ARE WE HERE YET?

 

I’ve noted before that fear sells when it comes to the press. They not only thrive on it, they encourage it. If you don’t believe that then look at the headlines at the top of Drudge today. You’d think the world ended and the apocalypse predicted in MAX MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME was already here.

-CDC internal report calls Delta variant as contagious as smallpox 

-Millions infected daily?

-Significance of “breakthrough” infections not clear

-Mask decision followed Cape Cod outbreak

-Capitol Police ordered to arrest barefaces

-School debate erupts anew weeks before classes resume

-Feelings of déjà vu amid more mandates, restrictions

-Front-line workers in FL say surge “feels like impending storm”

-“Crazy” wait times at testing sites

-Some chasing extra dose, while scientists debate

-NFL QB jabbed after pressure from league: “They’ll make life miserable”

-Pandemic leads to another summer of anger

-Biden mask back on

-Military ‘mandatory injections’

-Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to quash Delta variant

-LA schools mandate weekly testing for students, teacher

-‘Covid with a vengeance’ consumes politics

I know that most of us have had someone touched by Covid since this all began. I had a family member who tested positive. The result? Some headache, some nausea for a few days. After that all done. Now don’t get me wrong I know there are some who had it worse and many who have died. But consider all of the people you know, your day to day life, your going to the grocery store, your family get togethers. Do you see signs of the apocalypse there? 

When you think about it the worst thing about this has been the politicization of it all. The government talking about forcing people to take vaccines. Government groups arresting people for not wearing masks, especially odd since they told us if vaccinated you don’t need them. Biden and Harris saying they wouldn’t take a vaccine if it was made under Trump only to months later condemn people for not taking the same vaccine prepared under Trump; and then claiming others were responsible for people’s unwillingness to get the vaccine. Borders closed to the north while thousands who test positive are allowed to come across the southern border and shipped to cities across the country. Telling us to trust the government who says one thing one week, the opposite the next and then reverses to the first item a week later. Yes, information changes but why not stop rushing to judgement only to change days later?

With all of this explosive news one would think Covid was the number one cause of death in the US in 2020. Except it wasn’t. It came in third. First was heart disease and second was cancer. Then you have unintentional injuries, stroke, chronic lower respiratory diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, kidney disease and suicide. I understand and Covid is different from the first two because it can be transmitted from one person to another but why are we not seeing as large a concern for every other item on the list? And if we are forcing people to be vaccinated, when we see the same edicts given to the other items on the list?

Here’s the thing about Covid. It’s out there. It will always be out there with new variants popping up from time to time. If you don’t believe that consider that influenza is still on that list and it’s been around for centuries. Take precautions, get the vaccine and wear a mask. But don’t condemn others for choosing not to. And stop with the Chicken Little scenarios. It’s not helping the country when you do so.