John Amato at Crooks and Liars caught Dr. Oz on Hannity’s show last night. Hannity desperately wants to know when we can get back to work and fun:
See, Sean’s very bored.
Dr. Oz said, “First, we need our mojo back. let’s start with things that are really critical to the nation where we think might be able to open without getting in trouble.”
“Schools are a very appetizing opportunity. I just saw a nice piece in the Lancet arguing the opening of schools may only cost is two to 3% in terms of total mortality and that’s – any life is a life lost. But to get every child back into a school where they’re safely being educated, being fed and making the most out of their lives with the theoretical risk to the backside might be a trade-off some folks would consider.”
Which theoretical children is he talking about? They are living, breathing human beings, not numbers on a spreadsheet.
Roughly 56.6 million students will attend elementary, middle, and high schools across the United States (source).
So he wants roughly 1,680,000 students, teachers and staff to be wiped out all in the name of getting Trump re-elected?
This is a new one. Up until now they’ve mostly been agitating to sacrifice old people. Now we’re talking about kids. As Amato says, “why not just draw straws and have children sacrificed to The Wicker Man?”
And, of course, many teachers and administrators. I knew these wingnuts hated teachers but I didn’t think they hated them this much.