Ugh! What a mess

It's really hard to post this morning.  I'm not feeling up to par, for starters.  Just a few sentences, and I may settle down for awhile ( meaning no posts ).

• There's not likely to be a consensus on taxation.  Some people prefer that we get rid of all taxes.  Others prefer a lower tax.  I prefer lower taxes on individuals, higher ones on corporations.  I don't know if there will be a consensus around any single idea.  Probably get something that sheep will be fooled into thinking is good, but is really not so good.
• What's the truth in the Ukraine-Russia situation?  There's probably a lot of disinformation out there.  It's hard to tell what-is-what from what you read about out there.  If you were there and experiencing this personally, maybe you'd have a better idea, but what kind of fool would jump into that mess?
• Ann Barnhardt reads Free Republic.  I'm seeing a lot of discordant tunes in there too.  Not exactly a symphony of beautiful music in harmony with itself.  Maybe it's infiltrated with the wrong type of influences.  Nobody is shoving people in ovens yet, but she equates current events with that historical event, or so I suspect.  She may be crazy after all, but what is normal in times like this?
• Can a people rule themselves, or are people forever doomed to being oppressed?  That is a question that is being answered by events---whether the events are here or elsewhere, the very idea of self-governance is being put to the test.  At the end of all this, we may be lucky if it exists anywhere.  Self-governance may exist only for a short time, so be thankful that it exists at all.  Such fortunate times may not last for very long.
• I don't think the banning of school prayer came about because of popular demand.  Nor is same-sex marriage.  It is coming from the ruling class who are imposing it upon the rest of us.  This is how it happens.  Self-governance didn't create that, an oppressive governing class did.  Self-governance isn't failing, the leadership is.