“So I did the math…U.S. citizens comprise 4.25% of the world populations, yet we have almost 26% of all COVID-19 cases... and a little over 25% of the deaths.”
I read this little gem the other day and it hit a nerve with
me. Statistics are funny things. Sometimes they are accurate and useful.
Sometimes they are not accurate and universally accepted as Gospel. Sometimes
they serve a purpose and actually help in a situation. Other times they are
bald faced lies directed at the majority of people who blindly believe them and
create the most egregious of depravities and immoralities. (Reference the
current Republican leadership of this country…if the word leadership is used
loosely) Yet the worst thing that can be said in conjunction with any statistic
is “What’s your source.”
Once asked the narrative mutates into a mish mash
nonsensical diatribe of who is reputable and who is the “Man behind the
curtain” and need not to be paid any attention. This, naturally, is an age old
defense against the veracity of any opinion, idea, thought, or desire which is
contrary to whatever kind of tripe one might be peddling.
Being a well read and educated man; I find statistics to be
an aggravation at best. Thanks to the acumen of a number of college professors
I have the near ability to discern truth from tripe where it comes to numbers
and what they mean. The opening numbers of this piece are dreadfully accurate.
Whether anyone believes them or not is of no concern to me. I believe them and
all else in opposition may embrace the south end of this north bound overly
verbose writer. I will simply leave the earnestness of my belief in this set of
numerals where they sit while reminding the reader of both my personality and
the reality of the dubious area of statistical endeavors.
The first three
hundred words of this piece were what, in my brain, had to be written in order
to get to the crux of the opinion I am about to share. It is apparent that we
live in fraught and immensely perilous times. I woke up one day and while
surfing the social media one day to find out that a good buddy of mine had died
from COVID -19. He could not get in to see a doctor to even get diagnosed. That
was months ago. Another bit of wisdom is some doctor stating that America might
see as many as 100,000 new cases a month going into winter with no cure of
vaccine in sight. A friend of mine spent two months in a rehab hospital unable
to see his family for fear of this virus. Then I read that with my breathing
problems that it may be dangerous to wear a mask. Is that the truth? Is any of
it true or is all of it true? Caveat Emptor!
Meanwhile, politicians are calling for the country to
reopen. Amusement parks are planning to get some piece of a summer trade. Bar
owners are suing the Texas governor for closing down all bars. People are
demanding their constitutional right to not wear masks. Politicians are either
holding or planning on holding election rallies placing hundreds or thousands
of people in small areas where social distancing would be impossible. Having
fun is apparently more important than not dying.
My own Congressman is amongst those railing against the restraints.
He is also suffering from Covid 19, much to the distress of his family who is
staunchly in agreement with the precautions detailed in fighting this disease. When
your own family is willing to give interviews in opposition to your beliefs,
perhaps you need a refresher course or two on the finer points of the science
classes most Americans were required to take while attending school. Most of
which seem have been ignored or forgotten in the face of political posturing. But,
then again, we live in a country where millions believe that the earth is only 8-10000
years old. This is the same country that has an estimated 6,400,000 folks who
believe that the earth is flat. Again with the statistics…repeat – Caveat Emptor.
The damnable numbers keep coming and keep being ignored. To date
there are 4.9 million cases in America with 160,000 confirmed deaths. April 1,
2020 it was 184,770 cases with 3,746 deaths. This figures to be 26 times as
many cases and 42 times the deaths IN FOUR MONTHS IN THE UNITED STATES!!!! The greatest
country in the world and we are COMMITING GENOCIDE ON OUR OWN CITIZENS!!!!!!
Yet still we seek respite in such things as concerts, sports
games, religious activities, and a system of government that has habitually
lied to and committed crimes against the population without regard to anyone or
anything out of fear of not getting the baboon faced bastard at the head of the
table reelected. IT IS EVERY ONE IN America’s fault because we have allowed it
to happen and get worse. SHAME ON EVERY ONE OF US!!!!
There is an old belief amongst the environmental and
scientific community that the earth, Mother Nature if you will, has the ability
to correct the problems of this beautiful planet. Science has shown that there
have been five distinct Extinction Level Events on earth. The meteor the
dinosaurs experienced was not the first. The Great Flood that has been
mythologized and discovered to be scientifically true. Religious texts speak of
war and pestilence destroying the population. Global warming which everyone
believes except the adherents of the Good Grand Temple of the Orange Baboon
might be the precursor to the next major catastrophe. AND WE ARE LETTING IT
HAPPEN!
The frustrating part
of this dilemma is that we have the ability to do something about this problem.
The rest of the world has adjusted/evolved and is, as such, not is as much
danger as America. The Babooninator
claims it will just go away like the bubonic plague went away. The bubonic
plague still exists and reoccurs from time to time. It is not as devastating as
earlier time’s because it is treated with a tried and true method. Quarantine.
Every plague has one thing in common. Containment is tied,
universally, to the separation of people who are sick from those who are not. This
has been working for hundreds of years and there is no reason to change other
than the fact that movie theaters, baseball games, casino’s, and presidential elections
have proponents out there hawking their wares with fervor and apathy as to the
effect of ignoring tried and true methods of containment. Making money and
having a good time seems to be more important. To that, all I have to say is:
Fiat Justitia Ruat
Caelum
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