The next epidemic will born from stupidity and fueled by conspiracy by Harry S. Taylor

As the world slowly recovers from the devastating toll of Covid-19, a new threat looms on the horizon. This time, however, it’s not some unseen virus crawling out of a bat cave or a crowded marketplace. No, the next epidemic will start right in the heart of the world’s most self-absorbed empire, the United States of America. And instead of nature’s wrath, it will be born from stupidity, arrogance, and the ceaseless indulgence of conspiracy theories.

With each day that passes, the ghost of Covid seems to fade, masked faces giving way to the illusion of safety. But let me warn you: don’t get too comfortable. The virus that’s brewing now isn’t biological, but ideological. It’s a virulent concoction of fake news, baseless conspiracy theories, and a dangerous concoction of pseudo-scientific garbage that makes flat-earthers sound like Nobel Prize contenders.

Let’s not mince words: the likes of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are paving the way for the next global catastrophe. His relentless crusade against vaccines and public health measures has taken root in the minds of millions, ironically, in the very nation that once prided itself on scientific progress and medical breakthroughs. Kennedy, with his quivering, conspiratorial tone, has become the high priest of a new age religion where ignorance is worshipped and facts are crucified.

And while this happens, the country that once spearheaded the fight against pandemics is busy dismantling the very institutions that could save it. Donald Trump’s legacy isn’t just stained with lies and incompetence; it’s also soaked in the blood of research institutions and public health funding. Trump, in his infinite wisdom, didn’t just cut corners; he bulldozed entire infrastructures, leaving the country pathetically unprepared for what comes next.

The irony is suffocating: a nation obsessed with its own greatness now stands vulnerable to an epidemic entirely of its own making. It’s not just about vaccines anymore; it’s about the complete erosion of critical thinking. Facebook memes are the new medical journals, and some half-drunk uncle’s rant on TikTok becomes gospel truth.

And the rest of the world watches, equal parts baffled and terrified. Because, let’s face it, when America coughs, the rest of the world catches pneumonia. The American anti-vaccine movement isn’t just an internal tragedy, it’s an international menace. Countries that once looked to the U.S. for leadership in times of crisis now see a chaotic, disjointed mess fueled by tribalism and unhinged patriotism.

Imagine, just for a moment, what will happen when the next epidemic strikes. Hospitals will overflow, not just from patients but from lunatics screaming that the ventilators are secretly injecting 5G chips. Public health experts will be shouted down by mobs demanding that ‘freedom’ means the right to die gasping for air. And all the while, the very leaders who should have acted long ago will be too busy tweeting their grievances to bother actually doing something.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will, of course, go on television to preach how this is all orchestrated by the shadowy cabal of ‘Big Pharma’ while his followers lap it up like gospel. And Trump, if he’s still in the game, will be boasting how the virus is a hoax while his most ardent supporters choke in the emergency rooms.

If the next epidemic becomes reality, the collapse will be swift and brutal. The hospitals that barely survived Covid will be deserted, not from lack of patients but from lack of doctors and nurses fed up with the insanity. Health agencies will be paralyzed, forced to contend with not just a deadly pathogen but a population too arrogant to save itself.

We can only hope that somewhere, in some forgotten lab that hasn’t yet been stripped of its funding, a few brave scientists will manage to scrape together a defense. But don’t hold your breath. Because if America falls, it will drag the rest of the world down with it, another victim of its own ignorance.

Perhaps next time, when the body count starts piling up, people will finally understand that science isn’t the enemy, and reality isn’t optional. Until then, brace yourself the next epidemic won’t just be viral, but entirely, unmistakably, human.