Nineteen years ago, on a single day, a similar number of Americans were killed. As a result, we twisted our country into knots and did things that we once thought were beyond the pale of civilized conduct. We got into two stupid wars, spending trillions of dollars and incurring obligations to those who served which will go into the 22nd Century.
But now? We're losing that many people a day and those same people who were beating their breasts about terrorism and needing to fight everywhere can't be bothered to wear a mask, practice social distancing and wash their hands.
We lost fewer people on December 7th, 1941 than will die of Covid-19 on December 7th, 2020. In 1941, we were led by a president who rallied the nation to the fight. In 2020, we have been led by a president who has been rage-tweeting about the election and using pandemic precautions as a weapon in his insane culture war.
Historians are going to look back upon this period with a mixture of bemusement and horror.
Yeah, could we get a bill to assist the healthcare workers who are being overwhelmed with this like we got the damn PATRIOT act after 9-11?
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-Doug in Sugar Pine
My family has been doing the responsible things. Masks. Social distancing. Staying away from crowds. However, we try to support the businesses that we used to frequent in normal times.
ReplyDeleteToday, we decided to order takeout from a particular restaurant. When we pulled up, every single table was full. People shoulder to shoulder, inside and outside, crammed together. There was a line to be seated, 10-20 people long, all bunched up. No one, anywhere, wearing masks (except the staff, god help them). I'm talking people who haven't ordered yet, were waiting for their food, or had already finished.
I raced in and out of there as fast as I could, and breathed as little as possible.
People believe this thing is over. They are selfish. They are stupid. They are cruel. And they are wrong.
Historians aren't going to believe any of this actually occurred. They are going to say that the history of the Trump years was distorted by his political enemies, as there was no possible way things were ever really this fucked up.
ReplyDeleteWhere the heck are B and the other Covidiots? I'd honestly like to hear from the "Covid is nothing" crowd what they think is going on with ICUs in California. Are the reports of them filling up fake? Are they full of people with problems unrelated to Covid? The somewhat wacko right-wing sites I keep an eye have been largely silent about Covid rates recenly (and completely silent about election fraud), so I can't ask there.
ReplyDeleteBriana had a phone conversation with her mom's cousin about getting the property taxes paid on the land her mom owns in Humboldt County, and in the middle of an otherwise rational and helpful conversation, this woman went off on a rant about how COVID wasn't what "they" are saying it is.
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, Briana's mom had COVID, and managed to live through it.
The propaganda they are pushing is dangerous, evil, and wrong.
-Doug in Sugar Pine
B is here watching y'all echo each other....
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