MMC (06-01-2020)
In quoting my post, you affirm and agree that you have not been goaded, provoked, emotionally manipulated or otherwise coerced into responding.
"The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”
Mahatma Gandhi
DGUtley (06-03-2020)
I think it depends on where the burbs are located. If they're outside a large metropolis on the east or west coast, that might be true, but in our nation's heartland, people have been ignoring a good amount of the shutdown guidelines since they started, meaning families have been barbequing with the neighbors as the kids all swim in the pool, and the majority still won't don a mask to go grocery shopping.
Then there's me -- life hasn't changed much for me, because I work from home anyway, but I did start picking up my mom's groceries so she wouldn't have to go shopping. We have committees and groups that have still been meeting in homes, but now we're dealing a bit differently with elected officials since our governor isn't allowing large public meetings. Last weekend we boated and water-skiied for the second time this spring with our friends and the lake was pretty busy. Lowes has been packed from day one.
With all the rioting, I think folks are forgetting about the virus -- or just choosing to ignore it.
""A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul" ~George Bernard Shaw