By Nick Stamatakis
The news that President Trump and First Lady Melania were tested positive for the “China virus” offers one more interesting twist in this remarkable election year and will monopolize the public’s attention in the next few days. (Official Announcement- please click here Trump-Flotus-COVID-Memo). Would this news of the presidential infection be “news” if it happened last year, ten years ago, or even earlier? The answer is a big NO. No journalist would come out with screaming headlines of a generally healthy presidential couple infected by a virus…
Humanity has been through many viruses, most of which were more severe than the “China virus”, and there were no “lockdowns”, and no panic. This country just ten years ago had been through H1N1, by all accounts a very dangerous virus epidemic, with more cases and deaths than the “China virus” (probably because of the serious mishandling by the Obama-Biden administration). Americans were living life, taking precautions, as they always do… The news of the “presidential infection” will certainly highlight – as if we needed extra help to do so – the two different approaches to the future: On the one side the traditional American “can-do” spirit, the love for life, and the freedom-loving attitude; on the other side the leftist ideology about central control of everything, individuals and social groups, through government mechanisms and fear.
Make no mistake, this is the central choice of the upcoming vote, the choice between FREEDOM vs. FEAR. The two candidates personalize this choice in the most graphic way. President Trump, a healthy and very energetic 74-yr old, has been living actively, performing all his duties as a commander in chief and campaigning very actively in a more strict way, holding outdoors rallies at airports. Joe Biden, looking very frail at 78, is hiding in his basement 95% of the time, holding occasional meetings of 5-10 people and, recently using a train for his campaign, while his staff “puts a lid” on his activities the moment they sense he is weakening… The choice could not be starker.
Having said this, the situation presents President Trump who is, above all else, a businessman, with some risks and some great opportunities. Trump, like all of us in the business world, has learned through his life to “ride the waves”, to turn life’s risks into opportunities. Unlike Joe Biden, who lived his whole life in the DC “Swamp” and never earned a dime in the real world (but was depending on government checks and lobbyists’ donations since his late 20s), Trump welcomes risks, being certain of the hidden opportunities in them. What are the opportunities in this case?
The first obvious opportunity, if the “presidential infection” evolves as asymptomatic as it started, will be to show the people the real parameters of this virus: A generally healthy individual, even at an older age, is bound to have a rather easy encounter with the virus, possibly with the help of virus-fighting t-cells in their system and certainly with the use of vitamin D. In this case, after two negative tests in two consecutive days the President can be back to normal in about 7-10 days.
If the “presidential infection” presents any symptoms then the risks become greater but so do the opportunities. A number of options will be presented to the President and the First lady by their medical team, from the use of different drugs already in existence to the use of convalescent plasma. In any of these treatment scenarios, the likelihood of a swift recovery is generally very good. But in general, the “presidential infection” and the sympathy it will generate will probably help raise Trump’s approval numbers…
The enemies of this President, most of who happen to be enemies of this country, have already started the war. A Chinese journalist with ties to the Communist Party already published an article saying that Trump is “paying the price” for “playing down the pandemic”… The answer to the Chinese communists is only one: This country is paying a price for the virus you intentionally let escape from your raw markets – but the price you will soon pay for your criminal behavior will send you to the “trash can of history” where you certainly belong…
As for the Democrats, in addition to the confirmation process of Judge Barett, the way they treat the “presidential infection” will show their true face, their civility, and their humanity – if they ever had any. And it will certainly become very clear whether they are willing to fight for this country or to align themselves with the Chinese Communists and others with a globalist agenda. They have a few choices in this situation and none of them are good. Why? Because all of them will point to the central predicament of this election, the choice of FREEDOM vs. FEAR. FEAR never won elections, but HOPE and FREEDOM always win. The Democrats’ siding with FEAR will guarantee their wipe-out on November 3rd…
October 2, 2020, n.stamatakis@aol.com www.helleniscope.com
