In the Papyri

I'm not so sure about this opinion piece that was posted in The Perturbed Papyrus yesterday. I get what they are saying about the suffering. That's awful. But is it really this devious--or this simple? [See more on this latest news from Leviticus 13.]

 

1400 BC Sinai peninsula Opinion 

People with skin diseases and people even suspected of having skin infections are being rounded up, forced to call themselves "Unclean!", and forced to live away from human society, sometimes for weeks, sometimes indefinitely.

We all recently heard about one man, Joab ben-David, who was forced to live outside of town, surviving on scraps, for two weeks, until it was revealed that his so-called "skin disease" was merely a birthmark. His case is a clear indication that the priests running the "infection" racket are morons and losers who are making up data.

We searched far to find the right person for the job, but a very smart doctor says that people who expose themselves to the contagion have more vitality and strength than those who don't. People who try not to get sick will be the ones most likely to get sick. That's science, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Everyone knows that putting people outside the camp will cause far more death and disruption than leaving a few supposedly contagious people alone. There's no need to disrupt their lives, their families, or their businesses. Some of these so-called "lepers" are top businessmen who employ a lot of people! And some of them run small businesses that barely get by as it is. If this keeps up, there won't be anyone left to run the economy.

Maybe this came in with Egyptian traders. I wouldn't doubt it. Egypt is Egypt, and we all know their history. So, maybe we should hunt them down and kill them. Time will tell, but they aren't like us at all. They're all corrupt, through and through. But, meanwhile, our own local priests refuse to let a good crisis go to waste and have taken it upon themselves to pronounce people clean or unclean, in a clear power grab out of a total lack of respect for human rights.

If they ask you for your name, don't give it. If they tell you to move outside the camp, don't do it. Stay in town, live your life, go to market. Maybe some Egyptians will need to die later on, but stand your ground. You are not a threat to anybody. The man just wants to keep you down.

You need to know that for the hard cases, judges and priests are actually coming together to make decisions for innocent workers and business owners, which are totally contrary to all the principles of liberty in our nation. They say that people must either obey their decisions or be punished. Power corrupts and injustice reigns, as usual.

Some bleeding hearts are calling for leaving soup for people quarantined and isolated outside the camp, but when judges and priests behave like this, should it be any surprise that sales of daggers, swords, javelins, and spears are going through the roof? I'm not calling for armed violence, but you know how it is. They make their choices; they get what they get. Our people are not going to stand for all this corruption and manufactured data.