The Hypocrisy of the Truckers protest is mind blowing.

 Over the past few years conservatives have made it clear that if you want to come into a country, you follow the laws of that country, if you do not, you are therefore Illegal. They clapped in delight as "Illegals " were deported and stomped their feet in rabid support as children were torn from the arms of family members"  they made sure you knew "If you come here, you do it legally!" 

They made trolling an art when black people were shot by police "Follow the Law' and later under Trump had the "We are the Party of Law and Order' with one of their favorite statements "Play stupid games win stupid prizes" 

Well, by November 7th we knew the last part was BS as a Stubborn failed game show host refused to accept votes, by Jan 6th 2021 the Law and Order crowd was trying to overthrow legitimate elections. 

Since then the turmoil has raged with the same crowd digging their heals in against Vaccines and Mandates which per the History of the US are nothing new, claiming 'They are unconstitutional" Oh please, that's like touting the Bible, which the same group has never read, nor has any interest in actually following either. 

So here we are, without me wasting anymore time with the Law and Order Crowd, the same crowd who would tell you at a whim they are not racist, but brown people need to follow the law down south all the while they scream and yell at vaccination to help the public good. To make it even more absurd, they ache Illegally entered another country to shut it down and protest their requirements. 

As a world traveler, this is truly baffling, I do actually believe in following the law, except in a time of desperation when someone starving or running from war should indeed be largely exempt from rules with an expedited system set in place to help get them into compliance. Principals I was raised with you know, helping all for the good of everyone. 

But hey, this means we get into the tangled web of Immigration and I really don't want to get there, but I do want to point out how fucking absurd it is for one side to be so law and order all the while completely ignoring it at. every turn. 

Last the same crowd has been belly aching about inflation, the price of goods and empty store shelves, how much more will goods cost as trade is stifled? How much more will the cost of products go up as availability goes down? Hell for that matter, with a serious shortage of truckers who will take the truckers place if some of them contract covid and die? 

Let's use Conservatives own numbers here, lets say 10k truckers participate in the protest, with the 1 percent number of deaths from covid, that means that 100 of these truckers will die. Not counting missed work do to being sick and of course long covid which will undoubtably stop some from working for potential weeks, or even months. 

From a Humanity stand point the entire debacle is humiliating and self defeating with a huge stain on America as a group simply decides the law no longer applies to them. From a political standpoint it's hard not to call these people what they really are, Anarchists, people intent on destroying the rule of law for their own self gain and inability to understand civilization. 

10 books that should be on every bookshelf

I have always been very well read, but sometimes what you read is everything. 

In high school I averaged 5 books a week, the problem was, most of them were fantasy books, which of course keep you engaged and get your imagination working, but don't really help much in History or Science. 

 One thing I have always been fortunate about in life is the quest to read and learn and not be afraid of being challenged. 

I would read my first physics book in my 20s, which dealt primarily with Nuclear Physics and I absolutely loved it, but the Math was beyond me and I abstained from then, nevertheless I now realize how incredibly important physics is in our life and it should be taught to all. 

About 8 years ago I changed my mind and realized I needed to know more, I was on the losing end of online arguments, something I have wasted much of my life doing, but in the process I have learned a ton, mainly how much I don't know. 

I also have had a curiosity about the world around me, finding out that Pakistan had a Female Prime Minister not once, but twice made me realize that most of what I knew from the American Educational System was severely lacking. So with that lets get started. 

"Science Matters; Achieving Science in the 21st Century; Seems straight forward enough but is probably something all people need to read. While there is nothing ground breaking in it, you will get a reminder how much you simply forgot over the years of schooling while you learned "Reading, writing, reading writing its all I do" My oldest daughter in grade school :P or maybe never really knew. Nevertheless it covers a wide variety of scientific topics and is good for probably everyone. 

The American President from Teddy Roosevelt to Bill Clinton; Great book and I am honestly still chewing on it, so why recommend it? Easy, I am now on Truman and this book gives you a short biography of all those Presidents and some before, in it you will learn some aspects of why and how different laws came into being. It's beyond outstanding. 

Benjamin Franklin; An American Life' This is a favorite of some of the Entrepreneurs in America, you will learn the journey of a piss pot poor young man to America's first self made millionaire, a must for everyone. 

Reconciliation; Islam Democracy and the West; This book written by Pakistans first and only Female Prime Minister will debunk the misconceptions you might have about Islam in the first half, and the second half lay down an absolute brutal take on Islam, Colonialism while simultaneously leading you down a path of Nation Building. To boot this book was written while she knew people wanted her dead, it starts out with an IED attempt on her life. Hard to pass this one up, especially for women wanting to go big in life. 

The Might of Nations; This book has a wonderful breakdown of Colonialism as well as how we got to the UN and why its s important, published over 50 years ago it's a must for every household. 

Guns Germs and Steel; the fat of Human societies.  I was recommended this book many times over the years and I ignored it, reading it however is a game changer as it truly helps you to understand our history and impact on each other as the name somewhat suggests. 

Rocket Men; The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts who made mans first journey to the moon.  This book was amazing and will strike the sense of adventure in every young adult. 

Undaunted Courage; The Pioneering Mission to Explore America's Frontier. About the Lewis and Clark expedition, this book truly again nails the spirit of adventure with the combination of early science. 

1776 by David Muccullah; Several books with the title are out but non can match the wit or accuracy of acclaimed historian Muccullah. I read this the same year I read Hamilton, Jefferson and Washington's biography, to say he captured the high points and spirit of the revolution is a understatement. Another book which should be required reading in every High School classroom. 

Pirates Coast; Thomas Jefferson, The First Marines and the Secret Mission of 1805. Barbary wars you say, I've heard it all! Probably not, as one of those who grew up singing the nonsense patriotic indoctrination songs "From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli" I really learned nothing from the song other than, well Patriotism. This book digs into the contributing factors of the war up to the end. Zacks is a wonderful engaging historian, you won't be disappointed!