As the pandemic intensifies I find it difficult to understand why people are so resistant to complying with measures that might save their lives or the lives of others.
For example there was a lot of controversy in the media about how to deal with Thanksgiving. Eat with the family? Or stay home? And depending on the state one lives in, there were conflicting suggestions from government health officials about where to spend the holiday.
I believe that part of the issue is that we Americans have always been independent and don't like anyone telling us anything.
We see this when the government closes certain businesses or institutions. Whether it's a bar, church, or school being closed the outcry is deafening. People scream about their "constitutional rights" while half of them know little or nothing about the constitution and what it says.
From my perspective, whatever I can do to distance myself from others I'll do it. I've heard that masks don't work and that they do work. But I take a chance that they do work and wear one whenever I'm around people.
I think we've become a nation of entitled babies and don't want to suffer the slightest inconvenience. When we don't care whether we spread a deadly disease to others we show the world how self-centered we really are.
I believe there's a lesson here for all of us.
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