of the survey and who is behind it. Without doubt, the questions are worded to benefit those sponsoring the questionnaire. Indeed, the survey is obviously intended to affect opinion more than determining opinions.

The promp for me writing this is a request for my cellphone phone provider to take a survey. Thought about taking it just to gather evidence. You think, maybe those questions just might be worded without bias? I think not.

On the other hand, if you want my opinion on my provider, I will be glad to tell anyone. But don’t expect it to be either rosey or horid. However, there is one thing I would like to tell one and all. They have included some things on the phone that I cannot remove. For instance; I can’t remove tic toc. There are holidays on the calendar that cannot be removed. Perhaps worst, I keep setting the ‘do not disturb ‘ function unintentionally and without knowing it. As a result I missed 5 calls, 3 of which were important… sort of the reason I carry a cell phone.

It does make me wonder if that was in some way on their survey.

And, oh yes. I am still wondering how I turned the do not disturb function on. Just maybe I’ll find out one day…hopefully before I miss another important call, as when my wife is desperately trying to call me.

To Take or Not to Take… the Vaccine. That is the Question.

I’m going to make this short, which will make at least some of you happy.

Fact, the vaccine is classified experimental. I cannot imagine forcing anyone to take an experimental drug of any kind, especially someone under 18. It has already been established that it does have side effects, especially on younger people. Moreover, the youth stand to be effected over a greater time.

My conclusion, it should be taken only and completely by free will. No one should be forced to take it for any reason, though I can see people in the health industry suggesting it.

Personally, I would feel horrible if I forced someone to take any drug and then that person had a severe reaction. Then again, I’m not most people. The dems don’t care if people have complications. They don’t even care when they die. And they paint themselves as the ones who care. Need I remind you of all those that died in the nursing homes because of the “caring” act of a few democrat governess.

By the way, my wife and I have both been vaccinated. By the way, I do find it appalling that people who share my opinion get censored by big tech. They have no business censoring anyone, certainly on this subject. They likely know little more than me, maybe less. Nonetheless, they should not take away a truly informed consent.

Fear

Many of us learn fear from our youth. For some people the fear is not natural. Some people refuse to leave their homes. Others, like me, fear heights. Fortunately, my fear of heights is more-or-less under control. Still, I refuse to go up in those rides where all they do is lift you to great heights. Some, let you rapidly descend and slow you just before you reach the ground.

I guess my fear of heights does have some basis. To be sure, the height won’t cause any harm. In general most people survive the fall. It’s that sudden stop I fear.

Some have great fear of the dark while most of us know that it isn’t the dark that can cause us harm. Now on the other hand, all those treacherous gremlin that hide in the dark….

Most of us, to some degree, fear the IRS. If you don’t believe me, just tell someone that the IRS is going to audit his last five years of returns. I suppose, to some degree, this is a good fear. It keeps most of us honest. On the other hand, the not so honest have more fear than most of us. Sometimes it nags at such people. It is the ol’ “What if” question that comes to mind, at least once or twice a day.

Often times we try to destroy what we fear. Sometimes, this is without reason. Sometimes we have a reason.

Take for instance the dems, the general news media, and especially those who have lied to the public. In general, they fear the truth and as such they try to destroy it.

This speaks well of President Trump. Those that have lied, cheated and stolen, or those who have aided and abetted those who have, have a good reason to fear the former president. He represents the truth. And, if there is one thing these folks have to fear is the truth, or those who speak the truth. It is no wonder there are so many trying to destroy President Trump and those who support him.

If they don’t fear the truth, then why won’t they let him speak? Why did they take him down from all the social sites?

It looks to me as if they are running scared. Because they fear him, they try to destroy him.

Moreover, it is a pattern. Anywhere you see someone trying to destroy the truth, it is a sign that they have something to hide. Remember Ms. Clinton and her E-mails. She feared the truth getting out more than she feared the penalty of the law. Then again, she does have a D after her name. She did know she had a good chance of getting away with it. So she successfully broke the law and hid the truth. As such, we, the public will never know what she hid.

Conform or Else!!

We all spent our days in school. At least to some degree, we were expected to conform. Mostly, we had to conform to the rules set by the teachers. However, as we grew older, we noticed that, if we were going to be popular, we needed to conform to the norms set by other students. certainly, right at the top for boys: we had to have the right tennis shoes. Not only did they have to be the right brand, but the right specific model.

For girls, I guess it was style. The right hair-do and the right kind of clothing was a must. Woe be to the girl whose parents could not afford such things. They became outsiders and they were never accepted in the better circles.

Then there were the college days. Learning was just something done on the side. The most important thing was to get in the right cliques and be known by the right people. This in turn help to determine who might hire whom. Here lately, there is another part of conforming. No one dare say or do anything to indicate they are conservative. Worst of all, don’t ever say anything in favor of President Trump. If a modern Yale student lets it be known that he is in favor of President Trump, he will not be permitted in any of the prestige organizations. His grades might start taking a nose dive and it is even possible he might be expelled, but always for other reasons.

Then too, if someone finds out that a former student worked for the president, it is now a high priority to make sure that they must surrender their sheepskin back to the school. Moreover, it is very important that they quickly conform or they will never get a good job ever again. What a horrible thing it would be for someone who worked for the president to get a position where he might influence people to do good things. (and most of my life, educators tried to convince me that once I got an education it is mine. No one can take it away from me. Maybe this is not as true as they claimed.)

Now, it has risen to new heights, or should I say lows. Woe to those who write or say anything to favor the conservatives. There are those in Congress demanding the dismissal of all members who would not immediately accept the presidency of Biden.

After the forefathers wrote The United States Constitution, they almost immediately added The Bill of Rights. The very first amendment insured freedom of the press and of speech. So, the government may not limit speech or the press in almost any way. However, the dems found a very effective way around that.

The New York Post came out with a factual article on Biden’s son and dems turned to the mainstream and social media, and stopped the oldest paper in the land – cold. Guess what? The founding fathers never thought of that one. Who could have predicted the likes of Twitter and Face Book? If they had thought ahead, they just might have made provisions. However, at the time they wrote the first amendment, they had no way of foreseeing computers, let alone things such as Twitter.

Moreover, the technology has outraced the law. Because it was not foreseen, appropriate changes were not made. Now it is too late. Even now, I with my little blog, have started experiencing small difficulties. Even I might be faced with the ultimate order, conform or else!

What is the or else? I don’t know. However, if this conform disease is not stopped, this world will become far worse than Orwell’s “1984,” albeit a few decades late. Eventually, we will all conform or we will be canceled. If need be, that means languishing away in some prison. If need be, it will mean being injected with poison until dead.

You see, the left will protect a killer from the death penalty. However, if someone refuses to conform, they don’t deserve to breathe. A dog’s life is worth more.

By the way, once we are all canceled, the main stream media will be next. The members of congress must conform. The conservatives must conform. Finally, of course, the mainstream media will have to conform. No one can be allowed to think for himself. Other than the leaders, there will be no exceptions. There will no longer be a first amendment. In fact there will no longer be a constitution. It is their ultimate goal. If we don’t stand in their way, they will reach it.

A Surprise for Those on Twitter

Those of you on Twitter just might want to reconsider. I understand, there are some who rely on Twitter for their business. The thing is, you see, Twitter controls you and those you communicate with. They determine what you say and with whom you communicate. If you step outside their bounds, there are penalties to pay.

Right now, that may not be a problem. However, consider, they might start taking offense to something you say. There is nothing stopping them from reducing your subject matter. On the other hand, one day you might decide to write about something they don’t like.

In effect, it might be like a boa-constrictor snake. They may continue to tighten their coils until they completely own you. You write as they say or you don’t write at all. Better to be free of their coils before it is too late. Better you send them a message now. If people reduce use of Twitter, then they are the ones under control. Maybe the best idea is to simply put them completely out of business. It will send a message to one and all that we are a nation of people who refuse to be controlled. Maybe, just possibly, conceivably, that would be a good thing. It would be better than a few elite controlling the many.

By the way, I do not have a Twitter account. I am not on that page thing. It does slow me down a little, maybe a lot. but I do alright. More important they don’t own me.