TUESDAY COMMENTARY – IN IT TOGETHER? YA RIGHT
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IT’S BEEN BURNING IN ME FOR AWHILE.
EARLY ON IN THIS PANDEMIC, WE WERE INUNDATED WITH THE MESSAGE “WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER”. HOWEVER AS TIME WORE ON, THAT SEEMED TO BE DROPPED BECAUSE I’M GUESSING ANNOUNCERS COULDN’T READ THE LINE WITH A STRAIGHT FACE.
AND THEN SOMEWHERE JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS – I TRULY CAN’T REMEMBER WHERE – I HEARD IT SAID, “NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS, WE’RE STILL IN THIS TOGETHER.”
I JUST BIT MY LIP. THE EXAMPLES ARE EVERYWHERE TO PROVE WE ARE NOT. AND FOR ONCE, I’M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT SPORTS.
THE BIGGEST OF COURSE, IS THE 20 POLITICIANS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT WHO LEFT THE COUNTRY FOR VACATIONS OVER THE HOLIDAYS.
I DON’T CARE WHAT THEIR REASONS WERE. THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT HAS BROUGHT DOWN HARSH, STRICT GUIDELINES AND MADE MANY THREATS. AND THEN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS THEMSELVES IGNORE THEM AND HAVE THE GALL TO TRY TO DEFEND THEIR ACTIONS.
HOW ABOUT AN APOLOGY?
THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ELECTED LEADERS WHO SET AN EXAMPLE. THE MESSAGE THIS SENDS TURNS MY STOMACH EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT IT.
MEANWHILE THE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY SPORTS NOT PLAYING HAVE RESPECTFULLY SAT ON THE SIDELINES AND FOLLOWED THE RULES. BUT THE PEOPLE GIVING THE ORDERS DID NOT.
NOW WITH THE RETURN OF THE NHL AND NEWS OF A WHL RETURN, IT’S GOT LEAGUES AT LOWER LEVELS HOWLING “WHY NOT US?” YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THE PHOTO OF THE 14-YEAR OLD GIRL IN KELOWNA HOLDING A SIGN THAT SAYS “IF SIDNEY CROSBY CAN PLAY, WHY CAN’T I?”
AND DON’T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE FUNDRAISERS THAT’VE DRIED UP. THE LAST POLL I SAW STATED CHARITABLE DONATIONS WERE DOWN 40% IN 2020. THE IDEA OF “SHOP LOCAL” WAS CUTE FOR AWHILE BUT AMAZON PACKAGES CONTINUE TO CRISSCROSS THE CONTINENT IN RECORD NUMBERS.
PROJECTIONS FOR HOW THE PANDEMIC WILL PLAY OUT SUGGEST WE’RE ONLY ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THIS THING. SORRY TO BE A DOWNER.
SO THE SLOGAN SHOULD READ “COVID 21 – EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF”.
AT LEAST THAT WAY THE POLITICIANS COULD SAY THEY PRACTICE WHAT THEY PREACH.
THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY ON CAT COUNTRY 98.
They say shop local but then stores close or you can’t buy it because it’s not essential. If I’m turned away at the door but told to go online and order it then I’m going to see who else has what I’m looking for.
THAT’S TODAY’S ROD PEDERSEN COMMENTARY- Oh so true.
Good morning Rod, This is your best commentary yet. It helps a great deal that you walk your talk. I said right from the beginning when they were preaching this “in this together” it ain’t gonna happen – put it this was the Titanic they’d be finding a way to one of the remaining life boats. I have seen people openly shirk the travel restrictions and come back and not self-isolate. It’s those people that will either keep this going or frankly get somebody killed. These guys are not in it together. Not one bit. It starts with the politicians… Read more »