Is this the most dangerous virus of all time?

The real danger affecting us all right now is fear.  Not just any old garden variety fear, but the fear of our fellow man.  We are dangerously close to accepting the lie that our fellow man will kill us with contact and regular “life”.  Yes, the covid19 virus is dangerous, but it is not as dangerous to the mass majority of our population as we are being told.  The fear narrative is the real danger.

This is not the first pandemic in our world, and it is not likely to be that last.  Very little has changed, except our fear response.  By my calculations, the recovery/survival rate on Covid is something like 99.85%… seriously.  Our world has been turned upside down by something that will likely kill one person in a thousand.
This death rate is not new.

What is new, is this idea that we must avoid contact with our family, our neighbors, and our friends and rely solely on the internet, the media, and the government to keep us connected and safe.  THIS IS INSANITY.  I WILL NOT COMPLY!

Our society flattened the curve here in the US and “saved” the medical system?! What we have done is take a true acute medical crisis, and turn it into a global, catastrophic humanitarian crisis.  Disconnecting from one another locally, and trusting some magical central planning authority is the hallmark of authoritarianism and tyrannical dark times throughout history.We know the death rate on these behaviors…. And the recovery rate is NOT 99.9%.  Losing connection with our loved ones and neighbors KILLS.  Unemployment and dependency KILLS.  No one is coming to save you. The media and the governing authorities are using this programmatic fear narrative to gain and maintain control.  The roots may be malevolent or incompetent.  It does not matter in the end as the result is the same.  People will die.   

The solution is to stand up for yourself, educate yourself, connect with your family, and accept that you were never in control.  Go out and live your life as free citizens.  Make choices, connect to those that matter, and own the consequences.  
Our world is going about its business as usual… The people are living and dying.  Each of us chooses how we live or die.   For this Virginian,  Give me liberty or give me death has taken on a whole new meaning when it is applied to my ability to connect physically with my fellow humans.

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