Ukukhipha isisu ne-COVID-19: imishayabhuqe emibili ngezinombolo
Kusukela ngo-1973, sekube nokukhishwa kwezisu okungama-61.628.584 XNUMX XNUMX eMelika, ubhadane lwezifo olungakaze lubonwe
Kunesizathu sokuthi uMark Twain abhale ukuthi lawa maqiniso amathathu "angamanga, amanga alahliwe nezibalo". Lapho usudlulile kulezi zinombolo ezingenhla, ungathembela eminweni yakho eyi-10, eqala ukungabonakali. Ngaphandle kokuzibala kuqala, zama ukucabanga ngomfanekiso wabantu abangafika kwabangu-12 ekhanda lakho. Manje bala ukuthi bangaki abantu abasesithombeni sakho. Ukuqagela kwami ukuthi okungenani uhhafu wakho uzobe ucabange okuncane noma ngaphezulu.
Njengoba izinombolo zanda, ziba ezingabonakali. Ngiyakhumbula, eminyakeni eminingi eyedlule, ngihleli emiseni langoMgqibelo ebusuku, ngihlatshwe umxhwele ukuthi bambalwa kangakanani abantu ababesontweni uma kuqhathaniswa nobukhulu bayo. Ngilinganise ukuthi bekukhona abantu abangama-40 lapho kepha, ngihleli emuva, nginqume ukubala. Empeleni kwakungu-26.
Manje sengiyazi ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuthi uSenator ongasekho u-Everett Dirksen wayeqonde ukuthini nge-aphorism eyaziwa kakhulu kuye: "isigidigidi lapha nesigidigidi lapho, futhi kungekudala sekukhulunywa ngemali yangempela".
Ake ngikhulume ngezinye izinombolo namhlanje bese ngizama ukuzenza zingabonakali kalula.
Ake sikhulume nge-COVID-19. Baningi abantu asebeshonile kusukela ebusika obudlule. Ingaki impikiswano. ICenters for Disease Control ithi seqe umaki wama-200.000 ngasekupheleni kukaSepthemba.
Kunzima ukuthola ikhanda elizungeze ama-200.000. Ngakho-ke ake siyiphule.
Ukube bekungaba khona ukufa kwabantu abangama-200.000 ngonyaka owodwa nje, bekufanele kube nokufa okukodwa njalo ngemizuzu emithathu (ngokunembile, cishe njalo ngemizuzu emi-2 namasekhondi angama-38, kepha lokho akuqondakali).
Lokhu kuningi. UmMelika ojwayelekile uthatha imizuzu eyisishiyagalombili ukugeza. Ngakho-ke lapho ephuma eshawa, cishe abantu bakubo abathathu sebeshonile.
Ukungasetshenziselwa ubhadane futhi sinamathele isikhathi eside, sihlatshwa usayizi waleyo nombolo. Abezombusazwe sebevele bafuna amavoti ngokususelwa "ezinhlelweni" zabo zokulwa nesifo sokubulala. Sikhathazekile. Sizokhuluma ngakho.
Manje, ake sibheke enye inombolo.
IKomidi Likazwelonke Lamalungelo Okuphila lilinganisela inani lokukhishwa kwezisu ngo-2018-19 (izibalo zesikhathi sakamuva zingachazwa) ku-862.320 ngonyaka. Lelo nani libukeka lilungile, liqondana nePlanned Parenthood's Guttmacher Institute. Kufanele bazi: yisinkwa sabo nebhotela (noma isaladi nekhabernet).
Kunzima ukuthola ikhanda elizungeze i-862.000. Ngakho-ke ake siyiphule.
Ukube bekungaba nokufa kwabantu abangama-862.000 ngonyaka owodwa, bekufanele kube nokufa okukodwa njalo ngemizuzu yomzuzu (ngokunembile, cishe njalo ngemizuzwana engama-37, kodwa lokho akuqondakali).
Lokhu kuningi. Sizwela kakhulu ngendlela iCOVID elimaza ngayo iMelika. Kepha lapho kwenzeka ukufa okukodwa kwe-COVID, okune kwenzeke kusukela ekukhipheni isisu kanti okwesihlanu kuyaqhubeka.
Noma, ukubeka ngenye indlela, lapho uphuma eshaweni yakho ejwayelekile, kucishe kufe abantu abathathu nge-COVID futhi bacishe babe yi-13 kusukela ekuphuphumeni kwesisu.
Sesijwayele ubhadane lokuhushula isisu, sesiphile nalo iminyaka engama-47, siyekile ukucabanga ngaleyo nombolo. Abezombusazwe baze bafune amavoti ngokususelwa "ezinhlelweni" zabo zokuyandisa. Asikhathazekile. Asikhulumi ngakho.
Cabanga ngalesi siqhathaniso: Ukube bonke abantu baseMelika abashone nge-COVID kuze kube manje bebengafa ngejubane nobuningi bokukhipha isisu, inani lokukhipha isisu elithatha kuze kube nguDisemba 31 ukufinyelela lizotholwa yi-COVID ngoMashi 29.
Abaxhasi bezisu, yebo, bazokuziba lokhu kungqubuzana. Bangasho ukuthi ngixuba ama-aphula namawolintshi, ngoba akukho "ukufa" okukhishwa isisu, noma ngabe benqaba ngokuqinile ukukhuluma ngokuthi impilo yomuntu iqala nini futhi ngokuqinisekile balilahle iqiniso lesayensi lokuthi liqala lapho umuntu ekhulelwa.
Kubantu abazimisele ukulalela isayensi kunemibono, lezi zinombolo kufanele zithuse, ikakhulukazi lapho zehlukaniswa yi-abstract. Ake siyeke ukuvumela izingcithabuchopho ezisekela isisu ukuthi zibambe impikiswano.
Noma ngabe sithintwe kanjani yisibalo sabantu ababulawa yi-COVID, sesijwayele isibalo sabantu abakhipha izisu ngoba sinqume ukungasibheki njengobhadane lukazwelonke.
Ngivumele ngiphinde nginikeze ukuphazamiseka kokukhishwa kukhonkolo. Kusukela ngo-1973, sekube nezisu ezingama-61.628.584 XNUMX XNUMX eMelika. Kufana nokungaqondakali njengezabelomali zikaSenator Dirksen!
Hhayi-ke, ake ngibe yileso sibalo. Ngingumfana onzima waseNew Jersey othanda iNyakatho-mpumalanga. Uyazi ukuthi zingaki ezingama-61.628.584?
Cabanga ukuthi bekungekho noyedwa umuntu - akekho noyedwa - kuzo zombili lezi zifundazwe: Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, naseNew Hampshire. Ukufanisa inani lezisu eMelika kusukela ngo-1973 kuya kubantu bethu, ubungeke ube nomuntu oyedwa ezifundeni eziyi-10 phakathi kweWashington, DC neMaine.
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Kulabo kini abangayithandi iNyakatho-mpumalanga, ake ngiyidwebe ngesinye isilinganiso: Ukufanisa isivuno sokukhipha isisu saseMelika kusukela ngo-1973 sibhekene nabantu base-US, ubungeke ube nomuntu oyedwa ohlala eCalifornia, e-Oregon, eWashington. , ENevada nase-Arizona. Akekho entshonalanga ye-Utah.
Cabanga nje uma siqala ukukhuluma, ikakhulukazi ngalesi sikhathi sokhetho, mayelana nokuhushula isisu njengobhubhane - ubhadane lwe-metastatic - akunjalo?