At the same time one can:
Love his fellow man and have his best interest at heart
Know and understand that the Corona virus is a real danger
Have empathy for and give comfort to those who are suffering
Worry for the health of our families and of all people
Experience grief when we hear of people dying or suffering from this or any disease or accident
Do what we can to help those most vulnerable
Reach out and make sure that our family members, friends and neighbors have what they need
Take this threat-to-life seriously as we do any real threat
Not panic and overreact because the focus happens to be on this 24/7
Have faith this is not the end-of-the-world as we know it and we will survive
Understand that bad things do happen in life and we are not always in control
Have faith that God, whatever we call him and wherever he is worshipped, has a plan
Educate and encourage others to try and gain what we believe to be the proper perspective on this
And also:
Believe that certain actions taken to mitigate the virus are unwise based on a holistic view of society
Believe that these long-term consequences could dwarf the damage caused by the disease
Believe that the powers-that-be have not thought through the domino-effects of their decisions
Believe that we really have no idea what ripples in our future we may be creating
Believe that our enemies now know how to destroy our society through fear and worst-case models
Believe that the experts are doing their best but have shown they can’t really predict much
Believe that other experts are unwilling to step forward because of shaming if one dissents
Believe that the media plays a role in spreading panic and fear and encouraging overreaction
Believe that there are political actors using this to meet their nefarious ends and want it to continue
Believe that it will be difficult to find the truth about whether our mitigation efforts actually worked
Believe that if this happened 40 years ago, we would just be having a bad flu season
Believe that this is a debate about life vs life and not just life vs money
Believe that our liberties are in real danger when we witness our willingness to give them up so quickly
Think there could have been many other options considered and taken
Be wary when the government justifies its actions to show what a great job they have done
Use the data and knowledge we now have to course-correct instead of doubling-down
Not vilify or bully others if they happen to disagree with our point of view
Recognize that we could be wrong in our opinions
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