Baratunde Live On Lockdown - Coronavirus Kills As Many Americans As Entire Vietnam War
Channel: Baratunde Thurston
Date: 2020-04-29

On April 28, 2020 the U.S. crossed 58,000 official deaths due to COVID-19. In just under four months, we have exceeded the U.S. death toll it took two decades to reach in the Vietnam War. Like that war, many of these deaths were preventable. Like that war, the decisions leading to these deaths were based on lies and political expedience. Like that war, the way out involves courageous government employees, tenacious journalists, and a mass response by the American people to get us back on the right track.

We have shown we can do all these. In the near term, we need to get U.S. testing up to 2 million per day so we are no longer flying blind. Contact your Rep and Senator right now to demand that. We must also build out contact tracing capacity and implement supported isolation for those who test positive.

Beyond that, we the people need to get creative about letting our voices be heard. This November election offers a clear opportunity for us to speak with a unified voice that we won't tolerate flagrant corruption, disregard for life, and whatever you even call the activities of the Commander-in-Bleach.