We've had 21 [COVID-19] deaths in Wyoming. Most of those ... were going to die. They just died sooner. ... I mean, things happen.And these people call themselves "pro-life" with a straight face.
Those words of wisdom are from Kevin Christopherson, a member of the Natrona County (Wyoming) School District Board. He is not crazy about wearing face coverings:
We've had 41 highway deaths this year. And I bet you you're still driving. I know I am. I'm still driving 84 miles an hour.Last time I checked, car accidents were not contagious.
We are all going to die, eventually. So why take any precautions with anything? Safety checks on airplanes before takeoff? Fireproofing materials on buildings? Arresting and prosecuting murderers? ... Why bother ? Those victims were going to die. They just died sooner. Things happen, right? Shouldn't people like Mr. Christopherson be pro-abortion, too? That fetus was going to develop and be born and eventually die. So whatever.
Dr. Ghazi Ghanem:
[Y]ou cannot take risks for the population. ... If I myself can just feel like, "Yeah, it's OK to take a risk for myself," if I go and give it to you as a patient, you're not going to appreciate that. ... I don't know what else to say about masking. I feel like, if we look at other countries who within their culture they mask, they don't have 3 million people infected. We do.Debbie McCullar, another board member, wondered why recommendations to the public continue to change. She is "a little bit skeptical about the research we hear every other week".
How can a society devolve so far that a significant portion of the population no longer understands the concept of "learning"? (And are members of school boards!) That when an unprecedented virus appears, those with infectious disease experience study it, learn things, and pass that knowledge along. As time goes on, they learn more things and perhaps their recommendations change in two weeks or three months.
That's how humans have learned things since the beginning of time.
Elsewhere:
As the WH attempts to the destroy the reputation of one of the world’s premier infectious diseases experts, the president is retweeting the Covid conspiracy theories of the former host of “The Love Connection”.— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) July 13, 2020
10,000 new cases daily. Refrigerated trailers outside hospitals. And @jenny_deam @zachdespart report, “The trajectory is now a nearly straight line heading north.” Texas COVID deaths higher than publicly reported - and spiking. Yikes. https://t.co/BtE1VhllWG— Gabrielle Banks (@GabMoBanks) July 11, 2020
MAY 20: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantisFL) brags coronavirus outbreak “hasn’t happened.”— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 12, 2020
JULY 12: Florida reports 15,299 coronavirus cases, the largest single-day increase of any state ever, even beating California (11,694 in July) and New York (11,571 from April 15). pic.twitter.com/DYB7lTalC5
Test are taking so long to turnaround in U.S. that experts say the results proving almost useless in fight against coronavirus— William Wan (@thewanreport) July 12, 2020
by @rachelweinerwp, @ahauslohner, @ReisThebault & me https://t.co/UxFVbMrpwF
Telemundo Q on Friday: Number of new cases is through the roof; hospitalizations up; deaths up again. "Is the United States losing the war against Covid?"— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 12, 2020
Trump: "No, we're winning the war, and we have areas that flamed up and they're going to be fine over a period of time."
⚡️USA v EU, new COVID cases over time, adjusted for population pic.twitter.com/sV0OK0YtFt— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) July 12, 2020
"But...but...China..." https://t.co/fsQXxW4fhE— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) July 13, 2020
Apparently the best way to hate government handouts is to take them. https://t.co/W1Rh54eJHF— Kashana (@kashanacauley) July 7, 2020
Police beat-up and tasered this BLM protester in Bay Ridge Brooklyn today...pic.twitter.com/Yude9SRdRK— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) July 13, 2020
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