By Zamboni
It's time for the Trumpy COVID deniers — from Benedict Donald himself to that nutcase QAnon Congresswoman to idiots who berate doctors and nurses on social media — to sign a paper saying that if they contract the virus they will forego medical help.
And when they sign that paper, they should be given some sort of bracelet that IDs them in case they break down and show up at the ER. Why are we being so harsh? Because we're sick of seeing signs like this, posted (no doubt) by a Trumpster against an infectious disease specialist at the University of Vermont.
"My partner, Tim Lahey, MD, is on call today, taking care of people hospitalized with infectious diseases, including COVID," tweeted Lahey's wife, author Jessica Lahey. "He has been concerned enough over rising numbers in our area that he regularly does TV and radio spots to advise people about how to stay safe and healthy.
"This is where we are as a society, thanks to Trump and his efforts to undermine science, demonize healthcare workers and fuel conspiracy theories," she said.
The Lahey story is mild, however, compared to this: Benedict Donald has retweeted a moronic broadside against a critical care physician in Reno, Nevada, which alleged that the doctor's medical center's new ICU, built in a parking garage (yep, a parking garage) to treat overflow COVID patients, was fake. Added Trump in the retweet, "Fake election results in Nevada also!"
The doctor in question and Nevada's Governor, Steve Sisolak, fired back. But what kind of people are these Trumpsters? Who would go after the very folks who are risking their lives every day to take care of us if we get the virus? And who will care for us when all those awful long-term effects start making themselves felt?
We've got 270,000 Americans dead from this thing, with a lot more to come — but it's Donald Trump and his acolytes who are truly sick. We cats HISS.
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