There's so much in the way of double standards and BS going on...

There's so much in the way of double standards and BS going on in this whole space and many other spaces here and elsewhere at the moment it's completely ridiculous. Brains and common sense are out and appearances and pretense (same thing of course) are de rigeur.

The proverbial with hit the proverbial at some point and gold and silver will likely go bananas. How long that is and what will happen in the meantime is anyone's guess! ... But the national anthem to a hollow "wood"-wind instrument ("are you with me?") is not the way to go