As Texas and a few other states signal their intentions to reopen, here in South Dakota, it’s a puzzling thing to watch. It’s also a powerful reminder of how little we are thought of except as a passing example of good or bad policy, depending upon the speaker. But America would do well to think seriously about South Dakota, about the policies we have and have not adopted or enforced.
Dear America: Why are you so interested in the states that are “reopening”? Your control group is right here, in the center of the nation. We were never ordered to shut down, and we never did. And it turns out that we’re no more afflicted than you are. Indeed, in many ways, we are far healthier.
On Friday, NBC’s “Today Show” offered pictures of moderately full Houston restaurants, but not without clucking from the “journalists” about safety concerns. If they had come to South Dakota, they could have shown you the same pictures in November!
They’re Trying to Shut Us Down
Over the last several months, I’ve lost count of how many times the powers-that-be have tried to shut us down. They’ve sent hackers at us, forcing us to take extreme measures on web security. They sent attorneys after us, but thankfully we’re not easily intimidated by baseless accusations or threats. They’ve even gone so far as to make physical threats. Those can actually be a bit worrisome but Remington has me covered.
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Thank you and God bless!
JD Rucker