God have mercy 🙏🏿 on us. We are in the 10 month of living under the rolling terror of Covid-19. Worldwide 1.98 million are dead and counting. The US death toll is almost at 400,000 and rising swiftly as is Canada with a death toll of 17,538 and rising! Though more people have survived (51 million), the harrowing journey to triumphant survival is reported to be akin to swallowing fire and brimstone. It feels like we are worst of now, than when the Covid pandemic started in early 2020 and there was very little knowledge about the virus! Why, because many people are not listening! The fricking worst part of all is the continued complicitness and wilful defiance to not follow the suggested precautions is that it is killing people! The consequence here of failed compliance is no simple slap on the wrist or pat on the back. The consequence is horrible suffering followed by death! I mean, wake to fuck up people!
Today, Thursday January 24, 2020, Premier Doug Ford has implemented an EMERGENCY STAY AT HOME ORDER for Ontarians to help stop the spread of Covid-19 and it's variants. The order is in effect for 28 days and mandates essential outings only! Work, Food, Medical Appointments, Pharmacy trips etc and once again there are those wilfully defiant jackasses shouting about "growing threats to our civil liberties." Are you fucking kidding me! People are dying, DYING! not by the hundreds but by the thousands and millions! How will your "civil liberties" serve you from the coffin or the grave?
I understand the constraints, the strains, the frustrations, the mental, emotional and psychological challenges of be closeted at home for those of us who are fortunate to have homes. To have our movements restricted, our behavior dictated by any other than ourselves is uncomfortably discomforting but you have to look at the bigger picture. You want to live to tell the tale. Yes, the fall out is huge, not to mention the impact to employment and income, it's a domino effect, for fucks sakes I am living it! Yeah, it's hard on so many levels, some days it's down right gloomy. But, I am LIVING it! The operative word LIVING! Hello! LIVING!
Sure there are no guarantees in life and nothing is promised. But, no one with a lick of sense will knowingly run onto a busy highway with cars, trailers and trucks speeding in all directions to play hopscotch or dodgeball just because they could. In this pandemic the action of one affects many. The reality is, no one can swear and attest for another's movement. We all have to exercise care for ourselves and for others because what we do or fail to do can result in serious illness and death. Know one says you have to like it or you even have to agree with the necessary course of action. Just do the needful and survive to bitch about it later when we've all triumph over Covid-19.
I hear you, Rhapsody. I think we have entitlement issues. I have promised myself that I will do my best and obey all rules. After 10 months, I am finally in acceptance mode. I am super careful and isolating. That is all I can do. But I hear you.
ReplyDeleteYeah many human beings have entitlement issues and short short memories.
DeleteNow, let us hope that the vaccines will drive away the virus.
ReplyDeletefrom your lips to God's ears. amen.
DeleteOh no! You have those non-maskers in Canada too? We had 100 + people (many tourists, I believe) partying nude and without masks too dancing on the beach in Maui. It's so aggravating.
ReplyDeleteYes we do, in abundance! Unfortunately.
DeleteAmen, sister! You are preaching to the choir. It's been apparent, especially here in the U.S., that far too many people made light of this pandemic from the get-go, but I mean... really? After all this time and so much death and suffering, it's unbelievable that some are STILL downplaying it and refusing to follow simple steps to stem its spread. Unbelievable! They think a stupid mask is uncomfortable? They'd be even less happy with a tube shoved down their throats to help them breathe.
ReplyDeleteTake care, and be safe.
unfortunately they see the mandate to wear masks as an infringement on their rights. Yet they are helping spread the virus to others against their rights, you dont see anyone protesting to be infected.
DeleteI feel like we've been in lockdown for a year and that it won't be over anytime soon. I do feel a little safer after getting one Pfizer dose. I'll feel even safer after the 2nd one.
ReplyDeleteI think we will be in this state for a while. we have to make the best of a bad set of circumstances.
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