Dirt my fear is not that Americans are dumb,after my years in the Navy, being involuntarily mixed with people from everywhere,my years travelling racing,were people gave me everything for nothing,food,shelter,encouragement,drink at a minimum,and now my camping both on and off the motorcycle..I have faith that our country is not overpopulated with bone heads..the internet illuminating the idiots is not great.
I fear the myopic mindless behavior from the top down. First on what the virus is, saying it is like acid..if you walk near it or touch it you are toast..therefore like alcohol or drug scare message campaigns..the public doesn't understand who is in danger and how,to this day.
The idea that people can say,I am willing to kill your grandparents or chubby neighbor because I want my frapachinno is ugly,but it's our reality.
The dangerous and dumb message from the federal government that masks and social distancing are for sissy boys,non patriots is wrong.
The messaging that everything is over,simply ignoring that the virus exists,this messaging from the top U.S.official and down has killed 1000's unnecessarily..the equivalent to a rogue group promoting family vacations to Chernobyl..but that is what our federal government has done,before day one was officially announced to present day,the virus is not a threat no need to keep your guard up. F-ing stupid.
We now need to step back and look deeper and harder at the ethics questions ugly American is going to take on a meaning 10 times worse than before,instead of a gut,cargo shorts and crocks, we may cross a bridge too far if we hoard and act ultra national and selfish if and when a vaccine is produced. Our foreshadowing of non participation in global efforts is probably a predictor of future ugliness
not a majority of Americans,but a schithead, factor large enough to form a lasting world opinion about what America,Americans are about