Let me see a show of hands…how many people here understand epidemiology and virology? Unless your name is Dan Evans you are not raising your hands right now because its freaking complicated. Which is why we need people we trust to give us the information we need and delivered in a way we can understand so we can make decisions that are best for us, our families, and our businesses.
But therein lies the problem…Americans are split down largely party lines in their views of the Covid-19 shutdown and not surprisingly there is confusion over the most basic things such as should I send my child back to preschool? Should I open my business? Is it okay to visit my older parents?
Nobody knows the right answers because Republicans can’t acknowledge fault or any mistakes because Democrats will pounce on it and make Trump look bad and Democrats cannot acknowledge any positives because it will give political capital. So we have people we pay to work for us and protect us and when we need them to do their job the most they do what they always do and let political capital and votes dictate what they say and do.
The result is a country that has no idea what is real and what isn’t, no idea who to believe including our own CDC and Corona Virus Task Force, and families are confused what actions to take to keep their families safe. In a family parents make decisions that are best for their family even when it is not convenient for them because that is what you do as a parent.
So what is America’s Counselor advice? Simple…stop doing what is best for you and your party and instead be the parents in the room and tell us what we need to here instead of what you think we want to hear. Your political lives are not equal to actual American’s lives!
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