The Criminality of COVID-19 and History

Today we marked a milestone here in the U.S. The total number of Covid-19 cases surpassed one million people and we are close to reaching 60,000 deaths due to this virus. That number of deaths surpasses the number of deaths we had in the Vietnam War. Think about it. Sixty thousand individual lives. Each with a story behind them. Each with families left behind. It's a staggering number and something we need to reflect on.

History has a funny way of unraveling the past. It does it by looking at things that happened, how they happened, who was responsible and how populations responded to particular stages of events taking place. The coronavirus or Covid-19 and our country's response to it will be written about and analyzed from top to bottom. I believe it will be written and lectured about as well as measured against other major human tragedies like World Wars, the Holocaust, various genocides and the rise and fall of Empires. It is monumental in terms of its significance. It will also, I believe, be held up as an example of some of the greatest criminal negligence on the part of government officials.

In the retelling of the Covid-19 disaster, no stone will be left unturned. Intelligence briefings, meeting memos and transcripts will be part of the record. Whistleblowers will come forth eventually and stories will be told in journals, in books by reporters and by participants at various levels. There will be hearings, legal proceedings, elections and more. Worse yet, there will be more deaths to be counted and avenged. It is not a very lovely picture for anyone currently in office or working in a responsible government agency. That also goes for private firms, medical agencies and even journalists and news organizations. Accountability spreads itself out over time and covers every aspect of historical events.

In real time, more things are being discovered about who knew what and when. It is pretty clear that the President's daily intelligence briefings included information on the Coronavirus and were ignored. Personally, I believe there will be criminal inquiries over all of this and like the Nuremberg Trials, many people will be questioned about their actions, inactions, responses and activities. Questions will be asked of Democrats as well as Republicans. Citizens will be challenged to think about their own actions or inactions. When and how did people speak their conscience seeing daily death reports? What did we do about an incompetent administration and the lack of a strategic plan to save lives? How long did we all allow discussions to go on and on about tests vs. testing supplies as people continued to die?

It may take awhile for everyone to figure out the difference between incompetency or mismanagement and criminal activity but it will become more clear with time. I want to be able to show that I said and did something about it. Join me.