Let’s Go, America (or, Why COVID is Forever Now)

When you kill the idea of the public good, private pain will be your reward

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I’m going to assume that this isn’t what they meant when they spoke of American exceptionalism.

Nonetheless, here we are.

• America is exceptionally bad at responding to a public health emergency.
• America is exceptionally filled with conspiratorial, uninformed, science-allergic know-nothings who would rather die or watch their loved ones do so than admit they were wrong.
• America is exceptionally obsessed with maximizing personal liberty such that even a mere inconvenience like wearing a mask to keep others safe is too much for millions.

In short:

America is exceptional in all the ways one wishes not to be.

Or, to put it in terms that your typical MAGA cultist would understand, if not appreciate…

Let’s Go, America!

I’m going to assume this isn’t what they meant when they spoke of American exceptionalism.

Previously, I’ve written about how COVID’s persistence in the U.S. — and our status as the epicenter of failure when it comes…