[Vermont Lt]

You make an excellent point: Something extraordinary is happening. This is a once in a century event in the history of mankind.

I am trying to step back and take it all in and process it in a historical context.

I wonder how my kids will describe this to their grandkids.

It’s THAT type of event.

This is why so many people are struggling with accepting what is happening.

[9YearLurker]

Larry Kudlow looks and sounds great here. Just the right energy and tone and on top of every question.

Whoever patched up his heart a few years ago seems to have done a great job!

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2020/03/16/nec-director-larry-kudlow-discusses-economic-impact-of-coronavirus/

[DouglasKC]

This is why so many people are struggling with accepting what is happening.

That's a perfect term. It's incomprehensible to many that something like this could happen. I wonder how that works out as far as faith goes? I'm a very strong believer...a strong christian. I know that God is in charge. I know that these types of things are prophesied by Jesus. I know that death is not the end. I wonder if that makes it much easier to accept what's going on versus someone who is only living for the here and now? Would love to see a survey about it.

[Mariner]

“This is a once in a century event in the history of mankind.”

At no time in the history of man has he just turned everything off, worldwide, and went home.

Unprecedented.

[BusterDog]

"You make an excellent point: Something extraordinary is happening. This is a once in a century event in the history of mankind.

I am trying to step back and take it all in and process it in a historical context.

I wonder how my kids will describe this to their grandkids.

It’s THAT type of event. This is why so many people are struggling with accepting what is happening."

I agree. I wonder if the what we now call the common cold when initially introduced to the human population maybe thousands of years ago did the same thing to us in the beginning.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I was at Target today searching for hand sanitizer and wipes. None to be found. There was a young woman, maybe late 20s, looking in the aisles and she was really distraught. I told her “Cheer up — this will pass soon and things will get back to normal.” She didn’t believe me...not one bit.

I’ve been taking photos of empty shelves and “CLOSED due to COVID” signs on stores to remember the “Great COVID Panic of 2020” by.

[BobL]

“Something extraordinary is happening. This is a once in a century event in the history of mankind.

It’s THAT type of event.

This is why so many people are struggling with accepting what is happening.”

Agree...that’s a lot of why the trolls here are saying what they’re saying. They simply want to wish it away (by blaming it on some huge international ‘conspiracy’ to get Trump), and we refuse to join them - as it is nothing more than wishful thinking.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

A combination of normalcy bias and confirmation bias (the latter based on the 100% healthy suspicion of government and our wretched media).

[thecodont]

Wish my grandparents were here, I could have asked them how this stacked up against the 1918 bug.