SHORT READS
I Call the Shots
The delusion of anti-mask, anti-vax, anti-law US citizens
A woman at a rally, holding a sign that says, in red-white-and-blue, “I CALL THE SHOTS” exemplifies the ongoing COVID insanity. She’s said it plain as day, what she wants: to be in charge of something.
At the very least, every anti-vaxxer wants full control of his or her own life.
Against a virus, you don’t call the shots. None of us has full control over our lives, from birth to death.
We are at the mercy of all sorts of forces, including other people, hurricanes, illness, aging, death, the economy, and — the next visit from your mother-in-law.
Most of life is about not calling shots, but Americans can’t accept this simple truth. We’ve been inculcated from day one into a bizarre mindset that says individuals plan their own destiny.
It’s one of the pillars of the American dream, similar to growing up to be a cowboy or astronaut.
I, alone, shall master the world. It’s a nice idea, but most of us grow out of it.
Individualism Works…Temporarily
Telling kids life is their responsibility and teaching that their actions have consequences is central to raising…
