The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Campaign Issue

The COVID-19 pandemic has become a campaign issue in the U. S. general election.  If you have read any of my previous posts, you know that I try to avoid inflammatory language and “loaded” wording.  Let me break from that to state the obvious for those who are unable to see it.  Whether you support President Trump or former Vice President Biden, to make the blame for the alleged mismanagement of COVID-19 pandemic an issue that will decide your vote is stupid.  In case you didn’t get that … IT IS STUPID!

The Democrats point to the ever increasing number of persons who are being infected, and to the number of lives lost, and they blame President Trump for reopening the economy.  Their answer is to mandate wearing masks and another ruinous general shutdown of our society.

The Republicans hold that, due to the president’s policy of accelerated treatment and vaccine development, treatments have improved to the point that fewer people are dying, and a vaccine is just around the corner.  They say that the Democrats are to blame for the high rates of infection and death in places like New York City and California, and that the problem would be far worse nationwide if the Democrats had been in charge.  They point to the high rates of infection where drastic shutdowns have been implemented in Europe and the United Kingdom, and they say that another general shutdown would do more harm than good.

I say that we should stop bickering amongst ourselves and work together.  The problem is bigger than petty politics.  The blame for the COVID-19 pandemic falls squarely on the Communist government of Mainland China.  Our leaders need to be working together toward leading the world in the measured response that must be taken to hold the Chinese government responsible and consequence them.

We will probably never know, conclusively, whether the Chinese Communist Party was trying to weaponize the Corona Virus and whether they released it accidentally or intentionally.  What we do know is that faulty decision making on their part inflicted a pandemic on the world.

Let's stop playing into the hands of our enemies.  Put the blame on the Chinese government where it belongs.  Let your vote be decided by your position on the many other issues that are important to America.

Albert Einstein is reported to have said, “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.” And, “The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.” *  Well said.

  

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