When this whole "reopen" movement started and it came out that it was astroturfing rather than an actual grassroots movement, my first thought was, what if whoever's behind this wants companies to be forced to reopen so that people are no longer eligible to receive unemployment or assistance? Around the same time, I saw a post from a small business owner who said basically the same thing - if they're forced to reopen to no customers, now it's their problem and not the state's.
I also had said that if people are protesting anything, they should be protesting for better protection from the government during this time, not for the "right" to go back to work and put themselves and others in harm's way. I'm seeing now that there are more protests being organized by Amazon, Instacart, etc. ("essential" people who have been working this whole time).
Among my friends on Facebook I see more and more people growing frustrated, referring to their governors as "kings" who are overreaching, calling out inconsistencies in what has been deemed essential, etc. And yeah, it sucks, but do you want everyone to get sick and die from a totally baffling disease? I don't!
So I don't know what to do. I guess just keep staying home, since I have that luxury. Sorry to everyone who's already been forced back to work, or soon will be (I'm sure without any consideration for people with underlying conditions or in risk categories, or those who have close contact with them...)
They're also predicting meat shortages coming, since the supply chain has started breaking down and farmers are culling their animals because there's nowhere to send them for processing. Of course, now that they've announced that, people will start hoarding meat like they've been hoarding toilet paper...
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