Head in the Sand

Much like an ostrich, many Americans would like to stick their head in the proverbial sand and pretend that COVID-19 is no longer a serious problem. Many factors have played into this that fall everywhere between simply being tired of not living "normal" lives to being a crazed conspiracy obsessed blockhead to losing vigilance because numbers had started to go down. This week we have seen the reality come to bite people right in their backside. 

Cam Newton, former NFL MVP and current starting quarterback for the New England Patriots was one of many players among the Patriots and opponent Kansas City Chiefs that tested positive this week for COVID-19. It's apparent that the practice of pretending that this is no longer an issue simply doesn't work. A virus isn't playing peekaboo and doesn't disappear just because we close our eyes and cover our face with our hands. Luckily, NFL players have some of the best medical support known to man. Sadly, the same can't be said for the average American. 

What really grinds my gears is how much farther along we could be in this fight. If we had actual leadership from the top with intelligence, diplomacy and resolve who united our country in order to protect one another, we would be in the late stages, if not finished, with this battle we are facing. Yet, here we are. The laughing stock of the nation as the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate winning the Stanley Cup by letting fans drink out of it. 

Then again, maybe we simply deserve this. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/new-england-patriots-player-tests-positive-coronavirus-team-says-n1241976