President Trump has often urged many governors to reopen the state’s economies and schools, within time limits, rather than effectively listening to and following the advice of public health experts, scientists, etc. He has appealed to his main supporters, minimizing the impact and severity / risk of the pandemic, and apparently implying, if one complies, assuming social responsibility, social spacing and wearing a mask, it is a personal choice. In turn, a large number of these people equate any public health measure that may limit their supposed freedoms as illegal and wrong! The president has often equated the health risks with the damage caused by the shutdown of the economy, even stating that the financial / economic risks / ramifications are worse than the health risks. Considering, to date, there have been, in this nation, more than 7 million cases and more than 200,000 deaths, from this horrendous virus, the rhetoric of the president, the demands and the example (could not set, in the right direction) They are, perhaps, not only silly, but also dangerous. With that in mind, this article will briefly attempt to consider, examine, review, and discuss, 5 reasons, this is detrimental to the nation, the world, and our citizens.
1. Public comfort zone: Regardless of what any politician demands, unless / until it is perceived as safe by a significant portion of the public to return to specific settings, they simply won’t! Polls and polls seem to indicate that a significant percentage of Americans do not feel comfortable, for example, going to restaurants and eating indoors. When this president has denied science and data, and declared his own opinions as fact, and then urged others to believe him, rather than the experts, only his main supporters, buy on, your statements and ideas! Considering that few Americans seem to trust Trump, it is obvious that they will not be comfortable following his approach sooner than it probably makes sense.
2. If the curve does not flatten, companies are hurt: As of yesterday, two-thirds of our states had rising infection rates, and some states were experiencing significant increases in hospitalizations and deaths! Unless / until smart public health measures are followed, this pandemic will remain out of control! When this is not the case, it hurts companies because they cannot function properly and delays a return to normalcy!
3. Human life has inherent value: Isn’t it, somewhat strange / strange, many of the same people, who proclaim, are Pro – Life, support a President, who minimizes the loss of life, from this pandemic, and has said that it only affects older people ? , And you deserve an A + for your handling of this pandemic! Every American deserves the right, to enjoy, the right to life, liberty, health, and well-being!
Four. Science matters, etc. The reality is that science matters, data counts, and public health must be an essential right for all Americans. Simply denying reality, as the president does, does not make his opinions, facts!
5. The proof is in the numbers: With less than 5% of the world’s population, this nation has experienced more than 20% of cases and deaths due to COVID! Instead of receiving an A +, an average grade of C, it would mean that our numbers would approximate the rest of the world. This seems to mean that we have probably lost 150,000 more lives than we should have.
If we look at what happened, those states, which followed the recommendations of public health experts and got the majority of their citizens to cooperate, especially in terms of wearing a mask and social spacing, have the lowest infection rates! today! Listen to the experts, instead of the wishes and opinions of the stable genius!