In an insane upheaval of events, our nation was thrown into a frenzy of disease, death, unemployment and poverty--in a word, horror--in a matter of weeks. Governors and mayors, with very little support from gutted public health departments at every level were left with no other choice than to lock down any and all states' public gathering areas--including most businesses, recreation areas, and all the etceteras.
Abruptly, our country was held up to a horrific mirror: our level of disorganization for a crisis. It's painfully obvious we didn't learn much from the AIDS crisis, the 9/11 attacks or the Katrina Hurricane. We've played down the fact that health insurance is a need. Never addressed the inequalities of people of color with regard to health and human services, brushing their needs under the rug as a cultural issue (as usual) rather than the exclusionary norm that has reached critical mass.
More than ever, we've exposed ourselves as a nation that lives paycheck to paycheck. If we can't sustain ourselves for 60 days without descending to homelessness and destitution, what does being great, becoming great or staying great mean? How absurd is this?
Yesterday, in Lansing Michigan, protesters entered armed with rifles entered the state office building demanding an end to the lockdown imposed by the governor. Egged on by the president to demand liberation, a female democrat was bullied by the president. Yelling angry white men with guns demanded the right to become sick from an illusive virus, about which we know so little and is still evolving.
Do we sustain ourselves in this country by tattoos, haircuts and beers? Apparently so. God and guns will keep us safe.
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More than ever, we've exposed ourselves as a nation that lives paycheck to paycheck. If we can't sustain ourselves for 60 days without descending to homelessness and destitution, what does being great, becoming great or staying great mean? How absurd is this?
Yesterday, in Lansing Michigan, protesters entered armed with rifles entered the state office building demanding an end to the lockdown imposed by the governor. Egged on by the president to demand liberation, a female democrat was bullied by the president. Yelling angry white men with guns demanded the right to become sick from an illusive virus, about which we know so little and is still evolving.
Do we sustain ourselves in this country by tattoos, haircuts and beers? Apparently so. God and guns will keep us safe.
