Okay, I said I would share about the whole meal planning thing, and I know you all are just on the edge of your seats in anticipation for that topic but bigger thoughts are filling my mind at the moment. Those thoughts are what I will be sharing in this post. I want to make sure I am feeling the fiery passion when I write my posts, and I do plan to share my tips and such with you.
Bear in mind as your read this that my darling daughter thought she was a cuckoo clock last night and was talking/screaming/laughing in her sleep last night. Every hour. Almost dead on the hour. Made for a rough night of sleep.
I have always been strongly opposed to sharing political or religious views on Facebook. It is not a good platform for that kind of crap. Rarely do I even spout off about current events. You are aware of them if you watch the news, or hell, even if you only get on Facebook. The hot button issues are all right there.
That said, yesterday I broke my normal stance and shared a story from the local news about a boy being isolated and detained due to the potential for Ebola as he had recently traveled to Western Africa. I have since deleted the post but it went something like this:
"The fear is now closer to home. Maybe, just maybe the federal government will step in and do something. [something about fear mongering] and [something else]"
This set off a huge, I guess you would call it argument with my frazzled, post grad student, brother. And well, I can only swipe so fast and say so much from a cell phone. I called it done, and deleted the post. Then I took a moment to message him, tell him I love him, and break down my intent. I also reminded him that I am not a foil hat wearing conspiracy theorist.
Now, I shall break my thoughts down for you all as well (essentially pulling from the message I sent him):
By the fear, I am not speaking of my fear. I am talking in terms of the fear being a much more dangerous epidemic in this nation than ebola will ever be. Fear causes people to do stupid, irrational things. Now, between the story I had shared and the one about the person in Salem I can guarantee there are idiots stockpiling crap like Y2K and 9/11 enthusiasts.
As for the government's involvement, I do feel that the regulatory bodies governing the medical world should be more involved in affected hospitals. And in general they should mandate better practices in preventing the spread of any disease.
As for the fear mongering media, yes, I do believe that there are some parties within the government that enjoy the way the masses flock to whatever hot button topic is in the news because it distracts them from more important issues such as war, the economy, truly major health concerns, etc.
And goddammit I can't remember the final part of my post. Again, I normally avoid sharing that stuff just for these reasons. Everyone has an opinion. This is mine. I don't expect a soul to agree with me. I know I am more likely to win the lottery or die in a car accident than I am to ever contract ebola. But I guarantee you that tomorrow at least 50% of my coworkers will be going on about this crap and I will be prepared to remind them there is a very extremely limited chance they will get it. Unless they all become nurses and make out with infected patients.
Everything with the purple background is the message I sent to my brother. He explained why he reacted the way he had; he had been dealing with someone who is very much a conspiracy theorist type and it left him jittery and looking for a target. I did make some edits to this, because some of my views are a little touchy for many people right now, but 98% of what I said to him is here.
No joke, I am amazed that I haven't heard a word about Ebola murmured in the office today.
Changes are happening at work. Good changes for me! Will share as I learn more.
Have a thpectacular Thursday! (this is about my thing with alliteration. Will go in details about that at some point too.)
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