{In early 2020} the virus attacked. Like an invading army, it evaded nearly every defense erected to slow its relentless march. For almost a year now, we have been retreating. The enemy has exposed our institutions as weak and ineffective, and preyed on a deadly comorbidity: the notion that individual liberty trumps collective sacrifice.
Professor Scott Galloway, in his latest “no mercy/no malice” enewsletter, entitled: A Call For Help
One of only a few email newsletters I read every week is that of Professor Scott Galloway. The title “No Mercy, No Malice” is so apt, as he can be hyper-direct and scathing, yet he comes from a place of seeking, sharing and exposing truths. A comparison is often made between arrogance and confidence. To me, it is confidence if you can back up what you say, arrogance if you can’t. Scott Galloway is confident, plus his words carry additional weight as his writing comes from a place with minimal or no ego. Oh, and by the way, he can absolutely back it up, he has had a very successful career in business before turning to teaching.
Today am recommending you read his latest email newsletter. He often talks about business, including exposing b.s. around “big tech”. Today his topic is a call for us all to be vaccinated. By curating this I am nailing my colours to the mast. Nike said “Just Do It”. Scott Galloway has Scottish roots, and perhaps the stronger Scottish version would be #JFDI (and you know what the “F” is for!), so he and I may well align on.
Get Vaccinated, #JFDI!
Here are some snippets that summarise the call to help, teh call to get vaccinated. Read the whole post, it dismantles the arguments against:
vaccines don’t save lives — vaccinations do. A call has gone out. Will we answer it?
Vaccines are one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments, and they are incredibly safe. Fun fact: you are far more likely to be killed by a dog than by a vaccine.
we don’t take vaccines to protect ourselves. We take vaccines to protect everyone, to avoid becoming a fiber in the web.
it feels as if we’ve lost sight of the connection between sacrifice on behalf of our country and the personal prosperity and liberties we are blessed with. But we’d do well to remember that they weren’t really blessed upon us — they were earned.
Our nation has been frayed, if not torn apart. A key component of our repair will be a renewed belief that there is a truth — one based not on ideology or opinion, but on data and science.
This vaccine is our generation’s call. Let’s answer the call.