What is the right strategy against the spread of the coronavirus? Countless experts around the world have been asking themselves this question for weeks. In America, the land of unlimited opportunities, a politician is now proposing a very radical path.
"Nobody asked me …"
The Vice Governor of Texas, Dan Patrick, indirectly demands: Let the old and sick die so that the economy continues to grow. He didn't put it that blatantly, but that's exactly what he must have meant when he said on US television: "As an elderly citizen, nobody asked me if I wanted to be able to survive and that for that Country as we know and love to give up. "
Patrick's thesis: The measures that would now be taken to save the old and the weak would cause massive damage to the country's economy – and thus to future generations. He himself would like to give his life so that his children and grandchildren can benefit from the booming economy, he continues.
"I think there are a lot of grandparents like me out there, I have six grandchildren. I don't want the whole country to be sacrificed" – which resonates with the fact that one should sacrifice the old and the weak rather than the economy. Patrick's blatant demand:
We, who are 70 years or older, can already take care of ourselves. My message is: let's go back to work, let's live again.
With his view of things, Patrick should be in line with President Donald Trump, who is already shouting to his fellow citizens that the tough measures can and should be eased again soon.
Sacrifice the old in favor of the economy? Sure, Dan Patrick gets a lot of headwind on the web for this blatant demand. His thoughts are inhuman and disgusting. In addition, someone points out to the politician a simple fact: "Corona also kills people of working age." – and that would ultimately hurt the economy again …
sources used: spiegel.de, Twitter