Money over Lives
Let’s make the message as clear as it plainly is. When Trump is talking about reopening America for business sooner rather than later, over the recommendations of actual scientists and medical experts, this is what he really means. Because we have not even come close to seeing the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in this country yet, for Trump to be sending this message now, he is putting forward a very simple choice.
It’s not about the “cure being worse than the problem itself.” It’s not about saving the American dream. It’s about consciously making a choice, that we know, means more people will die.
And the only reason that anyone can put forward that isn’t lie, is so certain people can keep making money.
Make sure everybody knows what the actual tradeoffs they are choosing are.
Restricting air travel is to save lives. Easing those restrictions is to sell tickets.
Keeping non-essential businesses closed is to save lives. Allowing them to open is to sell products.
Restricting restaurants to take-out and delivery only is to save lives. Allowing them to open back for business is to make more money.
The choice they are telling us they are willing to make, is money over lives.
And let’s be clear about this too: they are not talking about their own lives. It is not as simple as “I choose to take the risk to my own life, to re-start the economy.” What they are really choosing to do, is risk the lives of the loved ones around them, complete strangers, and even our medical workers and doctors on the front lines.
Yes, it is true that there are a lot of Americans impacted financially by the current COVID-19 crisis. But it is up to the government to do their best to mitigate the financial damage. They have the power to do this! They have the authority, because the American public put them in charge and expects them to uphold their duties to the country as outlined by the Constitution, and our laws. When people like Trump are asking us to get back to our normal lives as quickly as possible, what power do we have to turn this ship around? Only the power to risk our lives, and the lives of those around us.
Do not let the people like Donald Trump and Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick dance around this decision. Every reporter and every pundit, and really anyone who still cares about this nation, needs to get them to admit to the American public what they are truly telling us right now.
They are telling us to choose: Money or Lives?
And they are making it plain as day what they would like to choose, if we let them.