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May 11, 2020 -- A recurring theme in right-wing screeds is the unuttered yet essential assumption that they can do crazy stuff knowing that responsible people will keep them safe and clean up their messes.

An obvious example is the folks protesting the coronavirus lockdown. They know perfectly well that if everybody stopped sheltering-in-place as they demand, the virus would run rampant and many more would sicken and die. They don't say it out loud but they count on being prevented and thus safe.

Another is the anti-vaxxers. Idiots!

And there's the environment. If the regulations that keep our air, water, atmosphere, oceans, fisheries, wetlands and forests functioning were withdrawn, our planet would soon fail to support life, especially human life. They know this, and count on the people they attack to protect them.

This hypocrisy must be exposed and it must end. The problems are too big and too fatal to play games. Right-wingers, stop counting on "the adults in the room" to change your diaper. Grow up, you big babies!

Nurses, of course, are among the realists. We know the real issues and what it takes to keep everybody healthy. We are the adults in the room. Go nurses!

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