Throughout the history of the United States of America, we have witnessed and experienced a variety of problems and conflicts, some more threatening than others, and the greatness of this nation has been evident by how well we evolved overall. , and I overcame these. However, very seldom, if ever, have we experienced a time, such as the one we are currently experiencing, in which two major, worrying and worrying crises are taking place at the same time. The prolonged and terrible pandemic, which has infected and killed more than 2 million Americans. at least 113,000 of these, by themselves, would be an overwhelming and challenging crisis. But, when we are all going through a degree of civil unrest, precipitated, initially, by the senseless murder of George Floyd, by a Minnesota police officer, and improving our focus on the degree of systemic racism, this nation has, in many ways, Institutions, and components of our society, has sparked justified, largely peaceful protests, but, during a pandemic, large crowds can have negative and undesirable ramifications, due to the contagious potential of this, lack of social distancing, etc. With this in mind, this article will briefly attempt to consider, examine, review, and discuss the ramifications of these two concurrent crises.
1. Pandemic and related public health problems and ramifications: There is no simple and guaranteed solution to managing this pandemic and / or the related public health problems and possible ramifications. This public health crisis has infected more than two million Americans and killed nearly 115,000 so far, and many predict, along with many experts, that they project much more suffering in the near future. Since we do not have a clear national policy and, the narrative of President Donald Trump, seems to change constantly, it has largely depended on each state and its respective governor and / or legislature. determine your own specific policies and course of action. While some governors have taken their responsibility, extremely seriously, and relied on the professions of science, data, and public health to determine the best approach and how to reopen, others have apparently followed Trump’s lead and appear to have reopened, in a more haphazard and less data-driven way. The results, so far, indicate that New York’s stricter approach has reversed the spread of the disease to date, while 20 other states are witnessing an increase in the number of infected cases and individuals.
2. Civil unrest: This nation has experienced a degree of civil unrest, based on the deserved protest, of another murder, caused by a police shooting, of a young African American, George Floyd, who continues a pattern of systemic racism, which exists in many walks of life. , including the police, the rule of law (equal justice), quality housing, educational opportunities and the provision of health services, etc. However, while the protests are justified, the few looters, arsonists, etc., are criminals and their actions are counterproductive to solve any problem productively. Additionally, the resulting crowds, lack of social distancing, and less-than-full mask use have created additional health-related problems and ramifications.
We are in a period of time when our nation is at a crucial crossroads and in a high degree of danger, etc. Wake up America and think things through before it’s too late, and we’ll create many undesirable ramifications!