The COVID-19 virus has now killed over 67,000 Americans in just 10 weeks, more than all the U.S. deaths during the entire Vietnam War. Yet in the mist of this carnage, many remain oblivious to danger posed by this pandemic. They continue to shop without masks, endangering themselves and others. Some gather at state capitals, again without masks but carrying lethal weapons, to lobby legislators to reopen the economy prematurely.
Where does this ignorance come from? I believe it starts at the top. Remember President Trump urging us to ignore “the hoax” and assuring us the virus would “simply disappear”? Recall his “I take no responsibility” comments, and his musings about injecting disinfectant as a potential cure?
Like the virus, ignorance is contagious and dangerous.
While we wait for a vaccine and more effective treatment, let’s stand up to the ignorance now and in November.
