Discussing the lockdowns with my fiance last night, and it turned dark for a moment.

Anyone who's been paying attention - anyone here already knows that this isn't about C19. With a 0.03% (inflated) mortality rate, this shouldn't even be a "pandemic." They wouldn't have to remind you every 15 seconds - everyone you knew would be sick, or dead if it were half as dangerous as they wanted you to believe.

My brother and his wife tested me the other day - asked me, "what's my issue with the masks?" It was never about masks though. They are essentially useless anyway; it's about control. Physical, and psychological. Think about where we started.

• "Two weeks to slow the spread."

• Social distance if you are out in public.

• Wear a mask if you can't social distance.

• Wear a mask even if you are socially distanced.

• All "non-essential" businesses must shut down (billionaire corps exempt}

• All "essential" businesses must require masks, social distancing, and barriers.

• You must wear a mask at all times, even inside your own home.

• We are cancelling all holidays. No July 4th (retracted). No 9/11 (retracted). No thanksgiving (restricted). No funerals (retracted). You may not gather with family or friends.

Except we know that the democrats pushing these policies, and the social elites don't fear the virus; we have troves of videos of them without masks in public - the same ones demanding we conform. Pelosi, Schumer, Cuomos, et. al. They can have as many parties, and large funerals, and social gatherings as they want. Reporters grilling the white house on mask policies, then immediately taking them off as soon as they think the cameras stopped rolling.

I told my family, as they looked at each other like I was crazy, "It isn't about the masks - it's about control. It's about conformity. The masks are just the start."

And I started to realize, that it feels like with each new iteration - each now restriction - they are dehumanizing us. We can't touch. We can't see each others' faces.

We can't meet.

I don't know what comes next, but... I'd give everything I have to wager that it isn't good.

Thanks for all the positivity, friends. A lot of us need it, a lot more than we let on.

Discussing the lockdowns with my fiance last night, and it turned dark for a moment.

Anyone who's been paying attention - anyone here already knows that this isn't about C19. With a 0.03% (inflated) mortality rate, this shouldn't even be a "pandemic." They wouldn't have to remind you every 15 seconds - everyone you knew would be sick, or dead if it were half as dangerous as they wanted you to believe.

My brother and his wife tested me the other day - asked me, "what's my issue with the masks?" It was never about masks though. They are essentially useless anyway; it's about control. Physical, and psychological. Think about where we started.

• Social distance if you are out in public.

• Wear a mask if you can't social distance.

• Wear a mask even if you are socially distanced.

• All "non-essential" businesses must shut down (billionaire corps exempt}

• All "essential" businesses must require masks, social distancing, and barriers.

• You must wear a mask at all times, even inside your own home.

• We are cancelling all holidays. No July 4th (retracted). No 9/11 (retracted). No thanksgiving (restricted). No funerals (retracted). You may not gather with family or friends.

Except we know that the democrats pushing these policies, and the social elites don't fear the virus; we have troves of videos of them without masks in public - the same ones demanding we conform. Pelosi, Schumer, Cuomos, et. al. They can have as many parties, and large funerals, and social gatherings as they want. Reporters grilling the white house on mask policies, then immediately taking them off as soon as they think the cameras stopped rolling.

I told my family, as they looked at each other like I was crazy, "It isn't about the masks - it's about control. It's about conformity. The masks are just the start."

And I started to realize, that it feels like with each new iteration - each now restriction - they are dehumanizing us. We can't touch. We can't see each others' faces.

We can't meet.

I don't know what comes next, but... I'd give everything I have to wager that it isn't good.

Thanks for all the positivity, friends. A lot of us need it, a lot more than we let on.