Very much worth reading. In dealing w/ this pandemic, we need to be driven by science, facts & common sense. Far too many—on both sides of the aisle—view this crisis through a political lens. For many who hate Trump, the virus is all his fault & we must shut EVERYTHING down. 1/x
2/x And too many who love Trump are too quick to dismiss the pandemic as purely media-driven (“hydroxychloroquine will cure it’s all!”) & say everyone must go back to work NOW. If we are being fair & reasonable, NEITHER view makes much sense. Trump didn’t create this virus....
3/x ...and the Admin is working hard (albeit imperfectly) to combat it. We should continue to work to slow the spread of the virus, w/o giving in to hysteria. And we must get as many people back to work as soon as humanly possible—varying geographically based on medical facts.
4/x Our goal should be protecting as many lives as possible, both from COVID-19 AND from crushing poverty & unemployment. We should value lives on both sides on the ledger, and not let angry partisan politics drive our responses to this crisis.
