Right now, we are post-grieving, but barely, and society pretends it is further along than it actually is. We need a 9/11-commission review of the successes and failures of the pandemic response to help us move forward.
I hear people (both left and right) say truisms that they believe are fact but are completely divorced from my experience of the pandemic.
I'm not saying my opinions are correct, but large swaths of the population are convinced of "facts" that I am not sure are even true. It would be nice to have a well-researched bipartisan report that could provide the facts for the general public.
Obviously, many people won't believe the findings in today's cultural environment, but that's a "them problem."
Kevin, I agree with your assessment of where we are and like your suggestion of a 9/11-commission style review of the successes and failures of the pandemic response to help us move forward.
My sense is that you, like me, still value research and facts. I appreciate that about you. Thank you for taking the time to comment here.
Right now, we are post-grieving, but barely, and society pretends it is further along than it actually is. We need a 9/11-commission review of the successes and failures of the pandemic response to help us move forward.
I hear people (both left and right) say truisms that they believe are fact but are completely divorced from my experience of the pandemic.
I'm not saying my opinions are correct, but large swaths of the population are convinced of "facts" that I am not sure are even true. It would be nice to have a well-researched bipartisan report that could provide the facts for the general public.
Obviously, many people won't believe the findings in today's cultural environment, but that's a "them problem."
Kevin, I agree with your assessment of where we are and like your suggestion of a 9/11-commission style review of the successes and failures of the pandemic response to help us move forward.
My sense is that you, like me, still value research and facts. I appreciate that about you. Thank you for taking the time to comment here.
Thanks! :) Yeah it was a thoughtful piece so I figured I would leave my opinions on the matter, which don't seem tooooo divorced from your writing.