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Originally Posted by crystalworks
Democrat, Republican, same disease. The problem is systemic, not one individual or one party.
Take care of yourselves and your families if they'll listen (some of mine don't). I don't think Republican voters are the only ones not following guidelines. The people who were out over Memorial Day and protesting could not have all been Republicans.
The things that are really bad now, are the same problems we have had for a long time, but are now being magnified because of covid. Service industry being such a large portion of our jobs, no home-side production/supply, inadequate health care system, small middle class, wealth gap, etc as the list could go on and on.
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Well said. But every country have their own set of problems. We get by because we’re still the strongest country on the planet even with all these social and economical issues you’ve pointed out.
Problem is, I think we’ve hit a major hurdle that our citizens can’t seem to overcome.
I went to visit my parents today. My sister has been taking care of them for the past 5 months and more. She won’t let me in the house because I forgot my mask in the car. I went back to put it on yet she still won’t let me in. I had to tell her I was tested negative recently and Then I called my dad who finally let me in to see them.
We definitely need a national plan, I’ve been saying it from the start. But there’s so much resistance, from the top, all the way down.
The lack of a coherent message from the top makes fighting this pandemic that much harder.
NPR’s correspondant Yuki Neguchi said this past Saturday on NPR’s Up First: “... messaging influences behavior, and behavior in this case is driving up infections..”
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...=1000482526469
It is still incredulous to me how we can overcome the harder issues that other countries failed on, but have such a hard time with following some simple guidelines recommended by our own health experts.
Im all for personal freedom and choice, but not at the expense of other people’s well being.