I'm of my own mind on the CCP Virus and the Federal and various State Governments' responses to it. This morning some quick hitters to express my thoughts on different issues and especially where I break with the thinking of some conservative voices I hear on social media.
As far as Dr. Fauci goes, he's a doctor. It's NOT his job to oversee the economy. When you have a medical problem, let's pretend your knee is acting up. Your doctor says you have a meniscus tear and it needs surgery. He can fit you in on June 15th, at 9:00 a.m. But your company has something very important going on then. Maybe it's an annual audit or maybe it's something else, but you don't feel like you can possible take a week or two off until at least after your July 4th holiday. What do you do? You ask the doctor for an appointment AFTER the 4th. The doctor says he'd really like to get you in sooner, it that's possible. Your knee is continuing to deteriorate, and it may be worse if you delay a few more weeks. What do you do? I'll tell you what you do, you make the decision you think is right for you. Some may opt to go for May 15th, someone else may opt to wait and risk further knee damage. Well, Dr. Fauci isn't in charge of slowing down or picking back up the economy. The scope of his involvement is the virus. What should we do to contain the virus? So, if you think because his recommendation is bad for the economy or your job, as far as how I see it, that's NOT Fauci's concern. And if you subscribe to the conspiracy theories: Fauci wants to tank the economy to tank Trump, Fauci is a George Soros puppet, or Fauci is friends with Hillary Clinton therefore he is working against Trump and the GOP, you need medication. Not for the virus, but for potentially terminal stupidity.
Another favorite is, "Our Governor is trying to throw the election to oust Trump by keeping the state closed." No. Just no. I would say that red state and blue state governors are likely to have different views on our relationships with the government and the scope of government's role in our lives. The distinctions between personal responsibility and government's responsibility, and how much of a role government has in people's lives will be different. So the fact that a red state governor is ready to open up and allow people to manage some of their risks themselves, and the blue state feels it would be irresponsible to do that because it would be too risky and it's government's job to protect you isn't the same thing as "He don't care about the virus killing us", and "She don't care about the economy." It's a different perspective on what the limits are on government's role in our lives, yes. And lastly, on this topic, blue state governors may be dead wrong on not opening back up. Be that as it may, I refuse to believe that their primary motivation is to stay closed, tank the economy, and in doing so defeat Trump in November. Bullshit. That ain't it. Are there political consequences? Yes there are. Are there political strategists with talking points saying that's why governors are doing this? Yes. Are there other strategists saying the virus and our response and everything negative is Trump or your red state governor's fault? Yes. That's the nature of politics in 2020. But sorry, I am not buying the idea that Kentucky still has restrictions because the governor thinks it will hurt Trump in November if the people are broke, and that the Georgia Governor don't care if we live or die. I'm cynical about politicians. But that shit right there is pure stupidity.
Remember a couple of weeks ago now, the protesters who marched on the Michigan Capital? They were protesting the continued closure of businesses and the effect of same on the economy. I saw people refer to them as "Pro Coronavirus protesters". What a crock of shit! People who want the economy opened back up aren't "Pro Coronavirus." That's bullshit and whoever is saying that is just asshole. As in, "You sir, are asshole." But on the other hand, among those same protesters, there were a few who carried unconcealed rifles. I believe in the right to bear arms. I also believe in our right to peaceable assembly. Some of you are going to disagree with me on this, but I felt carring rifles in that situation was provocative and intentionally threatening. I fear our political divide could lead to a second US Civil War if we're not careful. Carrying rifles into state capital buildings seems just short of a headlong rush into that. I don't like it and I don't support it. Right to bear arms? Yes. Intimidating governors of US states by carrying rifles to the state capital? Not so much.
It's a virus. There is no 100% right answer. People have differing views on what's the right and what's the wrong thing to do about it. But ascribing nefarious political motivations to every decision by every public figure in every state every time is stupid, just plain stupid. This is why we can't talk to each other about politics anymore. Every issue, every stance on it is vilified by those opposed to it. Then those of us who agree with that position are vilified right along with whoever decided it. Hydroxy Cloroquine comes to mind. Because Trump advocated it as a possible cure, half the country opposed it with all their might. Big pharma don't like it because there's no money in it. Greedy bastards. I don't like it because Trump said it might work? That's stupid. It's just damned stupid. Stop it. Your politics are clouding your brain.
There is more than enough stupidity going around. We can't talk to each other anymore. The CCP Virus has really laid bare our political and cultural divide. 9/11, forgetting right vs. wrong, was a crisis that at least for a short while brought us together, I'm sad to say that this CCP Virus crisis has driven us further apart. And hell, we already had damned near irreconcilable difference.
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