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Chainfire

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18. Not a gloom and doom person
Fri Jul 31, 2020, 11:08 AM
Jul 2020

but statistically, sooner or later, we will be hit with the proverbial "Crossfire Hurricane" of overlapping viruses. Or a combination of virus and natural or man-made catastrophe. Hopefully, but not yet in evidence, we will learn some lessons from this current pandemic that will help us to prepare for the next one. We will see, in November, if we have learned not to put the Idiot's Bastard Son, in charge of the nation and expect him or her to deal rationally with disaster, natural or otherwise.

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