Claustrophobia, or Germophobia, I’m Not Sure Which is Worse

Dear readers, while I am sick in bed with what I hope is just a cold, we resume our scheduled Coronavirus coverage:

The Diamond Princess is a cruise ship, posted in Japan under quarantine as Coronavirus has spread throughout the passengers.  Needless to say I am horrified, and once again can only think about the AIDS epidemic. Despite the obvious destructive capability of the virus, quarantine tactics aboard this cruise ship seem hellish at best.  Not only that, but the cooperation (or lack thereof) between the US and literally every other affected country is killing people and harming those aboard the Diamond Princess.

Personally, I would never go on a cruise, literally because I am scared of the spread of germs consistently documented on cruise ships.  Yet I feel that many have misconstrued the impact of the virus. Consider those who this virus could most affect. If we are quarantining people, it should be to protect the most vulnerable of us, the young, elderly, and otherwise immune system-compromised.  But that is not who the capitalists of the world want to protect.

Stay Sharp.