A slave to narcissism

To the Editor:

It's no joke.

First, a little historical background: The so-called Justinian Plague of the mid-sixth century claimed as many as four million lives; the mid-14th century Black Death killed 25 million people, one-third of Europe's population; the flu pandemic of 19181920 eradicated upwards of 100 million lives.

These are real numbers, and then, like now, there was neither a preventive nor a cure for any of them.

The following are also authentic numbers: According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), as of July 9, the coronavirus has infected 3,106,931 people in America and has taken the lives of 132,855. These numbers will continue to rise.

As a indication of a mere shadow of his incredible ignorance and absolute lack of leadership, our president has commented that:

“We have it totally under control.” “One day, it's like a miracle, it will disappear.”

“This is a very contagious virus . . . . But it's something that we have tremendous control over.”

Really?

No wearing of masks? No social distancing? Paying little or no attention to the recommendations of our top scientific and medical experts? Of course not, because Trump and only Trump has all the answers.

President Trump has been a slave to his narcissism throughout his life. Indeed, narcissists like him are beyond all criticism; they can`t apply external input to improve themselves. That`s why they always look for the source of a problem outside of themselves.

This is no joke: Our president is literally killing us.

However, with the support of an informed and concerned electorate Trump will be history come next November. Irwin Schwartz

Sonora