Nope

Though I stopped my PS live account six weeks previously, did not stop my Disney Plus account until early July since that is when Hamilton came out. Though I find the concept of the musical questionable, knowing Lin Manuel Miranda created it, gave it a shot.

Two minutes into it, realized it was not for me, went nope, and then cancelled my Disney Plus account.

A couple of people questioned my FB post about it where I replied that the version of me five years ago might have been able to appreciate it.

When someone else mentioned they saw it, I stated my experience which drew an angry response.

I do admit the claim of not letting people enjoy what they enjoy is valid but was chastised for not giving it a chance and not explaining what going nope meant.

I started thinking, what things have I gone nope shortly after watching...

Any presidential news conference (of the current administration)

The first presidential debate

Bill Walton being the color man for a White Sox game.

Any live disc golf coverage especially the USDGC which did their best to get people to pay for it (while having a former multi time champ do commentary though one could tell he is bitter about not being able to hang with the best anymore after taking a 13 on a hole in 2015.)

Disc Golf Pro Tour next day coverage.

The tv show NEXT (Once the "spot the Ian" portion was done)

The Hunger Games

Young Sheldon

All 2020 NHL, NBA, and MLB playoff games (once the Chicago teams were eliminated).

Last Saturday's Illinois/Nebraska football game.

Since the Star Wars Lego Holiday Special was made available last week, renewed my Disney Plus membership and saw that as well as Incredibles 2 which I found better than then reviews made it seem. Also will watch season 2 of the Mandalorian. Will I continue Hamilton? Unlikely. 

COVID-19 state analysis

The map indicates where the top 25 states ranked in Covid-19 positive tests per population and who won the state in the 2020 presidential election as I looked up on worldometers shortly before I created the map on 11/20.

Though the Sturgis motorcycle rally in August did not produce the immediate results that were expected by many, the current situation appears to be a reflection of that. Also ND has a 50% higher rate than all states but SD and IA which shows how severe they are compared to the balance of the country.

As far as state by state, half the states had a majority for each candidate in the 2020 election. Having the top 25 split 19-6 one way is too large a difference to believe it happened by chance.

It would be fair to note that the new England states which had many cases in March/ April and are still 1-4 in deaths per population could be undercounted in total cases as full testing and diagnosis was not available at that time.

The 69 million voter question

As I start to write this, close to 69 million people have chosen to retain the president of the United States in spite of many reasons to not do so.

This leads to question why.

There are some people whom due to their wealth or job would justifiably be better off if the current situation continues. As someone who was anti smoking advertisements until having a job for a place that printed them, I can relate. 

There are people who have been fooled by the ideology presented by the GOP who has made exaggerated claims to convince people they are the ones with the voter in mind.  Catch phrases like socialism, open borders, and they're coming for your guns have been blabbed to scare voters.

There are people who have been fooled by the hard core Christian Evangelist society. They see their leaders with the president, listen to their preacher, and follow what they say. It does not matter that the man they supported used tear gas to clear out the area by a church so he can hold up a Bible upside down and backwards. It does not matter that he likely does not know the four books of the Gospel or that his opponent is a Christian and acts far more like one than him. They are just glad that he will do what he can to prevent unborn babies from getting killed without doing anything for them after they are born.

The last group is those whose preference is based on race. They are fine with refugee families being separated and caged. They are the ones who state if people don't break the law, they don't have to worry about police violence against them. They believe that Black Lives Matter is a terrorist group and that there is an ANTIFA group that does nothing but plan riots. They are the ones who still insist that Barack Obama was born in Kenya and that his wife was actually named Michael and had a sex change.

They are the ones who march in groups and then cry foul when they are outed and their employers decide they don't want them working for them. They are the ones who show up at protests and act like police and when one of them panicks and starts shooting, they are the first to donate to the defense. They are the ones who march with weapons into a state capitol and later plot to kidnap and kill the governor.

They are the ones who gathered outside places where votes are being counted and demanded the counts be either stopped or completed depending on the situation.

Most importantly, these are the people I worry about if the vote ends up Biden 270-268. I could imagine one person or group of people willingly sacrifice their lives to disrupt or change the electoral vote and force it to go to the house.

They are the reason I hope Biden ends up winning GA, PA, or NC as well as NV.