History Repeated Leads to Suffering

by Joni Kimura, Hawaii Farmer’s Daughter, April 6, 2025 

We are living in the age of pseudoscience right now. The least qualified individuals have been confirmed in positions that they are wholly unqualified to serve in and our “leaders” have decided that they are to lead us.

The problem with this is that there will be big mistakes made when you have someone incompetent in charge to run such agencies. While Trump touts he has picked the best, he is clearly not. Just look at the evidence of classified information being sent on Signal to a journalist. Add to that the recent outbreak of measles spreading across the US.

While many still are idolizing Trump, two children have lost their lives from measles. Their parents have chosen to use unfounded claims to allow their child to be infected with a disease that we had hope to eradicate but no, it’s surging back. In this age of science and medical advances, we have people still dying from things that they should have been protected from.

We have advanced so far with technology but society’s ability to discern fact from fiction has lagged contributing to anti-vaccination and anti-GMO attitudes. The lack of their understanding of history has also led to us repeating it.

Close to a decade ago, starvation was a common event. Millions have died as a result of poor policy choices and uncontrolled events. The current generations have not experienced that kind of suffering.

This suffering led to people who wanted to alleviate it. People like Nicolai Vavilov and Norman Borlaug were determined to improve lives through innovation and a process called science. Very few know of the contribution of these scientists and their impact on the world but should.

Humanity had to experience mass starvation, disease, war, and suffering to realize that things have to change to advance society.

However, with the current administration, we have put in people who have rejected the very innovations that improved our lives. People like RFK Jr., Elon Musk, and Dr. Oz have long rejected science in favor of pseudoscience and that does not bode well for us.

There are huge cuts happening with science and research also where entire departments are being eliminated. The assumption is that this is waste and fraud. There is no careful analysis of the work they do before cuts are made.

It has only been 4 months with this new administration and 2 children have died from measles. In this day and age, no child should be maimed by a preventable disease but here we are.

We have advanced so far with technology but have a society with a poor understanding of science and the advancements that voted for Trump. He in turn have put our health and wellness in the hands of a lawyer with zero science or medical training. We cannot be shocked that he has contributed to vitamin A toxicity and over 600 measles cases nationwide.

History is too easily forgotten and it appears that we have to hit rock bottom again to appreciate the advances we have made. It’s a terribly sad situation to be in. Things need to change now.