And I guess ... I think it matters? [One of the evilest reactionary bloggers mentioned the difference](https://blog.jim.com/economics/draining-the-swamp-2/) between a state religion that requires you to believe in the unseen, and one that requires you to disbelieve in what is seen. My thesis is that a state religion that requires you to fluidly doublethink around the implications of "Some women have penises", will also falter over something even the Straussians have [to protect](/2019/Jul/the-source-of-our-power/). But I can't prove it.
The [COVID-19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019) news is playing hell with my neuroticism. [They say](https://virologydownunder.com/past-time-to-tell-the-public-it-will-probably-go-pandemic-and-we-should-all-prepare-now/) you should stock up on needed prescription drugs, in case of supply-chain disruptions. I guess I'm glad that, unlike some of my friends who I am otherwise jealous of, I'm not dependent on drugs for the hormones that my body needs in order for my bones to not rot. I wish I had _known_ tweleve years ago, that accepting that dependency in exchange for its scintillating benefits was an _option_ for cases like mine. There's at least a consistency in this: it's _not safe_ to depend on the supply lines of a system that didn't have the all-around competency to [just tell me](/2016/Oct/exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin/).
And I guess ... I think it matters? [One of the evilest reactionary bloggers mentioned the difference](https://blog.jim.com/economics/draining-the-swamp-2/) between a state religion that requires you to believe in the unseen, and one that requires you to disbelieve in what is seen. My thesis is that a state religion that requires you to fluidly doublethink around the implications of "Some women have penises", will also falter over something even the Straussians have [to protect](/2019/Jul/the-source-of-our-power/). But I can't prove it.
The [COVID-19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019) news is playing hell with my neuroticism. [They say](https://virologydownunder.com/past-time-to-tell-the-public-it-will-probably-go-pandemic-and-we-should-all-prepare-now/) you should stock up on needed prescription drugs, in case of supply-chain disruptions. I guess I'm glad that, unlike some of my friends who I am otherwise jealous of, I'm not dependent on drugs for the hormones that my body needs in order for my bones to not rot. I wish I had _known_ tweleve years ago, that accepting that dependency in exchange for its scintillating benefits was an _option_ for cases like mine. There's at least a consistency in this: it's _not safe_ to depend on the supply lines of a system that didn't have the all-around competency to [just tell me](/2016/Oct/exactly-what-it-says-on-the-tin/).