Saturday, March 21, 2020

When Wuhan Virus Departs, World Will Be Changed

When Wuhan Virus Departs, World Will Be Changed
"No one knows how long the international alarm, bordering on panic, over the Wuhan virus will last.
Image result for Wuhan virusWhether it turns out to be the dire event some fear, or just a bad sort of virus that opportunistically kills the elderly and those with compromised immune systems (which is what, at this writing, it seems to be), one thing is certain: 
When it finally runs its course, a whole lot of things are going to be very, very different..."
...Hardest hit of all, however, is the media, whose anti-Trump mania, reliance on manipulative if not imaginary “anonymous sources,” eagerness to be seduced by former members of the intelligence community, general ignorance of almost every specialized field they encounter, political naiveté, and absolute fidelity to the party line (“Wuhan” is now racist) has rendered a once-proud profession little more than a mouthpiece for the Democratic National Committee and a constant reproach to truth, justice, and the American way.
At a time of dying newspapers and laid-off reporters, the media has chosen to go down with its “principles,” rather than adhering to its former standards of objectivity and professionalism. 
They wanted “change” and now they’ve got it—as H.L. Mencken famously said: good and hard...
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