Angel of Death, redux.

THE BERNHARD PERSPECTIVE

ANGEL OF DEATH

One unmistakeable trait of a tyrant is a demonstrable lack of concern for human life. The evils of Hitler and Stalin come readily to mind. Tragically, Donald T**** exhibits that same indifference. For, in spite of his claimed belief in Christianity, instead of endeavoring to feed the hungry, heal the sick and give aid and comfort to the needy, he has sanctioned and even facilitated human suffering and death.For example:

A prominent, detailed scientific report by a commission of 33 scientists was published by The Canadian medical journal Lancet in early 2021 which attributed about 22,000 deaths in 2019 to the T**** administration’s rollback of environmental regulations during his first term.

Continuing government and university studies have demonstrated a direct relationship to human suffering and death as a result of the changing climate. Exhibiting a callous disregard for the lives of his fellow Americans, T**** rejects the entire concept of global climate change, and has cancelled those studies.

T****’s selection of Robert Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services is another prime example of T****’s indifference to human life.

Vaccines based on messenger RNA (mRNA), the molecule that made possible the COVID vaccines, have shown to be effective against diseases ranging from pancreatic cancer and Type 1 diabetes to multiple sclerosis and even bird flu. Yet, Kennedy has re-branded mRNA therapies as “weapons of mass destruction.“ And all the while, he spreads conspiratorial lies about untested vaccines being pumped into the food supply to “mass medicate” Americans.

Claiming that more COVID research was needed, Kennedy has also changed vaccine protocols. He alleges without evidence that healthy adults and children do not need to be vaccinated against a virus that is now endemic in the population.

However, research shows that the virus does cause severe disease and hospitalization, and that the effects of “long covid” commonly occur in people without pre-existing conditions. Mortality in these cases is not unknown. T**** and Kennedy ignore this truth and do not care about their victims.

T****’s actions and his selection of Kennedy for H.H.S. Secretary will result in tens if not hundreds of thousands of Americans to suffer needlessly, and some will die from COVID and other wholly preventable diseases. Do either of these men care about the American people who will perish because of what they do? Not in the least.

On the world scene, by eliminating the USAID program T**** purposefully denied vital food and medical aid to myriads of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable populations. The Lancet reported that an estimated 14 million wholly preventable deaths from starvation and medical conditions will occur in the next 5 years due to the elimination of USAID assistance. This number would include some 4.5 million deaths among children younger than 5 years.

There is an inherent racism to T****’s actions. The overwhelming majority of his victims are not white. Consummate racist that he is, the president most assuredly doesn’t give a damn about any of them.

T**** has also terminated American funding for Gavi, the organization that purchases vaccines for children in developing countries. This will significantly scale back support for efforts to combat malaria, one of the biggest killers globally. Tens or even hundreds of thousands of children, again almost all non-white, who will die because of what he has done. And gain, he does not care.

Here at home, the president’s bloodlust is evident by his rapid re-instatement of the federal death penalty and by his desire to add four more crimes to the list of Federal capital offenses. One of these crimes, large-scale (non‑homicide) drug trafficking, doesn’t reach the level of a capital offense in any state. But that doesn’t stop T****’s lusting for the power to kill.

Neither does T**** care about this nation’s poor. All during his campaign and after, Donald has insisted he would not touch Medicaid spending. Yet his “Big Beautiful Bill” cut $1.2 trillion in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies. Betraying the promises he made, T**** gleefully signed his bill.

Because of this, some 11.8 million Americans will lose their Medicaid coverage and their access to medical care. The number of those who will not survive because of this can only be surmised.

It is estimated that up to 40%, or some 23 million Americans, rely on Social Security for most or all their income In spite of this, the dismantling of Social Security is already in progress. Twelve percent of the Social Security workforce has been terminated. Many services, including almost the entire telephone answering and information service, have been either truncated eliminated as well. Offices have been “consolidated” or closed outright.

T****’s actions and indifference in these instances will bring suffering and death to untold thousands of the poorest and most vulnerable of our citizens. Millions will no longer be able to get the medications and medical services they need to survive, will not be able to adequately feed themselves, or lose their homes.

For in truth, does Donald T****does not care a whit about the fate of America’s poor or her senior citizens.

And then there is his alleged fight against fentanyl. Over 100,000 Americans have died since 2022 from fentanyl overdoses, an estimated 46,000 of them last year. Donald T****’s initial round of tariffs against Mexico and Canada were heralded as a way to force those countries to stop the smuggling of that drug into the country.

This was, of course, absurd on the face of it. America cannot browbeat her neighbors into engaging in drug-interdiction in this manner. The tariffs have since been withdrawn.

Since then T*** has taken to just blowing up small, fast-moving surface vessels in the open sea. He claims the individuals on board are “narco-terrorists” and cartel members. However, the U.S. has provided no evidence to support these claims, and reports indicate they are most likely low-level traffickers or fishermen.

Legal experts and some lawmakers have questioned the legality of the strikes. They argue that they amount to extrajudicial killings and a departure from the historical approach of interdicting drug boats as a law enforcement issue.

 Recently, as directed by the Commander in Chief, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued orders to simply “kill everyone” aboard one targeted vessel. When the smoke cleared after the first strike, two survivors were seen clinging to the disabled little boat. Hegseth ordered a second strike which killed them as well. That action was a clear violation of all acknowledged international rules of warfare and clearly constitute a war crime.

But these niceties are beyond T***’s comprehension. He just wants to kill people.

In fact, his administration’s focus has little to do with addressing the root causes of addiction in the U.S. Instead, T**** would rather make political points with symbolic declarations about border security, indiscriminate murder on the high seas rather than actually consider helping the afflicted, the addicted, and the dying.

And finally, there’s his first administrations response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was basically no response at all. His studied inactions lead to a horrendous toll.

T**** knew in December 2019 what was happening in China and that disaster was headed our way, yet he did nothing to prepare America for what he knew was coming. And when the virus arrived, he claimed it was of no consequence and spent months calling it a fraud and a “Democrat Party hoax.” He was lying, of course, and he knew it.

In the early stage of the pandemic there were three “interventions” identified to help stop the virus’ spread. But did Donald champion or model any of these behaviors? No. In fact, he did the opposite. And people died. And does he care? Of course not.

T**** did declare a national COVID emergency. However, “Operation Warp Speed” to the contrary notwithstanding, T**** did nothing substantive to marshal the country’s vast resources to fight the virus. And when the vaccines arrived, did our nation’s leader roll up his sleeve and lead by example? No he did not.

Donald T*****’s considered and deliberate refusal to lead the fight against COVID-19 by decree, by action or by example took a horrible toll. Some 385,000 Americans died on T.****’s watch while he sat on his heels and suggested we ingest disinfectant. And so our president turned a mounting crisis into a monumental tragedy.

Almost another half million Americans perished in 2021 before more dynamic leadership, higher levels of natural immunity and weaker strains of the virus finally brought the pandemic under control. But because of T****’s dereliction of duty, hundreds of thousands of Americans died from COVID-19 who did not have to. The blood of these dead Americans is on his hands. But does he care? Of course he doesn’t.

In all of these instances, Donald T**** had it within his power to uplift humanity by saving lives at home and around the world. By his actions alone he had the power to relieve the hunger and suffering of tens of millions of the world’s most vulnerable human beings. Instead, he did just the opposite.

Our country’s stature as a great and humanitarian nation depends on our president, our people’s representative does, from his high platform promote hight laudable and laudable actions at home and on the world stage. But does Donald T**** assume that mantle of leadership? No. Instead, he sheds it.

In depraved indifference to the requirements and demands of an enlightened leader and the needs of mankind, Donald T****’s deliberate actions and studied inaction has and will continue to lead to tragedy for millions of people in this country and around the world. With the power of life and death in his hands, deliberately, tragically and perversely, Donald T**** choses death. And he does not care.

It is almost as if he wants them to die.