Trying To Be Level-Headed About This
There seem to be some folks on here who are certain that the measures being taken are inappropriate. We’re either over-reacting or under-reacting, depending on who’s talking. The doctors aren’t qualified, or they’re dishonest, or they’re political (a necessity, by the way), or you name it. Some think we’re being sold a bill of goods, and that an underlying agenda is at the heart of all this. Honestly, some seem to discount virtually everything that’s being done to slow the infection rate, as if they have better answers.
There are also some who appear to want to apply themselves to the efforts being taken and recommended. They seem to agree that, since there is a real problem that needs to be addressed, we all need to do our part. They place their trust in those appointed and elected to be at the front when serious things happen. I put myself in this group.
I’m not blind, and I get it that politics sometimes (often) plays too big a part in our lives. Heck, look at the crap that people had to force into the 2.2-trillion-dollar bill to get it to pass (almost). That is BS, but it’s also politics, and has happened for millennia. While I don’t like it, I’m wasting my breath to criticize it in the middle of the fight. That only serves to divide.
The people who are in positions of authority in this fight – Dr. Fauci, Dr. Birx, the President, governors, mayors, I can’t name them all – need to be trusted and heeded. Those people are smarter, more experienced, and wiser than many of us, and they’re in positions of influence. I’m fairly certain that not one of them is saying, “Oh goody – a brand-new pandemic to fight 24/7 for months!” Their lives were arguably much more peaceful than they are today. If I had to deal with some of the crap they have to put up with – politely, mind you – I would take immediate early retirement. I don’t need that s**t, and I’m sure they don’t either. Personally, I’m thankful that they’re slugging this out.
I’m an older-school-of-thought type of person. The way I see things, a unified population is what’s needed when there’s a war going on. At its best, complaining during the battle only serves to demoralize the hearers, even if just a little. The complainers are doing their own side a disservice. They certainly aren’t helping to win the fight.
One thing that some people seem to miss is that this is the FIRST TIME we’ve encountered this specific disease. As a result, NOTHING was in place to fight it when it broke out. We’re trying to develop responses now, but as far as I know, we’ve yet to find a cure for even one virus. In light of that, it’s best to give everyone a lot of mercy and grace right now, and assume they’re trying to do the right thing.
