Every day it seems that the government’s faith in us to diminish a little bit more. It’s so insulting that we keep moving further from common sense by a condescending government. I usually take this attitude with straight white folks who think they know what’s best for the black and gay and other marginalized communities (specifically what candidates they choose for office). Now it’s becoming the mindset of state and federal governments. Naturally, this should be a scary thought for all of us normal citizens.
This new omicron strain of COVID is spreading fast with the mildest symptoms so far related to the novel coronavirus. When everyone panicked the first time, it made sense because the pandemic was new and more dangerous. Now, however, we have 2 years and a much less dangerous virus than we had before. So much so that the world is recognizing the flu again, which took a much-needed vacation last year. We are looking at something easier to handle and which still gives victims the antibodies. We have vaccines and boosters. So why is this still such a big problem?
New Orleans recently announced they are bringing back the indoor mask mandate, in addition to the proof of vaccination requirement to enter restaurants and bars. These ridiculous restrictions should make anyone annoyed at the very least. It makes you wonder how in the world we survived before COVID, and all we had to worry about was the flu. The Big Easy (ha!) has been in a state of restriction to some degree in the past two years, and these restrictions are not stopping the spikes that come with the flurona season.
Another demographic that is making confusing decisions is the healthcare industry. Primarily, hospital systems that are simultaneously feeling strained by worker shortages and implementing vaccine requirements for workers. I remember right at the beginning, healthcare workers became the most trusted source of information about the pandemic. In less than a year, they went from trusted to being put into two boxes: the vaccinated, still all-knowing box and the moronic, unworthy box. But now hospital systems seem to want to reward the Chosen Ones by thinning out their workforce still and letting go unvaccinated workers. And don’t get me wrong, I support their decision to make a decision like this free from government regulation, but that doesn’t prevent us from seeing it as a bad decision.
Us regular citizens are being treated as if we can’t think or take care of ourselves. Again, it’s like the flu never existed. This should drive everyone up the wall. We’ve had two years of practice with COVID. We have had two years of the dumbest safety measures and restrictions. We are at the point as a state and country to give up on all of this petty “safety” measures which are more of a hindrance than a help at this point.
Sources:
https://ldh.la.gov/Coronavirus/
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This is about control and I waver between despair and anger at how easy it is for governments to get so much power and then do what they are doing. Either the world is going to step back hundreds of years in sociatal progress or there is going to be blood in the streets from the riots.
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