But is it true, though?
I had to ask. What sort of rapid test might be in use among officials in government? We’ve seen that invasive swab that gets sent in through a nostril and then… no, too invasive for people in power. So, I asked Google, and learned that if you don’t get swabbed, you might get to spit. Or give up a tiny amount of blood.
It doesn’t matter; the result is what everyone wants. Including those at the apex of the power pyramid. This morning, we learned that the White House qualifies as a bona-fide hotspot, and as of now, quarantine is the game of the weeks (two, if the rules of common man science are applied).
Why does this all matter? Well, it might be time to reread the fable about the boy who cried wolf. Look in your pocket copy of Aesop. For several years now, we’ve had to accept that “fake news” is a reply to any offered premise. So, is the diagnosis of disease, in this particular case, actually a fraudulent attempt to distract the rest of us? Will we all learn that there never was a pandemic? That any deaths were attributable to uncontrolled intake of tainted foods? Will that also be fake news?
Here’s the thing. Common sense should tell us that a) the virus is real, b) people are dying, c) this isn’t just throwing shade on a shady politician. I tend to believe that science trumps Trump. Personally, I live in a bubble (happily), and the biggest issue at my house is that the dog has new, white patches – he wandered through the wet paint, downstairs, and now I have to slowly comb out the evidence.
