{"id":103694,"date":"2020-08-14T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T16:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=103694"},"modified":"2020-08-14T10:59:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T14:59:44","slug":"a-friendly-gesture-would-be-nice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=103694","title":{"rendered":"A Friendly Gesture Would Be Nice…."},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Spanish government in its wisdom, decided back in March that sending in Spanish troops in special uniforms to fight the Covid-19 bug would be the proper weapon to deploy against a truly horrendous invisible enemy.<\/p>\n

I have to agree.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2020\/03\/24\/spain-deploys-men-in-deep-v-necks-and-leather-suspenders-to-stave-off-covid-19\/<\/a><\/p>\n

From the article:\u00a0\u00a0Years-old images of barrel-chested Spanish Legion soldiers are making the rounds online, with scores of U.S. citizens enduring coronavirus-induced social distancing clamoring for the nation to loan any of its uniformed amigos to reinvigorate an existence dominated by pestilence.<\/p>\n

American citizens looked for the helpers, as Fred Rogers recommended, and have found their champions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSpain is deploying its army to help manage their coronavirus outbreak and not to be insensitive at an anxiety-inducing time but uh… I think I speak for all New Yorkers when I say, Spain, hi, can you deploy some of that in our direction?\u201d writer Jill Filipovic joked on Twitter<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe will comply with your orders.\u201d – articles<\/p>\n

I would have to agree that this could be a reasonable and thoughtful response to the invasive, and invisible, enemy known as Covid-19. It’s almost like one of those spy novels where you don’t know the spy’s real name because if he told you, he’d have to shoot you.<\/p>\n

As I understand it, from Georgette Heyer’s descriptions of the Peninsular Wars through her main characters, the Portuguese were much more volatile and difficult to command than the Spanish troops.\u00a0 And here come the troops to chase off the Savages…. or something like that.<\/p>\n

Happy Friday, one and all, and don’t let the political nitwits get you down.\u00a0 Just smile and nod, dear.<\/p>\n

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