The problem is at the top, of course, a brutal and unforgiveable lack of leadership coming from the White House and the Republican-led Senate, where entrenched sycophants, fearing for their political lives, go about their daily business as if the very fabric of America were not on fire. You can read about the lies of the Republican Party in my book, 101 Lies Republicans Tell America. But the problem is even deeper than that. Way deeper than that.
The problem is us. The problem is Americans.
We have become, a lot of us, soft and weak, the two traits, ironically that are most detested by our Plastic President. In the face of requests that we all wear face masks (made by our national health specialists, like Anthony Faucci, a man who should probably run for president because his poll numbers are way ahead of virtually every politician in Washington) we instead resort to the safe place of our usual petty political bickerings.
Thousands of Americans take to the streets, not to protest racial or social injustice, but to protest being asked to wear masks to protect their own well being. Thousands of Americans take to twitter to voice their rage and disgust at being asked to look out for their own friends, families and children. Thousands of Americans refuse to follow Faucci (and others) who are working to ensure that America does not lose a million or two million or three million more Americans in the next few months.
Face masks have become the hottest political issue in America at a time when face masks need to be the least political issue in America.
The result of this cannot have a good ending.
America is in trouble.
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