I'll keep this brief, as I'm sure there are people, at this moment, writing a thesis on this very topic. With all tragedy and success, we look to blame and we look to give credit to those we believe are responsible for how this affected us. Not us, in terms of the world, the country, or even our small region of the world, but us as individuals. We find out specific news sources, which cater to our specific ideology, and it fills us with a warmth that we are correct in our judgments. We then share this with others, hoping those who view their tiny worlds as we do, will agree. Very rarely do we care about the best scenario or outcome for the most people and very rarely are we concerned with credit going elsewhere or critical comments befalling our politicians or anything else that may conflict with what we had predetermined before doing our "research." This isn't helpful and this surely isn't the way Americans think.
For the first time since 9/11, we are thrust into a situation where the greater good is imperative. With 9/11 we saw unity briefly, but then people's beliefs and prejudices took hold. Violence and hatred spewed and sadly, there's more of it nearly 20 years later than the peace, love, and happiness of the weeks that followed. This anger of the past 11 years of political divisiveness have laid the groundwork for a time when even our own best interests are being questioned if they don't play into our political ideology. We've entered a fascinating time where who to blame has taken more of our energy than enjoying time with our families, searching out where to buy protective face masks, and time spent feeling concerned for complete strangers, who are dying every minute. All many of us care about is ending a politician's tenure in office. Whether you be red or blue, left or right, or somewhere in the middle, you have an opinion. This is fine. It's also fine, when steeped in facts, to address your tiny world with what makes you feel better about yourself, but does it benefit anyone else? When this is all said and done, there will be blame and praise for both sides and this is the greatest pandemic in our society today. That a disease is taken our loved ones, our friends, and our neighbors, and somehow, through all this fear, and for some, misery, we find time to ignore unity and choose sides. Stay safe everyone. Yes, everyone!
For the first time since 9/11, we are thrust into a situation where the greater good is imperative. With 9/11 we saw unity briefly, but then people's beliefs and prejudices took hold. Violence and hatred spewed and sadly, there's more of it nearly 20 years later than the peace, love, and happiness of the weeks that followed. This anger of the past 11 years of political divisiveness have laid the groundwork for a time when even our own best interests are being questioned if they don't play into our political ideology. We've entered a fascinating time where who to blame has taken more of our energy than enjoying time with our families, searching out where to buy protective face masks, and time spent feeling concerned for complete strangers, who are dying every minute. All many of us care about is ending a politician's tenure in office. Whether you be red or blue, left or right, or somewhere in the middle, you have an opinion. This is fine. It's also fine, when steeped in facts, to address your tiny world with what makes you feel better about yourself, but does it benefit anyone else? When this is all said and done, there will be blame and praise for both sides and this is the greatest pandemic in our society today. That a disease is taken our loved ones, our friends, and our neighbors, and somehow, through all this fear, and for some, misery, we find time to ignore unity and choose sides. Stay safe everyone. Yes, everyone!
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