A tale of two virus outbreaks--or, "That was then. This is different, cuz..."
2009-2010 saw the outbreak of the "H1N1" flu strain--also called the swine flu. This virus would eventually infect 60
million Americans.
Eventually 12,000 would die from it. 300,000 would be hospitalized.
Does anyone remember the national panic back then? The collapse of the economy? No?
That's because neither of those things happened. Why? Because back in 2009 no one was scared of dying of this mysterious flu.
Nah, just kidding. The only difference I can see at this point is...we had a different president, who was beloved by the insane left-worshipping mainstream media. And the entire news back then was how wonderfully Obama was handling it, how expertly, how masterfully he was dealing with it.
Because the media didn't light fires of panic under Americans, Americans didn't panic. And unlike the Democrat party today, back in 2009 Republicans didn't politicize the outbreak at all. Not a single record exists of any Republican criticizing Obama's response, or lack of it. Instead the swine flu was treated as a normal, seasonal health issue, just another strain of flu that happens every year.
Few Americans know that on average, the flu kills 20,000 to 40,000 Americans every year. So 12,000 deaths made the outbreak less serious than the average year.
But today our Mainstream Media is far more aware of risk, far more watchful, so they were sounding the alarm when just 30 Americans had died. And supporting the idea of shutting down schools and every business. Cuz, deadly virus!!!
As of today 100 Americans have died, and no doubt there will be more. But is that enough of a risk to shut down the economy? After all, almost 7,000 Americans die every day from all causes.
When the toll reaches 12,000 that will be an unprecedented horror, a ghastly demonstration of the president's incompetence, a terrible....wait, that will the same number that the Mainstream Media was gushing over as a clear demonstration of Obama's magnificent leadership in a time of crisis.
"But that was different, citizen!" Oh, certainly. Whatever you media people say, right?
Conservatives routinely call Republicans the Stupid Party because they're always out-maneuvered by the Democrat party. A good example being that when a true crisis arrives, members of the Stupid Party support whoever is in charge, to the benefit of all Americans. By contrast, the leadership of the Democrat party tries to impeach a Republican president, suggests the virus be called "Trumpvirus" and calls the president's actions "negligent homicide."
Yeah, really.
Eventually 12,000 would die from it. 300,000 would be hospitalized.
Does anyone remember the national panic back then? The collapse of the economy? No?
That's because neither of those things happened. Why? Because back in 2009 no one was scared of dying of this mysterious flu.
Nah, just kidding. The only difference I can see at this point is...we had a different president, who was beloved by the insane left-worshipping mainstream media. And the entire news back then was how wonderfully Obama was handling it, how expertly, how masterfully he was dealing with it.
Because the media didn't light fires of panic under Americans, Americans didn't panic. And unlike the Democrat party today, back in 2009 Republicans didn't politicize the outbreak at all. Not a single record exists of any Republican criticizing Obama's response, or lack of it. Instead the swine flu was treated as a normal, seasonal health issue, just another strain of flu that happens every year.
Few Americans know that on average, the flu kills 20,000 to 40,000 Americans every year. So 12,000 deaths made the outbreak less serious than the average year.
But today our Mainstream Media is far more aware of risk, far more watchful, so they were sounding the alarm when just 30 Americans had died. And supporting the idea of shutting down schools and every business. Cuz, deadly virus!!!
As of today 100 Americans have died, and no doubt there will be more. But is that enough of a risk to shut down the economy? After all, almost 7,000 Americans die every day from all causes.
When the toll reaches 12,000 that will be an unprecedented horror, a ghastly demonstration of the president's incompetence, a terrible....wait, that will the same number that the Mainstream Media was gushing over as a clear demonstration of Obama's magnificent leadership in a time of crisis.
"But that was different, citizen!" Oh, certainly. Whatever you media people say, right?
Conservatives routinely call Republicans the Stupid Party because they're always out-maneuvered by the Democrat party. A good example being that when a true crisis arrives, members of the Stupid Party support whoever is in charge, to the benefit of all Americans. By contrast, the leadership of the Democrat party tries to impeach a Republican president, suggests the virus be called "Trumpvirus" and calls the president's actions "negligent homicide."
Yeah, really.
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