The Navy now has 2 ships in port under quarantine due to Coronavirus infections. Hundreds of sailors have tested positive and one Commander was relieved of duty because he went out of the chain of command in response. But there have been no deaths reported. Hundreds infected but no one has died.
This morning, it was all over the news that Coronavirus deaths have now exceeded the number of Americans killed in the Vietnam War. An ironic comparison given the scandal over our government's inflated 'body counts' of the enemy. And how about the Tonken Gulf Resolution? Again, an inflated report from our leaders. https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/gulf-of-tonkin-resolution-1
There are many, many examples where our leaders have 'padded' the numbers to justify their actions. To deny that is to deny reality. And to not have a healthy scepticism of the reports being trumpeted by our government is naive. 'He who controls the information, controls'.
Our government's reaction to this virus is going to have long lasting effects on you, me, the economy, individuals and businesses. We have a duty to discuss how the information that these kind of decisions are made is gathered and reported. Just as we have a duty to discuss how and when we return to normal. And we have a duty to discuss at what point these kinds of actions should be repeated.
This is not North Korea or China. We have the right, if not the duty, to question our government's actions. They certainly have given us good reason to question them.
