Can't We All Just Get Along?

As if 2020 didn't suck enough, society has turned on itself. Everyone is mad at someone or some group, like we don't have enough to deal with right now. We are living out Revelations and all you can think about is who doesn't see things your way. From the dawn of time, people have been different. If they hadn't been, nothing new could have been invented. We'd still be the Flintstones, barefoot and wearing animal skins. Yet something about being in crisis mode has brought out the worst in our country. I am aware that stress is processed differently by each individual. Trust me, I have my own ridiculous coping mechanisms gone haywire that even my meds don't fix. But I can assure you that I am not taking it out on my neighbors. 

This year we have a lot at stake. It's an election year, in the middle of a pandemic, during battles over racial inequality, in the midst of riots and looting. Damn right we are all under a fuckton of stress! If you aren't, I'm worried about your ability to understand the severity of the situation we find ourselves in today. That being said, we are all doing the best we can under the circumstances. So why can't we all just get along? Why do the stupidest things matter during a time when we are all at risk for a deadly disease? You'd think that the Rona would be the great equalizer. The virus doesn't care if you are Irish or Congolese. It won't discriminate against you no matter who you vote for this November. Hell, it doesn't know your political party affiliation and it doesn't give a ripe fuck. 

Here comes something I never thought I'd say, but why can't we all be a little more like Covid-19? You don't have to tell me how ridiculous that sounds, I know. But let's look at it a little more closely. Does the virus only target Filipino Democrats who live in the Northeast? Is it actively seeking Black Republican CEOs? Does it even care if you call it a hoax and whisper to your friends that it's all a conspiracy to deflect our attention away from the election? My point, and I do have one, is that we are all guilty of finger-pointing and being Judgmental Judys about how everyone is doing everything. Not the Rona, it loves us all the same.

If we all just focused on our own selves and spent time making sure that we were doing the right thing, much of this shit would all fall into place properly. Tensions are high, our reactions are quick and not thought through. The second someone from another group does something inappropriate and reactionary, we immediately place everyone in that group in the persona non grata category and rage against them. Repeat after me, not all of the people in any given group are inherently bad. Not every person in any category is evil. Do some of them do horrific and unforgivable things? Absofuckinglutely! But some of y'all are taking guilt by association to a whole other level.

Let's summarize, shall we? Keep yourself and your family safe. Be mindful when you vote, reflect on your conscience instead of simply following party lines. Every single human on this planet is your brother or sister, treat them as such. No one is better than anybody else, not even you. We all want a vaccine and a cure for the Rona. Everyone wants to go back to work and I know the kids want to go back to school. There is strength in numbers, so let's work on being the UNITED States of America again. Lose the negativity and band together to make this world a better place for our children. They deserve nothing less.  Are you frigging kidding me right now???

Pandemic or Prison?

Unless you've been in a coma, the news of the Coronavirus pandemic isn't news at all. As a matter of fact, your eyes and ears have been assaulted with information, statistics, and death tolls. There's no escape from it! Commercials about touch-free service and mask wearing actors have become the new normal. Can we pause for a moment and talk about the words "new normal" and what that means to us? Personally, those words bring out my inner serial killer every damn time I hear them. Why? Because none of this is fucking normal!!! Not only that, but I will be goddamned if this is going to be my forever life. There's going to come a point in my and most others' lives where we are either going to become criminally insane or stop giving a shit altogether. 

Social isolation has been a punishment since the 19th century and is currently utilized in the prison system for those considered dangerous and who have committed grave offenses while imprisoned. Guess what, people?!?! We are being socially isolated right the fuck now. Yes, it's for our safety. I get that. But for how fucking long? Until we can't cope with routine social interaction when it's all over? Are we waiting until children, who already have way too much screen time, have become so desensitized to human contact that in-person school becomes impossible because it causes too much stress or anxiety???

If you are doubting my words, and you have children who are sitting in front of a screen all day because that's school now, take note of their behavior. Has it changed? More subdued? More manic? Is your once patient and considerate child now a demanding, entitled little shit? Or perhaps you are experiencing the opposite. Your normally outgoing and gregarious kiddo is now moody and sullen. You must be freaking out! Simmer down, ass clown. These are just some of the collateral damages caused by sheltering in place. 

We are stuck in this holding pattern until there's a vaccine and successful treatment protocol. Or so we are being told. We are also being told that businesses can start opening when we flatten the curve, drop the numbers, no new cases or deaths. Hmmm. So, is this within our power to fix? FUCK YES! Don't pretend you didn't know that. Oh, you knew from the very beginning what you were supposed to do. But you wanted to stretch the definitions and tweak the rules so they suited you better. Some of you brain dead 'Muricans decided you didn't like the rules from day one. How hard is it? 

Let's review what was asked of you. Wear a mask. This seems like child's play, yet some of you were offended! Unbelievably, you thought that a mask-wearing mandate violated your rights as an American. What the actual fuck? Much like the current licensing regulations for schools and vaccinations, it is for the greater good. Herd immunity. Keeping people who are at risk safe. This offends you how? Oh right, you can't breathe. Funny how surgeons can wear a mask during a 10 hour surgery, while sweating and wielding a scalpel. Every. Damn. Day. Have you ever heard them complain? Right. Or my favorite, it doesn't work. Tell me which graduate of Google Medical School told you this. I know you did your research. You sat up staring at your device, looking up sites that defended your stance on masks. Let me tell you a secret. Any opinion you have, and I can't stress the word opinion heavily enough, some other moron also has. Not only that, but one of the other morons has paid to submit their "findings" on some pay for play website. Just. For. You. Your information should come from the CDC. Period.

What about limiting your social gatherings and remaining only in your social bubbles? Couldn't do that either. Give an inch to an idiot and watch him run for miles like his ass is on fire. This tiny amount of freedom turned into a shitshow. All of a sudden, there were block parties and BBQs and herds of people on the beaches. Go ahead and try to tell me that all the people on your block are in your social bubble and that none of them visit anyone else. Lie to my face. It's the same as going out to Costco with your entire family to go shopping. Were we not told to try to assign one family member to do the shopping to cut down on exposure and crowds? Much like the mask mandates, this too was hard to process and even more challenging to do. Are you feeling guilty yet?

Unfortunately, the same people who refuse to wear a mask and continue to gather en masse, are the same buffoons who support the Idiot in Chief and his handling of the 'Rona crisis. The same man who knew about the virus long before it even hit US soil. The same twatwaffle who fired the pandemic team two years ago and has been defunding the CDC...this is who you turn to in a time of global crisis? This is the fucktard you trust to make decisions regarding your health and the health of your loved ones? You God-fearing, Bible thumping, inbred cousin fuckers had better get down on your dirty knees and pray that we don't have another 4 years of his bullshit. Another 4 years will mean that life as you know it right now...it will be the new normal. 

New normal my ass. It's no better than prison. Actually, prison seems like a more viable option for me. You can see more people. No being home and cooking three meals a day like a freaking servant. Regular exercise and fresh air. And my favorite, rules are enforced not suggested or ignored. You know where breaking them could take you? Straight to solitary fucking confinement! The exact place you are forcing the rest of us to be until you decide that following a few simple rules isn't too difficult for your limited brain capacity. I am ready to cut a bitch if this doesn't end soon. Think I won't? Are you frigging kidding me right now?