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really makes you think!
it definitely made me think wtf an epidemiologist had to do with the subject matter.
Gun deaths can (and should) be treated as a public health matter. This particular epidemiologist seems to have a bad take, but that's definitely a productive way to frame the discussion in general. Of course, the rising tide of fascism also impacts public health.
Thinking of violence of a disease. I get why they are thinking this. Violence will spread if the vector (guns, I guess) increase.
The issue is the implicit belief that escalation is a disease that should be avoided. If you flip the script and instead invoke herd immunity or the proliferation of anti-bodies to prevent further harm you get a very different take.