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It’s Hard to Describe What’s About to Happen in America
We’re woefully unprepared.
Omicron has become the second most contagious virus in the world, according to a pediatrician in Ohio. A study from the University of Hong Kong has found that it replicates 70 times faster. Another study from Imperial College has debunked the myth that it’s milder, and also found that it’s five times more likely to reinfect someone.
If you’re reading this, you probably already know all that, and you’re sick of hearing people downplay the virus.
If so, I’m with you.
The Tuesday before Christmas, Joe Biden gave the kind of speech you’d expect from a real president. He didn’t advise anyone to drink bleach, which is good, but he didn’t exactly seem to grasp the gravity of the situation, either. He sounded very calm and reassuring. He basically told us everything’s going to be fine, and I don’t believe a word of it.
Honestly, I wish I did.
All I believe is that Biden and his team are trying their best in a country that seems to have resigned to an attitude of cruel indifference in the face of our biggest threat yet. It’s easy to see why. We’ve been facing “our biggest threat yet” for almost two years. Meanwhile, Biden’s popularity has tanked. He’s reached a point where he has to tell…
