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To the People Having Beach and House Parties, Your Selfishness Is Showing
Yes, the weather’s nice. Yes, we’re all bored. But I’m too tired to deal with the foolishness.
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Last month, when people dragged college students for taking Spring Break trips as the coronavirus was surging, it was hard for me to pile on. Their actions may have been reckless, but they were reflective of the tone set by elected officials at the time — officials who had every reason to know better, but didn’t.
That was then. This is now. With the body count hitting 60,000, we all know that President Trump has failed us in this crisis in every way imaginable. But just because he’s trivializing those deaths, why should the rest of us?
For weeks now, I’ve recognized that while most are staying put, too many people keep going outside. I understand getting stir crazy, especially with the weather getting nice, but where is your mask? Where are your gloves? Why are you just standing on the corner, anyway? Why are you frolicking in the park as if you’re the star of a romantic comedy no one will ever see?
