With the outbreak of the unvaccinated epidemic, the number of Trump’s kissers is declining. Between the “big lie” about the 2020 election and the misinformation campaign against vaccination, Republicans may worry that these Trump-promoted mid-term strategies are stifling their chances of regaining a majority. Trump is running his presidency like a celebrity apprentice plot, putting people against each other and hurting people for his own entertainment and personal benefit.
After the number of infections, hospitalizations and deaths has steadily declined for six consecutive months, the number of coronavirus cases is increasing. The success of the Biden government’s vaccine distribution plan has been effectively implemented and successfully saved lives. Unlike last year’s reckless denial of the deadly nature of COVID-19, President Biden advocated wearing masks, maintaining social distancing, testing, and recently also advocated vaccination.
NPR reported that “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Friday that new cases have increased by nearly 70% in just one week. The number of hospitalizations has increased by nearly 36%.” Most of these cases occurred in low vaccination rates. Red states. The more shocking statistic is the increase in the number of infected and hospitalized children and children under 30. People who refuse to get vaccinated are divided into several categories;
1) People who are afraid of potential side effects, 2) People who believe in bizarre conspiracy theories about viruses, 3) People with compromised immune systems, 4) People who do not understand or trust science, 5) And right-wing supporters Trump and The extreme right media. Radicals who oppose vaccines usually belong to the more radical Republican Party. They defended their refusal to shoot according to the rights of the First Amendment. The level of ignorance of Trump’s supporters about what the First Amendment says is shocking. A sentence by Oliver Wendell Holmes clarified the meaning of the First Amendment in a popular way; “Your right to swing a fist in the air stops the moment it hits my nose.” The United States is a country based on law. Freedom is not without restrictions, for example when they interfere with public health or safety.
The fringe right has become the spokesperson of the Republican Party, while traditional Republican members have let it happen because of their cowardice and fear of Trump. If the former president’s political presence is not so dangerous, his clown appearance and incoherent immensity may be a ridiculous entertainment. But he has normalized lying, dictator-style propaganda, corruption, and cruel behavior to the point that it has infected 80% of the Republican Party and voters. The statistics threaten the survival of our democracy.
Twitter and Facebook are taking late action against those who post misinformation on their platforms. This week Twitter suspended Marjorie Taylor-Greene for 11 days for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines. Twitter recently posted a flag on a conspiracy theory tweet by Tucker Carlson, who claimed that the FBI had launched an attack on the Capitol. Fortunately, four years after allowing Donald Trump to incite violence and spread misinformation, both Twitter and Facebook suspended his accounts indefinitely.
The “unvaccinated pandemic” was caused by the Republican Party’s war against science, truth, and Biden’s presidency. Because the former is an insecure loser, Republicans have joined the struggle against truth, democracy, and public safety. However, cracks are emerging in Trump’s scam in the United States. When he is ultimately held legally responsible for tax evasion, interference in elections, or incitement of rebellion against the United States, millions of people will be compensated for supporting his attacks on democracy.
