12 April 2020: We should also practice "evil distancing"

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I suggest we not only practice physical distancing (this term is preferable to social distancing, see https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/social-distancing-coronavirus-physical-distancing/2020/03/25/a4d4b8bc-6ecf-11ea-aa80-c2470c6b2034_story.html), but also “evil distancing.”

What is evil distancing? Any prominent person, institution or media outlet that called the pandemic a hoax or downplayed its significance helped kill thousands of Americans who listened to them. There never was any actual medical controversy - they perverted the truth for unjustified reasons. As we think about rebuilding a post-pandemic society, I suggest we distance ourselves, to the extent possible, from those who did this evil.