One 9/11 Per Day

Hey, does anybody remember that when 9/11 happened, people got really shocked and upset and angry?  The towers were smoking ruins, nearly 3000 people died, “United We Stand” banners appeared everywhere, and we invaded a couple of countries at the cost of hundreds of billions of dollars.

Well, guess what?  A 9/11 death toll happens every day now.  Nearly 3000 people die in the U.S. of Covid-19 every single day.

What happened to “United We Stand?”  Where’s the united action against the killer?  Why aren’t people more upset and angry?

Imagine what would have happened back in 2001 if President Bush said, “Oh, that’s not really a problem.”

Or, “Those towers will be back in the spring.”

Or, “I think the death toll is a complete exaggeration.”

Or, “We didn’t need those towers anyway.”

Or, “It’s all Fake News trying to inflame the situation.”

Or, “I think those towers came from China.”

Or, “It’s all one guy from Saudi.”

Or, “The CDC just made up those numbers because they hate America.”

Or, “The Twin Tower situation is under control.  I think the stock market is looking great!”

And then 40% of the population followed that line, and denied that the attack was at all serious, or even took place at all.

I live in a place where people seem convinced that wearing a Stetson protects you from the coronavirus, even though they drive past the Covid testing facility on the highway every day.  (It’s a fake testing facility, I guess.)

Since New Mexico went into lockdown for the third time just before Thanksgiving, our daily Covid cases are down by nearly 50%, though the daily death toll has remained remarkably stable.  There was no big Thanksgiving bounce, thank God, and with luck there won’t be a bounce for Christmas and the New Year.  I’ll be staying in, cooking my lonely meals and making free use of the liquor cabinet.

Stay the fuck at home, my friends.