Elena came
in from work a bit early last night. She told me that a curfew was in effect.
We could not leave the house between 8:30 in the evening and six the following
morning. I looked at my cell phone and the alert was there. This is because of
social unrest.
Today a number of US states were
holding primary elections. A dilemma was pointed out. What if you are standing
in line to vote at 8:30 in the evening. A law enforcement officer comes up to
you and tells you that you are violating curfew rules. You are ordered to go
home immediately or face a big fine or a trip to county jail. What happens to
your right to vote? This could happen this fall in many states when the
presidential election is held.
We all have watched sporting events at
some time in our lives. In a futbol or baseball game, there are pregame
activities. The players come on the field with a lot of fanfare. They kick
around or throw around the ball. A lot of this is done to entertain the crowds
in the stadium and watching on television. Sometime later the actual game
begins in earnest.
I am beginning to see what is going on
now is like the pregame show. The actual game will begin in the northern
hemisphere fall when the second wave of coronavirus hits. You have this massive
unemployment here of over 41 million. Most of these people are getting generous
unemployment benefits now. They are protected from eviction and foreclosure in
most jurisdictions. Economists say that 12% of those people will not have a job
to return to. This is roughly 4,900,000 people. What happens when their
eviction/foreclosure protection runs out and the unemployment checks stop? This
is an ideal formula for social unrest on a grander scale than we are seeing
now. In California, you will have another problem this fall; fire season
returns.
I will leave you to ponder on my words.
Give your imagination a free reign.
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