Re: The Liberals Who Can’t Quit Lockdown - The Atlantic

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Heather Howard <http://www.icloud.com/~hhoward40>
 > Date: Tue, 4 May 2021 23:08:17 -0700
 >
 > For those of us still feeling anxious…
 > https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/05/liberals-covid-19-science-denial-lockdown/618780/

My co-worker in Minnesota says that, where he lives, people don't take
COVID-19 seriously and, when he goes into a store, only about half the
people bother wearing a mask.  He says that he knows a couple of people
who lost their sense of smell and one who died after contracting the novel
coronavirus, but the people there just consider it part of life.  Do you
think this happened during the Black Plague?  Do people think their life
is so cheap that it doesn't matter whether they live or die?

Anyway, I'm wondering if what's being described in this article is a
reflection of those who have a choice to live in certain places; most of
us cannot just move if we disagree with the local politics or regulations.
Perhaps it's land value that's the underlying real problem?

In any case, a return to normal may be a hill to climb.