Sunday, April 5, 2020

Saving Doctor Fauci - A Rant

By now, everyone (even those outside of the U.S.) know who Doctor Anthony Fauci is. In case you don't, though, he is a noted American immunologist and a key figure on the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Click on the link to see his entire CV.

In the daily press conferences held by the team, Fauci is often one of the key speakers, often answering reporters' questions in frank, clear, and concise terms. In addition, he's appeared on multiple TV, radio talk shows, and podcasts as well as magazine articles on- and off-line.

In short, he is truly a beacon of reality that shines past Trump's propaganda nonsense during these long sessions.

Since Fauci's arrival on the scene, he's gotten a whole lot of attention, all of it well-deserved. He's a modest man and when his praises are sung, he quickly redirects the attention to the pandemic and dealing with it.

And yet, Trump, the narcissist, has expressed in private his dismay that Fauci is stealing his (Trump's) limelight. Not only that but today on Twitter, there's a trending topic called #FireFauci. Obviously, this is a hashtag created and amplified by Russian trollbots, QAnon hacks, and malignant MAGAts in order to pressure Trump to get rid of him.

Mark my words: if Trump heeds this push, we are all up shit creek without a paddle because Fauci is the singular voice of sanity in a sea of sewage. If he goes, we all go.

So the next time you hear someone grumbling about Fauci, ask him or her why? Is it that they don't like bad news? Are they immunologists and know better than him? Are they just sick of sitting at home and blame him for their angst?

Whatever it is, ignorance needs to be attacked and destroyed before it kills us all.

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