There are two types of people in the Coronavirus world. For the sake of simplicity and accuracy, well call them “the Smarts” and “the Dumbs.”
The Smarts see the coronavirus as a serious emergency situation that requires a sober, coordinated response to mitigate cascading public health emergencies.
The Dumbs see the coronavirus as a media creation that requires no response and will blow over in a few weeks.
Trump is clearly a Dumb, but has been forced in front of microphones to pretend to be a Smart for the sake of “the markets” and the hotel industry.
Here is the vexingly ironic part. If the Smarts “win” , and we do all the things we need to do – it will SEEM like the Dumbs were right all along. There will be no cascading public health emergencies and this will blow over, and the Dumbs will feel vindicated as they throw Taco Bell trash out of the window of their trucks.
However, if the Dumbs “win”, and we don’t do any of the things we need to do – it will prove that the Smarts were right and we’ll have cascading public health emergencies. Smarts will feel a sense of smug satisfaction as they gasp for breath like someone being subjected to a waterboarding.
