What Are We Learning From COVID-19?

First and foremost there is no denying the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent revision by the media is frankly disturbing and mere political engineering on their own part to satisfy its own narratives. The fact remains and is unchanged China is responsible for the pandemic.

That said however does not excuse the fact that the pandemic is exposing the ugly truth that politicians (other than retired Rep. Ron Paul) have hid from Americans for decades. The fact that the politicians permitted the wholesale relocation of manufacturing of virtually all of our prescription drugs offshore and mostly to China.

You may have heard Virginia politicians clamor about prescription drug pricing reform like Rep. Abigail Spanberger from the VA07 who has made this issue a focal point of her tenure in Washington the last two years but has she ever acknowledged the fact that these drugs are not even manufactured here? No. In fact, in a recent town hall with constituents earlier this year she avoided the very question raised within the context of healthcare reform.

Six months ago if you conducted a poll there is no doubt that the majority would have no knowledge that China in fact was producing the majority of our prescription drugs. Even the very ones that American may desperately need in the midst of China shuttering factories in response to it own pandemic within its country.

In America, we are seeing a dedicated fear campaign and this cannot be understated. This campaign is set to set the stage that those seeking to increase the power of government can use to implement even more controls on society at the expense of freedom. Freedom of movement whether travel, attending a conference, a wedding or attending church services. The government has sought to institute measures like school closures and business closures which have in themselves done more to create even more fear resulting to strains of on the supply chain systems which often themselves originate in China. For example, how much of the goods sold on Amazon are manufactured in China?

The politicians have long ignored informing the public to the truth regarding China. It has not been since the election of Trump has China even been center stage with regard to trade. Now we are all beginning to see why the imbalance that Trump has highlighted is so significant.

When this crisis passes the question remains exactly what steps Congress will take to address China. The Democrats have been unwilling to do so for two decades and there is little thus far to make anyone believe they are capable of doing anything significant to address China instead they want to offer more bailouts. They will support stimulus of course as mere smoke and mirrors but will refuse to address the real problem that is America's dependence on China.

We are being told that we are not properly set up for pandemics and that somehow the Trump administration is to blame. Not unlike the same attacks blaming George W. Bush for 9/11  but that simplistic approach is mere political propaganda. The fact is the CDC has a budget well over 7 billion and in the the post Swine Flu pandemic of 2010 we have no revelations as to how much Obama really focused or dedicated in this area after more than 12,000 Americans died from H1N1 (Swine Flu).

The media refuses to report the truth regarding the Swine Flu pandemic. The truth is that the Obama Administration refused to acknowledge the pandemic as a national emergency almost six months after the CDC declared a public health emergency. The media is not concerned with informing the public as it should regarding how the Swine Flu was handled and how this pandemic is being handled. The fact that we are experiencing shortages of ventilators and respirators is not merely Trumps failure but the entire governments.

We have seen enough pandemics to know the realities we could face with them and yet government has ignored funding for hospital infrastructure in lieu of healthcare programs increasing access but not care.

We need to start examining how we got here and why we are here and who is taking advantage of this crisis and fleecing tax payers all across the country. The Democrats so focused on impeachment and then the Senate trial refused to even acknowledge the threat regarding what was being reported in China as early as December 2019. These same people want us to be reassured they have our best interests.