The Cusp of World War III
If We Do Not Help Each Other
World War 3 can be prevented. Yes, I'm going to flat out say this. The future is something that can always be changed. Sure, the virus coming out of China forcing everybody on this planet into quarantine is something vile. World War 3 could turn into an explosive situation since the Chinese blame the US military for spreading the virus while America in its perpetual racism blames The Chinese. First of all how stupid is that? A virus will kill without hesitation. That is simply what viruses do. Viruses enjoy making people ill.
If we do not help each other come up with a vaccine by working together, World War 3 is the result. The big question is, can humanity stop hating each other long enough for this to happen? Nobody wants China and Russia to explode into war on their borders. Nobody wants to do stupid things in the Middle East anymore. A female leader would go a long way to stop the crazy. But Elizabeth Warren could not successfully get the nomination. World War III is something that would be very bad as bad, as having a new civil war in the United States.
There are things we do not want to have happen. In all practicality, we should be helping each other come up with a treatment protocol and vaccine for those who are ill with the virus. Eventually people develop antibodies. We should be mass testing everybody on American soil. What I'm doing is staying home a lot so as to prevent the illness from spreading. The protestors positively shock me. I'm just flat out amazed that they'd spread the virus, which for some people, has no symptoms like on that air craft carrier, commanded by Captain Brett E. Crozier, who was fired? What kind of a decision is that? The U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt had 155 positive tests.
This virus can turn bad very quickly. Some people aren't so lucky if they do get it. Since it is spreading amongst sailors, the military has to take steps to quarantine infected people. Any sailor who expects to get off the ships have to test negative for Covid-19. This is a wise precaution only because the virus is so easily spreadable. Out of 625 crew on the Roosevelt, 155 positive tested happened to be sheer luck. Don't think that the virus has any easy solutions, not yet, it doesn't, and they are experimenting with particular treatments.
Self-isolation is something that we all have to voluntarily do, or would you rather be quarantined in a hotel with no way to get out? Being around people guarantees the spread of the virus, which means you can have it for a while and not even know. The virus is that tricky. This is why it may have come from a lab although that is simply one opinion. Accidents happen, but people eventually get over the virus. It is not too dire since there are viruses everywhere on this planet. They live on everything, even in your body to an extent. Getting sick is simply luck.
Having illness is what happens to you when you get stressed, let your guard down, and get exposed to illness. Illness is a fact of life on this planet, sure, but it doesn't have to be all of our lives. The virus is lethal or at least very difficult to kick out for those who have underlying chronic illnesses. Yes, this is terrifying to most people. This planet is plenty scared right now. Whether this virus was deliberate or not, it has happened. Sure, it is tempting for those in power to cull the herd, to scare us with the possibility of World War III. There is a strong reason why the draft will not work in this day and age. This is because our parents fought for the military to be all volunteer.
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Iria Vasquez-Paez
I have a B.A. in creative writing from San Francisco State. Can people please donate? I'm very low-income. I need to start an escape the Ferengi plan.
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