Ignorance Won’t Help Us Control the Pandemic
Pessimists believe we’re doomed, and many of them would cite the meme here as evidence.
Think for a moment, if you will, how miserably ill-informed you’d need to be to post the meme here.
There is no cure for COVID-19.
Social media is flagging rank bullcrap, but most of us think that’s a good thing.
Who thinks the medical community routinely cheats on the numbers? Does your doctor seem blatantly dishonest?
Anyone can question science, but those without scientific training look kind of stupid in the process. Does anyone care what his swimming pool cleaner thinks about epidemiology?
It’s pathetic.
The past few months have presented us with discussions of “red states” seceding from the union. This would have been a very nice option had Lincoln chosen it in 1860, but unfortunately, it’s no longer viable, if only because the states are not contiguous, and they would be so weak economically that they’d have mass starvation.
The answer, of course, is there is no such thing as either one.
This is laughable. Why? Well, it’s hard to know where to start.
This happens to be the wife of an old school chum.
Here’s a good message all year long, but it’s especially appropriate to the holiday season.
It’s weird that people ignore this?
Climate activists tell us that we could have avoided setting the planet on fire. They’re right, of course. But making that happen would have required the executive teams at a large group of the world’s largest corporations to have been brave, bold, and honest.
It is true that many Trump supporters don’t vote their pocketbooks, but, when you think about it, that’s often a good thing, as it has the potential to show character. There are rich people who vote for candidates who will raise taxes, simply because they want to live in a compassionate and intelligent country that offers things like universal healthcare, excellent education, a clean environment, social programs that keep kids out of trouble, and an overall sustainable society.
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