How does it feel to be a sheep, manipulated by the mass media?
How does it feel to be a sheep, manipulated by the mass media?
Right now, I wear a mask if I go into a store that is posted ‘masked required’. Our county health department has ordered such, although there is no real enforcement.
Many seem to think this outbreak is another effort to ‘take out’ President Trump. I have no illusions that our media will do whatever it can to achieve that end, including making this disease appear worse than it really is for most people. That said, real people are really dying from this thing, who would otherwise still be around.
However, this disease has struck much harder in Britain, France, and Italy and those three nations experienced lockdowns much tighter than any U.S. state that I’m aware of. One difference that I see in their press is that they are supportive of what their nation’s leaders are trying to do to curb the disease, instead of criticizing everything they do or don’t do.
Like your screen name suggests—I too live in the boonies. Lots of space between people and frankly I don’t ‘get to town’ all that much. Our schools are set to open in a few weeks, but with very altered schedules and procedures. Lunches in the rooms on paper plates, no gym or recess and only 15 kids per bus.