Cancelled

The world has gone mad.

Yes, the latest virus sweeping the world is dangerous.

But the reaction to it is even worse.

It's a flu virus, primarily attacking the old and infirm. It will kill many. But let's not forget in 2016 (or was it 2017) the yearly flu virus killed 80,000 people in the U.S. alone. It averages 55-60,000 deaths every single year.

Worldwide that yearly flu kills upwards of 1.5 million people. Sad, to be sure, but it's a part of life.

When the Corona virus is done, the numbers will be similar.

Sporting events and large gatherings are now discouraged, banned or cancelled. Not because it will prevent the virus from spreading, but because it could possibly slow it down. The same number of people will die from it, it will just happen over an extended period of months.

Travel has halted. And the world-wide economy is crumbling.

This is idiocy in its highest form. It will take years, perhaps decades, for the world to recover. Not from from the virus itself, but from the over-reaction to it. The job loss will be devastating.

In fact, the world may never fully recover.

Churchill  said it best. We have nothing to fear but fear itself. But we've given into fear and it is destroying us.

And we will live with the consequences of giving into that fear for many years to come. And we'll react even more poorly when the next major crisis occurs.

Don't blame Trump. Don't blame the Democrats. Blame those promoting the fear. And blame yourself for being taken in.