{"id":1169188,"date":"2020-03-03T16:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T22:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kereport.com\/?p=69677"},"modified":"2020-03-03T16:00:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T22:00:50","slug":"the-corona-virus-were-all-in-this-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1169188","title":{"rendered":"The Corona Virus, we\u2019re all in this together!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I wish that more pundits were like Mr. Thomas!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

BY CAL THOMAS<\/p>\n

TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY<\/p>\n

There is a disease going around, and I\u2019m not talking only about the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a political disease, and it seems to be spreading, especially among certain politicians who are looking for another way to expel President Trump from office.<\/p>\n

Last week on the ABC program \u201cThe View,\u201d co-host Meghan McCain responded to applause from the audience after another co-host, Sunny Hostin, suggested that Vice President Mike Pence is being set up by President Trump to be the \u201cfall guy\u201d should the response to the coronavirus turn out to be inadequate. McCain responded: \u201cI don\u2019t know why anyone would clap about that, because if crap goes wrong, it\u2019s going to be bad for all of us. \u2026 I do not like the politicizing of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Viruses, like storms, do not discriminate. We\u2019re not talking about an angel of death that \u201cpassed over\u201d the homes of the ancient Israelites, killing only Egyptians because Pharaoh had refused to release the Israelites from slavery. Disease can affect everyone, and so each of us ought to get behind those in charge of fighting it and take whatever action we can to avoid infection, as many do during the annual flu season.<\/p>\n

We know what those steps are because we have been repeatedly told about them. Since the coronavirus is spread through personal contact, wash your hands frequently, avoid people who sneeze and cough, and do not travel to places where cases of infection have been identified.<\/p>\n

One hopes some of these precautions will be temporary and that, like the flu (which has killed multiple thousands but has not brought panic or political posturing), the coronavirus will be a seasonal phenomenon and disappear as the weather warms and treatments become available. In the meantime, can we call a political truce? If we can sign a peace deal with the Taliban \u2013 as dubious as that may be \u2013 can\u2019t we sign a \u201cpeace treaty\u201d with each other over this virus?<\/p>\n

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has accused the president of \u201cplaying politics\u201d with the virus. Trump responded by calling her \u201cincompetent.\u201d Pelosi then attempted to travel the high road, saying, \u201cLives are at stake. This is not a time for name-calling or playing politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

If only.<\/p>\n

Some of the Democratic presidential candidates are already blaming the president for not doing enough to control the virus. They don\u2019t say how they would do it, other than spending more money. What they are really suggesting is that the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the secretary of health and human services are not doing their jobs. These are the people, along with their staffs, who have the experience to fight it.<\/p>\n

During World War II, one of the slogans that gained prominence was: \u201cWe\u2019re all in this together.\u201d My mother told me stories about neighbors sharing ration stamps and sugar with each other when one or the other ran low. Probably some had voted for Franklin D.. Roosevelt and others for his Republican opponents, but that didn\u2019t matter when it came to the greater good.<\/p>\n

One of the numerous spin-offs of the original Monopoly board game is called \u201cWe\u2019re All In This Together.\u201d It is described on amazon.com<\/a> this way: \u201cBuild support and rally the troops as you establish Camps and Headquarters on your way to victory!\u201d<\/p>\n

This is the attitude we most need now in order to obtain victory over this virus, rather than using it as a club to gain political victory, which would not bring a cure. Perhaps every politician should be sent and required to play this version of Monopoly with members of the opposition party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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