My hope is that in the spring of 2025 there will be some kind of nationwide, president-led memorial to the victims of the pandemic and some kind of national mourning. Everyone has tried to forget about it and stop talking about it, but the harm was real, the lingering fear and dread and burnout in the nation is real, and Covid 19 is still killing people every day.
I think we need some kind of national recognition and a taking of stock. Instead of collective amnesia. Of course the people who are left behind and the people who are sick are still experiencing it! But so many people seem to just want to forget it ever happened. And worse, still taking out their frustration and anger on masks, for heaven's sake.
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Date: 2024-09-17 02:18 pm (UTC)My hope is that in the spring of 2025 there will be some kind of nationwide, president-led memorial to the victims of the pandemic and some kind of national mourning. Everyone has tried to forget about it and stop talking about it, but the harm was real, the lingering fear and dread and burnout in the nation is real, and Covid 19 is still killing people every day.
I think we need some kind of national recognition and a taking of stock. Instead of collective amnesia. Of course the people who are left behind and the people who are sick are still experiencing it! But so many people seem to just want to forget it ever happened. And worse, still taking out their frustration and anger on masks, for heaven's sake.