The Balloon Is Not Our Problem.
While we are being distracted by the latest shiny object, the Elites are busy doing potential further harm to our society.
While the latest shiny object we are supposed to focus our gaze on is being trumpeted by the Elite Media, our betters steadily are making policy decisions which impact our lives in a much greater manner, and not necessarily in a good way. This is not to write that the “Chinese balloon” might not be an important story; it might be. The point is that our “Media” rarely, if ever, provides us with facts and news that we can use to guide our political decisions and keep our “leaders” in check. We have written about this being “our greatest threat,” and it is. Let us once more consider why it likely is so dangerous.
The supposed “bombshell” story is that a Chinese balloon is drifting high above the U.S. At the time of the stories, it was over Montana, slowly making its way towards Florida and out to sea. Once the information was leaked to the Press (apparently, the Federal government knew of its existence before entering United States territory), it created diplomatic tensions. So much so that Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled an upcoming trip to China.
If that were the “news,” we would be fine. However, the “narrative” machine swiftly kicked into high gear and the distraction began. As per usual, the Left defended the Democrat Administration’s decision, no matter what it was. Again, as is customary, most on the Left went further and mocked anyone that thought any viewpoint other than the Administration’s was even conceivable. In this case, it appears to be to let the balloon safely travel over and exit United States air space, although the Biden Administration itself appeared to be at a loss as to its policy:
In this instance, the Right took the opposite view—blasting Biden for permitting United States air space to be violated:
At this juncture, it is difficult to imagine that there is much danger from the balloon spying on the United States. After all, China likely gathers all the data it needs via TikTok. In addition, almost every country on the planet has spy satellites that can gather data in a much more secretive manner. Similarly, suggestions that the balloon is carrying bioweapons likely are overblown. Besides the fact that there are much more efficient mechanisms for delivering such weapons, using such a weapon against the most powerful military in the world would mean the end of China. It will take time to determine why the balloon is and was here.
In any event, while this story is dominating the “news,” far bigger, and much more consequential decisions, are being made by our Government. By way of one example, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was recently in the Philippines this week, establishing 4 new US bases. Three of the four new bases will be situated in the north of the Country, closer to Taiwan. It is not difficult to imagine that these new bases are being constructed in anticipation of war with China over the island nation. One would imagine war with China would be of interest and take up more of the news, but it barely received a mention.
This cycle is repeated daily and thousands of other government transactions far more important to Americans take place in near, or sometimes, complete darkness. This is no way to sustain any rational government, and certainly not a Constitutional democracy. You cannot have “government of the people, by the people, and for the people” if the people are not informed.
Yet, uninformed is what Americans largely are. Until that changes, you can expect our Republic to continue to slide into whatever it is becoming. In the meantime, you might want to see what else is happening besides the Chinese balloon distraction. Whatever it is, you can rest assured that it likely is not in Americans’ best interest.
The balloon was first detected before is crossed the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, north of the Aleutian Islands. Therefore it flew over the State of Alaska first; and we all know how over populated Alaska is. Finally, the balloon didn't fly over Florida. It was shot down off of Topsail Beach just north of Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach NC