In Times of Deep Divide... Healing, Coping and Moving Forward
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At the time of this writing, there are deep divides among families and friends worldwide due to varying beliefs about how to proceed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Never before in our lifetimes have the values that people hold dear clashed so much. While some people believe that personal safety and protecting ourselves from illness is more important than freedom and bodily autonomy, others feel strongly that systems of government are using the pandemic in an attempt to create worldwide totalitarianism. Because of this, this group of people believes in preserving human liberty at all costs. And they are willing to take risks when it comes to their health to do so. I believe there actually is a middle ground that can be found by keeping our immune systems strong and protecting the more vulnerable to illness while still allowing humans to move freely in society. Sadly, the media is only promoting one viewpoint that restricts freedom and promotes medical segregation, actively using this crisis to perpetuate the division and pitting one group of people against another.