Here we are again, talking about Coronavirus. No, It hasn’t gone away yet. Yes, the world is still suffering. Yes, I still don’t care. I’m still annoyed that it’s all people ever talk about anymore. Nobody wants to talk about anything else, do they? It’s all “apocalypse” this and “let’s lick toilet seats” that (look it up… some a-hole actually did that). The stupidity of humanity continues to amaze me. Speaking of which, the prompt for this week is as follows:
What are the most pressing issues we should be debating in reaction to Covid-19, social distancing, and the state of healthcare in the US?
Because it is a pandemic, this virus definitely warrants some concern for certain issues. I will admit that. However, I will first reiterate my opinion that this has been blown way out of proportion by idiotic people who thought buying dozens of rolls of toilet paper will somehow save them from succumbing to the sickness. Now that that’s out of the way, I can move on to the more pressing matters that should be debated.
The first matter, and the most important in my opinion, is social distancing. I’ve noticed that some people either follow the social distancing protocols very meticulously out of fear for their lives while others ignore every possible guideline given to them by the government with the mentality of: “It’s not dangerous, the flu kills more people, I’m going to LICK A TOILET SEAT” (sorry I just can’t get over that). We need to understand that we are being quarantined for a reason and that this virus poses a severe threat to our society if left untethered. On the other hand, people need to take a deep breath and calm down too. This virus absolutely does not warrant riots in the grocery stores over everyday necessities like toilet paper. We need to be careful, not paranoid.
I don’t want to bother covering the politics of this pandemic, mostly because I don’t know enough about it to be very credible, so the other matter I want to cover in this week’s entry is the religious aspect, mostly how the Catholic Church is handling the virus and how various people are reacting. For instance, all of the churches in the city have closed their doors and offered daily and weekly masses via Facebook Live. While this sounds like a genius solution to most, some people dislike the idea of being away from the physical church, and complain about not being able to attend mass, despite the health risks (these people tend to be older, and therefore even more at risk of infection). Again, these people need to realize the severity of the situation and calm down until the risk ends. It isn’t worth losing your life, and I’m sure Jesus understands.
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