America’s Civil War began on April 12,1861 and ended on April 9, 1865. The Civil War pitted Americans against Americans and was the bloodiest war in American history resulting in the death of between 620,000 and 750,000 soldiers. It pitted fathers against sons, brother against brother. It was also a war between the states supporting the federal union and southern states that seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. The Civil War remains the deadliest military conflict in American history and accounts for more American military deaths than all other wars combined until the Vietnam War.
We now appear to be engaged in another ‘war’ – this one is not too civil. It began in late winter 2020 and is called Covid. It has resulted in the illness of 441 million and the deaths of 660,00 (as of September 11th, 2021).
Like the Civil war, the Covid ‘war’ pits American against American; Republican against Democrat; Liberal against Conservative; strict interpreters of the Constitution against loose interpreters of the Constitution; vaccinated against unvaccinated. It pits families against one another; friend against friend.
Rather than using bullets, we are resorting to the use of social media and unscientific remedies to deal with Covid.
Children are on the front line because a vaccine for them (under the age of 12) has not been developed. As of September 2, since the onset of the pandemic, over 5 million children have tested positive for COVID-19. About 252,000 cases were added the past week, the largest number of child cases in a week since the pandemic began.
After declining in early summer, child cases have increased exponentially, with over 750,000 cases added between August 5 and September 2. Since the pandemic began, children represented 15.1% of total cumulated cases. For the week ending September 2, children were 26.8% of reported weekly COVID-19 cases.
Like the Civil War of the 1860’s, people insist that the government cannot order them to do what they, the people, do not want to do. That’s anarchy, if people can determine what laws they wish to follow and which they do not .
Maybe I am missing something but, children cannot go to school unless they are vaccinated against mumps and measles. People cannot fly on an airplane unless they strap themselves in. Seat belts are required in moving vehicles. Why have people chosen to fight over Covid vaccinations but chosen to ignore other government policies?
I don’t get it.