The writer of the letter “No one elected Fauci, either” (March 12, TribLive) seems to contradict herself. She acknowledges (correctly) that Dr. Anthony Fauci “knew better than anyone else.” She also acknowledges correctly that over a million Americans died. But then she complains about the restrictions Fauci recommended, many of which, fortunately, became law, despite the ignorant stubbornness of so many people like her.
Hard to believe there were so many Americans, deluded by President Trump’s cavalier attitude toward the very serious situation, who found it too much of a burden to vaccinate, wear a mask and socially distance. Many businesses had to be locked down for the public welfare. Meanwhile, Trump was discouraging mask use and suggesting phony cures, even proposing injecting poison and deadly UV light.
I sincerely hope there is no similar emergency in the next four years (hopefully it will be only four!) because Trump has installed someone I believe is totally unqualified, a vaccine-denying non-doctor, into the position of authority over Health and Human Services. We will be completely unprepared.
According to Wikipedia, we were 17th from the top in fatalities per capita, with 221 countries who did better. If we’d been smarter, we could have done better, too.
Her statement that Fauci “destroyed our country” is asinine. Quite the opposite — he saved a lot of lives, possibly even including hers. Fauci studied infectious diseases for his whole career, making significant strides against AIDS. He knows what he’s doing. Hard to believe people would demonize someone who is trying to save their lives.
Fred Durig
Delmont