newboots
Angel Diva
It's so upsetting that the means of slowing this down are simple, reasonably easy, and (if we started right away and kept the numbers low) require minimal disruption. Handwashing, masks, social distancing. Are there sacrifices? Of course - restaurants and bars leap to mind, along with a lot of other things.
But this is not impossible. It requires self-discipline, support from the government and private industry (PPE and mask manufacturers, for example, or the distilleries making hand sanitizer), financial support for affected industries, and community support. It really isn't rocket science. And in a nation as [supposedly] advanced as ours, this is a travesty.
Mr. Blizzard said this evening, "After 9/11 the whole country pulled together. Not now. Things didn't have to be this way." I don't know the answer, but I'm very disappointed in us.
But this is not impossible. It requires self-discipline, support from the government and private industry (PPE and mask manufacturers, for example, or the distilleries making hand sanitizer), financial support for affected industries, and community support. It really isn't rocket science. And in a nation as [supposedly] advanced as ours, this is a travesty.
Mr. Blizzard said this evening, "After 9/11 the whole country pulled together. Not now. Things didn't have to be this way." I don't know the answer, but I'm very disappointed in us.