This Ain't the Same America as During WWII

I hear all this praise for Americans stepping up to the challenge for Covid 19. Sure, the state and federal governments and military are scrambling big time and stepping up. But are common everyday Americans really stepping up? Maybe most, but some are only getting on board after their livelihood has been hampered by layoffs or some other inconvenience. I went out for a walk today and saw 7 people and all of them were within 3 feet of each other. Why? Because they had not been motivated by inconvenience. People just do not understand they need treat this situation as if they are infected (and maybe they are but are asymptomatic).

The perfect example of people caring less about their comrades may be witnessed at a buffet. I love buffets, but they are a petri dish of bacteria. I may witness dozens of people licking their hands and fingers and a handful more cleaning or picking their noses. If that ain't bad enough there is less than a 25% chance that guy leaving a bathroom urinal or stall washes their hands and I am willing to bet that less than 10% use soap when they do stop at the sink. When someone drops the tongs or serving spoon on the floor, they put back in the food. I have never seen a buffet clean a serving tong or spoon, nor I have I seen them replace a tong or spoon. I can only imagine what is on each of serving utensils at the completion of breakfast, lunch or dinner. That said, if there was motivation for people to keep their hands clean at the buffet, such as a monitory gain, then they may do it, not for the interest of their comrades, but for their own greedy self-interest.

People may step up, but only after there is motivation such as trying to get back to work sooner. People tell me, hey there are only 20 or 30 cases in our county and only 3 people have died. But after I explain to them that our prevalence rate of contraction and mortality are well above the national average, they do not believe me. You are 2 times more likely to have Covid in our small county and 3 times more likely to die from it than any county in California.

With the virus killing off older folks, what is the big concern I read about today by our young folks. There needs to be study on how this virus is affecting persons of color. Everything has got to be turned into some political talking points. Yet these same young folks ignore recommendations because it does not kill them, but maybe some older persons.

The persons who fought for freedom during WWII did it to protect the rights and freedoms of every American, not just for some demographic. This ain't the same America, it is much more selfish and narcissistic.