Thinking outside the box
By Rich Russell
No one asked me why I don’t take COVID-19 and the mask situation seriously; but with that being said, I do take the virus seriously. I believe there is a virus and that it is dangerous. At one point, the disease was supposed to have a 5% death rate. The death rate has now been reduced to less than 1/3 of 1% worldwide.
The truth is I’m not opposed to masks at all. Much like carrying a firearm, I don’t and wo
n’t shame anyone for deciding to wear one or not. Sort of a “my body, my choice” situation I suppose. However, when considering the trustworthiness of information coming from our politicians, I’ve been unable to reconcile the fact that 200,000 people protesting in the streets are met with little to no concern, but a bar, restaurant or hair salon with 10 people in it could be disastrous.
The idea that a Trump rally of 18,000 people is a significant risk but a group of 20,000 students tearing down statues isn’t, leaves me perplexed. Further, how could you possibly take anyone seriously who mandates that free citizens stay at home and wear masks in public but also calls for the acceptance of millions of immigrants entering our society illegally with no record of immunizations against more common and deadly diseases every day? The truth is that our political “leaders,” just like with guns, drugs, our national debt, or sex trafficking, have no idea what they’re talking about and no plan outside of what’s handed to them 6 seconds before they reach the podium.
Common sense would be for every state to lock down all interstate travel of POV for upwards of 3 weeks just to stem the transport of the virus by individuals. Interstate vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, should be forced to go through a wash-down upon entering or exiting a state, and the runoff from the wash-downs be tested for the virus before the vehicle is released for travel into another state.
So I choose to protect myself as I see fit. If anyone doesn’t like it, I’m ok with that. Just think of it as a “protest.” That seems to be ok with many people! Ok? Cool.
Some ‘thinking outside of the box’ changes!
