I have been shouting about what a despicable sociopath 45 is since some time in 2015. However, after his little photo-op last night, in which he absolutely needlessly endangered the lives of the secret service agents and driver in the hermetically sealed car he decided to ride around the grounds of the Bethesda Naval Hospital (a.k.a., Walter Reed) waving at his supporters from, and now this latest thing I'm about to rant--or, actually, I'm already mid-rant--about, it bears saying yet again: 45 is a despicable sociopath!
He just tweeted out that we should not be afraid of COVID-19.
We can't all get monoclonal antibodies, 45. In fact, none of us can.
We can't all get airlifted to the finest hospital on earth, at the drop of a hat, 45. We don't even all have health insurance, 45, and, if we do, most Americans have huge deductibles and co-pays. COVID-19 has, to date, killed over 210 thousand Americans, 45. Over 210 thousand lives. Over 210 thousand families devastated. And many more Americans, who have survived COVID-19, are experiencing ongoing symptoms and physical challenges.
So it is offensive, disrespectful and oblivious for you to say, don't be afraid of a little COVID-19. Being afraid of COVID-19 is the only healthy response to it. Being afraid enough of it, and being in reality enough about it, to don a mask when we are indoors, and in any crowded situation, and to physically distance ourselves from each other, are the only tools we have to protect ourselves. Nature gave us fear as a functional emotion in certain situations, just as nature gave us feeling pain if we touch a hot stove: so that we will yank our hand up immediately from it, before we get burned. If you were God, 45--and, by the way, this apparently may come as news to you, but you are not--you would tell people: don't be afraid to touch a hot stove, and to leave your hand there.
I'm glad you're not God, 45, and it is only too bad that your supporters believe every single word you say, including that they should not fear this lethal, highly contagious virus.
45, we're going to vote you out. Some of us have already cast our votes. Don't be afraid to leave peacefully.
