Climate change. Gender equality. The evils of natural gas and oil.
Climate change:
Is it real? Absolutely. Is it due to people? I don’t believe it is. Why? The climate has been changing since the earth has existed. There’s been other ice ages. There’s been other warm ages. These eras happened long before people were so plentiful. Long before current living standards with all the pollutants belching forth to keep us warm. So, yes, climate change is real but should not be used as a political reason to tax.
It is extremely arrogant to assume humans have any effect on what Mother Nature is doing or has done. It is even more arrogant to think we can control these changes. The reality is, the only thing we can control is cleaning up after ourselves in this over-the-top throwaway society.
Gender equality:
I don’t know about you, but I find it insulting to all women that some employers feel it necessary to put a woman in a position of authority to keep their company “gender balanced”. Did I earn the position? Am I qualified? Or did I get it just cuz I’m a girl? Because that’s insulting if it’s the reason any woman is able to climb the ladder. Most of us want to be recognized by merit, not a give-me.
The evils of oil and natural gas:
The rhetoric is always the same. We need renewable energy. Why? Oil and gas is baaaad. What are renewables? Wind and solar are the two most popular answers. So. What are solar panels made with? What is used to store the energy from these panels? Silicone and lithium batteries, respectively. Is lithium renewable? How is it harvested? What about silicone? What is it’s main product? What is their life span? (Longer than a windmill, but I don’t know the exact length.) What are the main products used to make windmills? Is steel a renewable resources? How is it harvested? What is the life span of a windmill? (A mere 25 years.) Not to mention the many health concerns people have living near a wind farm. Why aren’t more people asking these questions? Why do people so blindly follow popular bandwagons?
Also, the two provinces most virulently opposing oil & gas transportation are also dumping raw sewage into the very waters they claim to want to protect. Why isn’t there an uproar about this blatant — and highly unnecessary — pollution that can cause multitudes of disease and damage to water ecosystems?
No one ever considers without the current monetary benefits from oil and gas, our country would not be so well funded with social programs, like health care or education. Nor do they consider what would happen to our quality of life if we simply shut this industry down because of hypocritical activists. Canada’s oil and gas sector has some of the highest regulations in the world that help protect our environment while harvesting a very necessary product.
So I wish everyone would sit down, shut up and use their damned heads for 5 minutes on all three subjects to think it through — from every angle. But for gods’ sakes, quit believing all the media hype.
Wednesday 30 October 2019
Wednesday 10 July 2019
To Immunize or Not to Immunize
Recently, Alberta decided not to force vaccines on everyone. I agree with this decision. Why? No law should ever be put in place to force anyone to put something in their bodies they don’t want there.
Before we go any further, I believe most vaccines are meant to protect us. Most have very good prevention rates, such as MMR, whooping cough, meningitis, chicken pox, etc. The only real exception, in my mind, is the flu shot. This vaccine is literally a guessing game when developed, based on the 5-6 most popular strains from areas that have winter before North America. It has also been proven that the flu virus mutates every 6 weeks, meaning the vaccine used may offer very little protection against any new, mutated strains. This is why some years the flu shot works well; some years it doesn’t.
Lots of people say we must also rely on something known as “herd immunity” with approximately 95% of the population needing to be vaccinated for this to happen. Canada’s immunization rates are between 77% and 89%, depending on the province. Now, if you do a bit of research, you’ll find that perhaps this isn’t as truthful as we’ve all been led to believe. Here’s a link for one such article: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/news/herd-immunity-a-false-rationale-for-vaccine-mandates/.
The popular mentality to herd immunization is that we protect the vulnerable — those with immune deficiencies or those unable to receive vaccines due to other health issues. This is where this conversation always goes downhill. Swiftly and with absolute rudeness. I get it. We all want to believe our loved ones are safe because everyone else has been vaccinated when they cannot be.
However, there’s something we often forget. There are many different viruses that we are not vaccinated for. We have the potential to contract these every time we leave our homes. Particularly those with compromised immune systems. My question is this: how do we protect against these? Do we invest a ton of money into research for a vaccine for every possible harmful virus and bacteria? Do we freak out about these every day threats? No. We don’t. We choose to practice good hygiene. Or perhaps, we choose to stay home more to avoid seasons where viruses spread more quickly.
The other mentality that seriously irritates me with this entire conversation is the people who vaccinate themselves and their kids are often the ones freaking out the most. Which begs the question, do you not trust the vaccine? Because if you do, you need to chill out and mind your own business. If you don’t trust the vaccine, then by all means, freak out. 🤷♀️
There’s also a popular misconception that those who choose not to vaccinate are doing so based on Jenny McCarthy’s claim that MMR is the cause of autism. I have asked several anti-vaxers their reasoning. Their reasons are often well-thought out, not based on whimsy and simply following along with celebrity opinions. I have to respect this. Why? It’s not my life. Not my body. Not my choice.
There are also increasing vaccine related injuries, with some pretty horrific results. These ARE few and far between, but I do believe we deserve to know all possibilities before choosing what to put in our bodies. The medical community is absolute shit about educating us on side-effects of pretty much every drug out there. So wrong.
And really, that’s what this entire conversation boils down to. Choice. We all think differently. We reason differently based on facts. We all know the risks of not vaccinating. We need to know more about side effects related to vaccines. Seriously. Start questioning doctors, nurses and pharmacists more. Our society has become far too dependent on drugs of all manner to “cure” us.
The next time this conversation comes up, be respectful. You don’t get to tell other people what to put in their bodies. Period.
Before we go any further, I believe most vaccines are meant to protect us. Most have very good prevention rates, such as MMR, whooping cough, meningitis, chicken pox, etc. The only real exception, in my mind, is the flu shot. This vaccine is literally a guessing game when developed, based on the 5-6 most popular strains from areas that have winter before North America. It has also been proven that the flu virus mutates every 6 weeks, meaning the vaccine used may offer very little protection against any new, mutated strains. This is why some years the flu shot works well; some years it doesn’t.
Lots of people say we must also rely on something known as “herd immunity” with approximately 95% of the population needing to be vaccinated for this to happen. Canada’s immunization rates are between 77% and 89%, depending on the province. Now, if you do a bit of research, you’ll find that perhaps this isn’t as truthful as we’ve all been led to believe. Here’s a link for one such article: https://childrenshealthdefense.org/news/herd-immunity-a-false-rationale-for-vaccine-mandates/.
The popular mentality to herd immunization is that we protect the vulnerable — those with immune deficiencies or those unable to receive vaccines due to other health issues. This is where this conversation always goes downhill. Swiftly and with absolute rudeness. I get it. We all want to believe our loved ones are safe because everyone else has been vaccinated when they cannot be.
However, there’s something we often forget. There are many different viruses that we are not vaccinated for. We have the potential to contract these every time we leave our homes. Particularly those with compromised immune systems. My question is this: how do we protect against these? Do we invest a ton of money into research for a vaccine for every possible harmful virus and bacteria? Do we freak out about these every day threats? No. We don’t. We choose to practice good hygiene. Or perhaps, we choose to stay home more to avoid seasons where viruses spread more quickly.
The other mentality that seriously irritates me with this entire conversation is the people who vaccinate themselves and their kids are often the ones freaking out the most. Which begs the question, do you not trust the vaccine? Because if you do, you need to chill out and mind your own business. If you don’t trust the vaccine, then by all means, freak out. 🤷♀️
There’s also a popular misconception that those who choose not to vaccinate are doing so based on Jenny McCarthy’s claim that MMR is the cause of autism. I have asked several anti-vaxers their reasoning. Their reasons are often well-thought out, not based on whimsy and simply following along with celebrity opinions. I have to respect this. Why? It’s not my life. Not my body. Not my choice.
There are also increasing vaccine related injuries, with some pretty horrific results. These ARE few and far between, but I do believe we deserve to know all possibilities before choosing what to put in our bodies. The medical community is absolute shit about educating us on side-effects of pretty much every drug out there. So wrong.
And really, that’s what this entire conversation boils down to. Choice. We all think differently. We reason differently based on facts. We all know the risks of not vaccinating. We need to know more about side effects related to vaccines. Seriously. Start questioning doctors, nurses and pharmacists more. Our society has become far too dependent on drugs of all manner to “cure” us.
The next time this conversation comes up, be respectful. You don’t get to tell other people what to put in their bodies. Period.
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