So, you think Corona virus isn't all the big of a deal? You've decided to go on vacation anyway? You're wrong. The United States could do a lot better.
My own family doesn't seem to believe that this is a big deal. My own mother went to Winstar for a weekend. Most of my more distant family have all gone to the beach at some point in the last few months. Even a few of them went to Florida? Really? What the fuck are you thinking?
I guess it's not real surprising that the family full of Trump fans would think that a bunch of science nerds can't tell them what to do. They refuse to do things like wear masks. They keep posting that this virus is made up. They keep saying that they're not going to get sick because they're in small towns.
My wife and I stopped trying to even plan any kind of trips this summer about March. We both looked at the numbers and decided that the year 2020 is going to be a waste of money for that kind of stuff. Some of my family has done the same, but not near all of them. Her family didn't seem to give a damn. I saw them going to the coast, or going out of state, etc all summer.
What's worse than this is that they're going to things like Trump Rallies. Mine went to "Trump Boat Parades" today. Hers went to Oklahoma City to a rally. They're all getting way too close to strangers. None of them seem to be wearing masks in public. Why?
Why do small town people not believe in science? What is it about their raising that makes them think "That's a buncha bullshit..." when someone tries to tell them that they're putting themselves, and others, in danger by going out in public all the time? I see several of my Facebook friends saying similar things. They're almost all from small towns in Texas, or very much Republican places, like Tennessee. So, is it that they're from Republican areas? Maybe.
The parts of my family, with higher education, that live in the cities, seem to think more like I do. I think the largest town for my Republican family is something like 20K people. Do I know that the people in the cities are Democrats? Not really. I've never asked. I don't really care what their political affiliations are. I'm only guessing because they're not posting "MAGA".
Do I know that my family in the country are Republicans? Yup. I see way too much Trump love. They all seem to want to remove "those damn foreigners" and think anyone who has to have public assistance is a "freeloader" or a "lazy ass", etc. I remember one of my uncles saying that people with any kind of intellectual disabilities should all be shot. Why do they think that way? It's part of the indoctrination of living in a small town. They also tend to hate anyone who isn't white, protestant and straight. This isn't just Texas, it's all over the United States.
Now, with this said, can you accept that someone might know what they're talking about when they ask you to wear a mask? Can you at least accept that you're protecting others by wearing a mask and do them a favor? Do you think you'd die of Corona virus if someone sneezed on you because they weren't wearing a mask? I know some of my family would die.
Would you even know if you had Corona virus? Possibly not. You're not the type to want to go to get yourself tested. You think "it's a little cold." You then go around anyone with a respiratory condition, they probably will die. What part of this doesn't make sense? Do you just not care?
Here is a list of people who would be at a high risk of death if they were to contract Coronavirus:
Oh wait, that link was from the CDC. President Trump says they're bad...
Our president doesn't seem to understand that this disease is an issue. That seems to make a bunch of others think that it's not all the dangerous. Being a Republican, my family seems to think the president isn't going to say anything that isn't true.
Trump talks bad about everyone that isn't Trump. He talks shit about veterans. He calls people losers. Trump has been making fun of war heroes and POWs for a very long time now. Trump doesn't care if they're a member of his party or not. He thinks they're loser and idiots. Read up on the things he said about John McCain, who was a Republican. Trump hates everyone.
Why?!?! Why in the bloody fuck do you care if a Democrat or Republican said something? Why can't you just believe the science and numbers behind it? You keep trying to say that it's all been faked. You keep trying to tell people that masks aren't helping. You keep wanting to just go about your day like nothing is wrong in the world. Just because no one in your tiny little town of 1000 people has been confirmed to have Coronavirus doesn't mean that you're safe. There's a reason I don't go around people. I don't want to risk infecting someone in the event that someone infected me.
Please, for the sake of others, stop doing this. Stay home. Don't put yourself, or others, at risk. Listen to the city people for once. Don't try to dismiss what the scientists said. Just think about others and help us get through this in a timely manner.
I know you're not listening but, I had to try. Thanks...
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