Back to the Pandemic

One of the conspiracy theories circulating in right-wing media, as well as the internet far-right swamps, is that COVID is not real. Or if it’s not as serious as it actually is. In reality, it is a tool of control for the deep state and as soon as the election was over, it would go away. We can now leave the masks at home, woohoo! Really, people deep in the conspiracy world believe this. The fact that the media seems unable to chew gum and walk at the same time does not help. Or that since the election we have had intense media coverage of the election returns. Albeit, they have mentioned the pandemic in passing every day.

It is time to go back to the pandemic. Infections have topped 125,000 daily infections. Death rates will continue to increase and we still need to convince half the country this is happening. Never mind that some of the nations that need convincing are deep in Trump’s territory. They still believe this is a blue state disease, or that this is getting worse. They cannot believe their lying eyes, or neighbors who are getting sick, some dying.

We are done with telling people the virus is going away, or that we are bending the curve. The fact is that hospitals are starting to fill up across the nation. This is not a joke, and we all can do something about this. Yes, wear your mask. Stay at home if you can, and wash your hands. For the moment, we have priorities from the Biden transition team. Their first action is to appoint a commission staffed by professionals in public health.