Your reaction to [Donald Trumps] comments is a good test of whether you agree with the ideology that we are all our brothers’ keepers. If you’re prepared to abide by the principle that self-sacrifice is an individual’s primary purpose in life, then I’ll at least respect you for consistency when you disagree with Trump’s comments. (Of course, if you really believe this, then why arent you over in Liberia ministering to people with horrible diseases?) The fact of the matter is: Missionaries knowingly take on this risk when they go into other countries to treat people without the benefits of civilization. While they should be free to take that risk, they should also suffer the consequences, as Trump states. They should not be able to impose the consequences of their judgments and decisions on the rest of us. Let’s be real. The doctors who go overseas to treat Ebola-infected patients know what they’re getting into. They know better than the majority of us who are medical laypersons. Whoopi Goldberg responded to Trump’s comments by pointing out that Ebola isn’t so easy to contract. She says she’s a good friend of Donald Trump, but called his comments stupid and told him to “do his homework.” Goldberg misses the point. The precise nature of the Ebola virus isn’t what sparked the firestorm over Trump’s tweets. The point relates to morality, not to medical disease: That people should be responsible for their own ideological viewpoints. When those viewpoints have potentially life-or-death consequences, including the physical safety of other people, then it’s irrational, immoral and wrong to foist the consequences of those views on innocent others who did not make the same decisions. [For the whole article, including the content of Donald Trumps tweets, click on the link below.]
Posted on: Tue, 05 Aug 2014 00:49:49 +0000
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