This is exactly how I've been describing it too...
This is why we have a bad reputation in so many other countries. They expect that we are all self-centered and arrogant. Having spent some time in Belgium, Italy, and France, I had people tell me that I surprised them - They assumed that I would be this way. The experience taught me to not make broad assumptions about any population.Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of North Carolina, Missouri, Alabama and Florida to demand governors bring an end to coronavirus lockdown rules and reopen the states for business.
Revolts against stay-at-home orders across several US states continued Tuesday, as thousands of Americans disregarded social distancing rules to protest against the shutdowns that have left millions out of work but health experts insist are critical to saving lives amid the deadly outbreak.
Protesters marched on downtown Raleigh in North Carolina throughout the day, gathering outside the General Assembly from 11am and filling Lane Street.
The ReOpenNC protest began just minutes after the state announced that another 34 people have been killed by coronavirus, marking the deadliest day North Carolina has so far seen during the pandemic.
This marked the second week of protests in North Carolina, with Tuesday's event drawing a larger crowd of around 1,000 at its peak and political leaders joining in.
Protesters were seen flouting social distancing altogether Tuesday, with people packing much closer together than the six feet guidelines and ignoring health warnings to wear masks.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ina-Missouri-Alabama-demand-end-lockdown.html
I feel the sadness, but it alternates with bouts of anger, and for me, that seems to be a healthier response.
I just wish my check would come. But happy birthday, next year will be better, I hope.I feel anger and frustration mostly because the medical experts are refusing to see the bigger picture here. In my country and in my state, people are scared, financially devastated, and at their wits end.
The bills keep pouring in. There is no moratorium on income taxes, (just an extension) property taxes, utilities, cable, and Wifi and a $1,200 government check isn't going to help most of us at all. I'm depleting my savings to keep afloat. A friend of mine can not even open his property tax bill as he is retired and on limited income and his wife is now unemployed because of the virus.
Other countries have a better plan for their citizens but in the U.S. it's pretty grim and it's enough take you beyond sad all the way to outrage in a short space of time.
I understand doctors mean to save lives, but what if the condition of existence is not of value to the person saved? It's not sustainable to close every non essential business, allow people to face food shortages and hunger and force people to live six feet apart forever. Why can't they see this and address our concerns?
It would be refreshing to see the great minds devise a plan that satisfies all these needs but so far I'm not seeing this happen at all. I'm beyond sad.
And it's my birthday. I had hoped for better than this.
And the people who are dying, the jobs and families destroyed, the countries in crisis? They mean nothing to you? Not mad, just disappointed and surprised that you do not see beyond yourself.
this is my great concern too...I'm absolutely fearful that given that my daughter is living in Spain, a country ravaged by this pandemic, that neither of us will ever be able to fly to see each other again...
