1. The United States has had 121,000 deaths from Covid-19. With about 4% of the world’s population, that’s about 25% of the world’s deaths from this pandemic. That means over 100,000 of us (and counting) have died because of our government’s miserably bungled response. Go to # 2.

2. American exceptionalism surely can’t mean we’re uniquely susceptible to this virus! Nor can this be a punishment for the original sins of slavery and genocide. Go to 3

3. No, it’s the price we’re paying for letting this unfit monster steal the presidency in 2016. Go to 4

4. The lesson I take from this tragic tale is that we cannot let him do it again in 2020. It’s literally a matter of life and death.