Covid is society's moral correction.

[Baitball Blogger]

Only good decisions are going to get us out of this problem. Bad decisions will only create more hardships.

[ariadne0614]

1. Understanding how it all went wrong will help with the course correction.

There was an interesting discussion on Morning Joke just now, with the author of “Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America”

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/594493/evil-geniuses-by-kurt-andersen/

[Voltaire2]

2. No it isn't. It is a disease.

And sadly enough, bad decisions will just mean more people die, but this virus will still go through it’s natural progression and we will coexist with it.

There is no moral force guiding society or the universe.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Seriously? That's your take?

Covid is Covid. But how we respond to it is society's response. We can do boneheaded things like ignore science. Or we can make decisions like Kushner, retreating from a national response because he thought this would only affect blue cities. But, the only way that WE as human beings are going to get through it is by making good moral decisions.

[JI7]

3. No , Bad way of looking at it as it hurts those with the least power and resources

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Yes, bad decisions hurt those with the least power and resources.

Covid is a crisis and how we respond to it is says everything anyone needs to know about our society. Those with the least power and resources are going to be harmed if our leaders don't make good moral decisions.

Why is that so difficult to connect?

[JI7]

6. It's just weird to refer to it as a moral correction. It makes it sound like those

people who get hurt deserve to get hurt because of lack of morals.

[Baitball Blogger]

7. When I think about "society" I think about those who have the power

to set the pace. Usually, it's the community leaders and elected officials. Usually. Unless there are large groups of people willing to get into good trouble. I think that those dynamics are present today.

We have bad leadership, and large groups of people willing to apply pressure to force a moral correction.

[Midnight Writer]

8. More of a moral test.

I went to a Walmart last night. Even though they had people at the door telling people masks are required, even though giant banners were informing people masks are required, even though they were handing out free masks at the door, I bet about half the shoppers were unmasked, and probably 25% of the employees.