We are slipping back into this pandemic. As of today the governor has shutdown gyms, bars, and movie theaters in an attempt to limit the spread of Covid 19. We were here a month ago, hoping to move away from the problems brought on by the growing pandemic, but we failed to maintain what is being called ‘social distance’ and even more people came down with the virus than before. It feels bleak.
I am surprised to live through a situation such as this, but not so surprised that I don’t recognize the role that bad leadership plays in all of this. I don’t blame the governor entirely. I blame him for wanting to please the president and trying to open the state too fast in order to show that we are especially good at overcoming this problem. We are not. This is proven by the at or near capacity hospitals across the state and the people who, in spite of this all, are continuing to behave as though nothing is terribly wrong or are actively fighting against the call to wear masks.
It is at times like these that science fiction fails me–as though the warnings of writers of generations failed to actually see what was coming and how people might choose to react.
Of course, how can I blame people for not predicting or understanding reactions when I have never been so clear to even gauge the reactions of the people closest to me?
Some Thoughts:
- I have lasting doubts that the state will be able to have sports this fall.
- I am beginning to believe this pandemic will last into the new year.