Tim Barrus New York Times
Tim Barrus New York Times
An Open Letter to Dr. Fauci
In the beginning of the pandemic, I thought Dr. Fauci would definitely become front and center as our defense against covid. But he was outfoxed by power and Trump. Now, he stands behind Trump with his hands folded content to be an enabler.
Fauci thinks he can help by being this medical force guiding Donald Trump with science.
Drinking bleach is not science.
Consuming hand sanitizer is not science.
Refusal to wear a mask is not science.
Spouting his so-called accomplishments on a media stage is not science.
Surrounding himself with enablers is not science.
Telling us that the summer sun will fix the pandemic is not science.
Lying about testing is not science.
Lying about the disease disappearing, “It’s like the flu,” is not science.
Dr. Fauci, take a deep breath and smell the morgue. There is nothing rosy about any of this. He has ruined the economy. He has ruined civil rights. He has ruined international relationships all over the planet. He has killed children in cages (where was the National Institutes of Health on that one). He has encouraged racism and white power.
And he has marginalized you.
What more do you need to recognize wreckage. Testimony has no gravitas. You stand behind him. We cannot believe anything you say. The symbolism you exemplified is gone.
Resign. Resist.
You are now a card carrying member of an army of lying, malevolent enablers who will do anything, say anything to enable Trump.
You would still have a media stage. We would listen.