We’re going to have a serious, systemic public health challenge even after the pandemic. People are now finding purpose & identity in not just ignoring public health guidance & medical advice, but actively doing the opposite just to beat their chests.
We’re weakening ourselves.
We’re weakening ourselves.
When a Congressman tells the country not to trust the FDA, he attacks a key piece of our national security; as when he says not to trust the military.
He’s saying don’t trust America. Institutions built by Americans, staffed with Americans to serve Americans. It’s just awful.
He’s saying don’t trust America. Institutions built by Americans, staffed with Americans to serve Americans. It’s just awful.
It is one thing to criticize an institution; to reform it; to even get rid of it in favor of an alternative approach. Nothing is perfect and we should always improve things.
But questioning the motivations & aims of these institutions; making them enemies—that’s an attack on us.
But questioning the motivations & aims of these institutions; making them enemies—that’s an attack on us.
Any red-blooded American knows the difference between constructive advocacy and destructive attack—and too many have willfully crossed that line to prey on the fear for gain. It’s un-American, it’s harming us, and it’s going to sink us if we don’t stop it.
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