As Americans try to put Covid behind us, another frightening virus has invaded our country: monkeypox. This disease causes hideous disfigurement one might see in a science fiction horror movie. Monkeypox originated in Africa and was kept out of our country by President Trump, but Biden has allowed it to spread to all of our 50 states.
The Democrat Governors of California, Illinois, and New York have declared a state of emergency, as New York City and San Francisco did early on. San Francisco’s mayor absurdly declared that the virus “impacts everyone equally” although nearly all cases have occurred in men who recently had sex with other men.
New York City mayor Eric Adams declared, “This outbreak must be met with urgency, action, and resources, both nationally and globally.” He viewed Covid with such senseless seriousness that unvaccinated Brooklyn basketball star Kyrie Irving was banned from playing and he cheered his team from the stands in close proximity to other fans.
In the early days of the Covid pandemic, ordinary Americans were harshly fined and even imprisoned for keeping their small businesses open to eke out a living for themselves. Yet nothing of this sort is even suggested for dealing with monkeypox and festivals or parades spreading it. As Trump once observed, “People are so worried about being politically correct that they are unable to function.” Trump may not have known just how prophetic his words would be. The costly inaction by the Biden Administration on monkeypox seems to be due to its fear of crossing the LGBTQ voting bloc.
Science is many things, but being politically correct is not one of them. If we are actually going to “follow the science” with regards to stopping the spread of monkeypox, the very first thing we should do is shut down every gay pride parade and festival in the nation. Those that whine about discrimination should take their complaints to the countless small businesses forced into closure by unwarranted COVID lockdowns. This shouldn’t just turn into another excuse to spend our grandchildren’s money on the problems of today. We need decisive leaders who will call out and shut down true superspreaders of monkeypox.
