The Left is at it again—whipping up fear about diseases, pandemics, and the “next big thing” that’s supposedly lurking around every corner. This week’s scare? The plague. Yes, you read that right—the Black Death, the same disease that wiped out millions in the Middle Ages. The liberal media wants Americans to panic over a tragic case in Russia, where a young lab worker died after mishandling a test tube filled with plague bacteria. Predictably, the press is already fantasizing about a new global pandemic.
Let’s get one thing straight. In today’s world, plague outbreaks almost never happen, and when they do, it’s usually in places with poor sanitation, weak infrastructure, and “local customs” that defy common sense. Americans aren’t going to catch the Black Death unless they decide to go digging up dead bodies in Madagascar or prance around Siberian biolabs with no gloves. The average person in this country is a thousand times more likely to be struck by lightning than to get the plague. But why let facts get in the way when you can push fear, score political points, and sell more masks?
The reality is simple: Plague is an infection caused by bacteria from rat fleas—yes, rats and fleas, not imaginary climate change or “systemic racism.” Bubonic, pneumonic, septicemic—the medical names are scary, but the cure is basic. With modern antibiotics, the plague is no match for Western medicine. But liberals would rather have you believe we’re just one sneeze away from the Middle Ages, all while ignoring the actual solutions: tough public health measures, border security, and good old-fashioned hygiene.
And let’s talk about how these outbreaks actually spread. Strange rituals like “dancing with the dead” keep the cycle going in some places. Yet liberals will bend over backwards to avoid criticizing any tradition, no matter how reckless—because their real priority is political correctness, not public health. Meanwhile, in the West, the advice is simple: don’t play with sick rodents, don’t dig up plague victims, and maybe tighten up those lab safety protocols. Not exactly rocket science.
So next time the media tries to terrify you with plague headlines, remember this: Americans aren’t in danger. The real infection is the constant drumbeat of fear and hysteria that comes from the left, distracting us from real threats while trampling on personal responsibility and common sense. Who benefits from all this? Not you. Maybe it’s time to ask who’s really sick here—us, or the fearmongers who want you scared of yesterday’s disease?
Source: American Thinker
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