Here in the United States, some leaders have stepped up and called for all Americans to be fully supported through this devastating economic and medical crisis, like Gov. Cuomo and Elizabeth Warren (no matter what you think of either of them, they have stepped up).
But, beyond a few examples, the lack of honest leadership and the dearth of true patriotism - what it really means to be an American - has appalled me.
And then an old friend, Payne sent me this and I didn't feel so alone.
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My name is Payne, I am a concerned citizen of these United
States with mild autism, at this moment the country is in the middle of a
pandemic that seems like it’ll get worse before it gets better, on Monday I got
told that I wouldn’t be able to come to work until this whole thing blows over,
It doesn’t help that I keep hearing scary headlines about this situation,
setting off a bunch of irrational thoughts in my head and on top of that I
heard that our president is considering a national lockdown which will really
get people panicking, I know that China is where this virus first came from but
the person I blame for all this is our president, a selfish, entitled jerk who
thinks that he can do whatever he wants and there won’t be any consequences for
his actions, he should’ve put measures in place to prevent, or at least contain
this but instead he blew it off and as usual didn’t listen to anybody about it
because he knows everything and he’s always right and everybody else is always
wrong, meanwhile people are dying from this disease and even the people who
aren’t sick are suffering because like me they’ve been essentially laid off and
can’t make money and other people are panicking and buying up a bunch of stuff
from the nearby supermarket, it just makes me sad how much the irresponsibility
of a few can lead to the the craziness of many, it seems like we’re all going
crazy and falling apart when we should be coming together and helping each
other get through this time even if we’re not making direct contact with each
other, I don’t know how long this will last but I do know we need to stop being
afraid and come together to help each other through this really dark time and
actually take action against this disease even if it’s only by washing our
hands with soap and water.
