By Charles E. Marshall
COVID19 Deaths and the Vietnam War
I've read several reports of how the COVID19 death toll now sits at a higher rate than the Vietnam War. Not a terribly good comparison as the 50,000 that died in the Vietnam war were at the beginning of their lives and averaged around 19 or 20 while the COVID19 deaths are over the age of 44 by 95% and nearly 50% are over 75. No life is unimportant, but I think we all agree we'd rather die at 80 than 19. In addition the mostly young men in Vietnam were sent by humans to fight other humans on the other side of the world in a futile war that was largely political. COVID19 was an invasive virus that came upon us through no particular person's fault, although it's often implied Trump could have somehow stopped it. I think this is an important distinction because both parties and the media are so quick to send our young people off to war just because old leaders and their moneyed supporters could not come to some sort of rational plan for peace. It's good for corporate and it's good for ratings, right ? Will human life be so very important the next time egos and gobs of money are on the line or will we once again send our young people off to be mangled and butchered ? COVID19 and wars. I don't like the comparison
COVID19 Deaths and the Vietnam War
I've read several reports of how the COVID19 death toll now sits at a higher rate than the Vietnam War. Not a terribly good comparison as the 50,000 that died in the Vietnam war were at the beginning of their lives and averaged around 19 or 20 while the COVID19 deaths are over the age of 44 by 95% and nearly 50% are over 75. No life is unimportant, but I think we all agree we'd rather die at 80 than 19. In addition the mostly young men in Vietnam were sent by humans to fight other humans on the other side of the world in a futile war that was largely political. COVID19 was an invasive virus that came upon us through no particular person's fault, although it's often implied Trump could have somehow stopped it. I think this is an important distinction because both parties and the media are so quick to send our young people off to war just because old leaders and their moneyed supporters could not come to some sort of rational plan for peace. It's good for corporate and it's good for ratings, right ? Will human life be so very important the next time egos and gobs of money are on the line or will we once again send our young people off to be mangled and butchered ? COVID19 and wars. I don't like the comparison
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