Sheila told us that the coronavirus has her feeling not terribly well. I know the feeling, and thought I’d share my own misgivings.
Per the CDC, the virus is killing 1,000 – 6,000 people per week; probably around 3,500. There are 2,000,000 – 6,000,000 new cases every week.
No. Not COVID-19. That one killed around 4,000 that week. Funny how we have hard numbers for that. There were around 200,000 new cases.
I meant the Flu.
As many as 6,000 flu victims dead vs. 4,262 for COVID-19.
6,000,000 new flu cases vs. 200,000 COVID-19.
Flu? Business as usual.
COVID-19? The sky is falling! The lion is sleeping with the lamb! ITEOTWAWKI!
We must destroy the Constitution to save the village country from the flu… I mean, COVID-19. Starting with the Second Amendment. After all, you can’t shoot a virus… Never mind that no one but violence-enabling victim disarmers have suggested such a thing, as a strawman argument against people being armed to defend themselves.
Of course, what we are concerned about, why the people are arming themselves, is the “authorities” doing mass releases of inmates, the police telling us they won’t respond to calls, and even closing entire police stations.
An over-reaction? Communist lefties are calling for looting. And yes, it has begun. That’s why stores and restaurants are boarding up their fronts. Crime is rising dramatically.
But… Coronavirus! No one needs a gun for a virus!
The First Amendment hasn’t fared much better.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances, unless COVID.
Somehow I missed the COVID-19 exception in the Constitution.
I wonder why de Blasio didn’t mention mosques in his threat against churches and synagogues.
But these rapes of basic freedoms are all good and necessary because tens of millions have sickened and tens of thousands have died… Oops, that was flu; we don’t care about them. Ahem.
But these rapes of basic freedoms are all good and necessary because a couple hundred thousand of people got COVID-19, and a few thousand have died! That’s what matters.
Right, Rahm?
I can’t help but wonder what impact this COVID-induced economic shutdown will have, long term, on American livelihood and lives. So let me end on a humorous note. Humor is one of humans’ best ways of dealing with stress.
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