Reporting Highlights
- Deadly Outbreak: A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a Utah mink farm for two months. Flu experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic.
- Government Failures: State officials didn’t order the mink to be killed, which other countries with outbreaks have done. They are prioritizing the financial interests of the fur trade.
- Silent Risks: Despite CDC guidance urging officials to monitor workers, they actively chose not to and declined to test workers — including one with a symptom experts said would warrant testing.
If you want to do that as an individual, that’s a choice. But I’m saying we are in an existential crisis right now, that’s going to decide what kind of society we will be: democracy or monarchy. Until the cruel government we now have is dealt with, the niceties will be ignored by the average American, or dismissed as fringe.
Okay, what actionable steps will you take in order towards that?
I think one would be to stop consuming pointless products, like meat or leather or whatever, that fuel the lobbyists working together with your government.
It’s as individuals that we together create a group strong enough to pose a resistance.
Not much you can do
I think you can do some small changes in your life today, that when compounded over time might have benefits for the world.
If you agree that we should stop farming animals, going vegan or even vegetarian is probably a good step in the right direction.
The impact on the government might be negligible, but there are plenty of other benefits for the world.