Taken out of Context

One of my pet peeves lately has been statements taken out of context.

Another is trying to put political spins on everything that is happening with our world and the pandemic today.

Yesterday a former colleague posted on FB the 'true story' behind a company making ventilators.

The author of the post that was shared had mentioned a statement from President Trump that I am fairly sure had been taken out of context by the media and blown into a negative comment. 

I haven't listened to all of President Trump's press conferences since the pandemic was declared and social distancing has been enacted.  But I have listened to some of his messages and I have heard support, appreciation, and plans.

So...this one gentleman was mad, hurt, disgusted by Trump's comment that they 'were not doing enough fast enough' when they had a plan in place and had been working even before the call for more ventilators happened.    I didn't hear the entire speech, but I can imagine that there could have been more before that statement or even after that statement indicating that the disease was spreading so fast that the companies making ventilators couldn't make them fast enough to keep up.  I am not sure about that, but I can think that it could have been the intention of that statement.

I also heard criticism of President Trump inviting CEOs of various companies to the White House to discuss how they could help in this crisis.  Included in that group was the CEO of My Pillow.  The criticism was spoken loud and clear by some commentators and many Democrats.

We are living in a world right now that is different from so much we have experienced in our lifetime.  We need help.  Stop the bickering.  Stop the criticism.  Help each other.  Appreciate the help.  Stop criticizing by taking statements out of context.

Just stop.