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“Cornithaca County” Book Preview – Part II: “Old Folks Don’t Matter” Yard Sign

“Cornithaca County” Book Preview – Part II: “Old Folks Don’t Matter” Yard Sign

I turned down a trendy “Zoom” conference of writers; but I couldn’t resist the current “yard sign” craze.

Their lack of compassion for the more than 100,000 elderly dead in this country; makes the Pandemic a defining moment for the New Secular Religion. It’s no more than another tool that can be used to gain power and wealth.

Why this antagonism toward the old? Even if they haven’t gained wisdom; they’ve lived long enough to recognize bullshit when they hear it — and say so.