I wonder whatever happened to uniting in times of crisis in this country.
Previously in such times, Americans united to sacrifice, which included curfews, food rationing, blackouts and buying war bonds to support a common cause: our country.
Today, protesters’ rhetoric against pandemic-related restrictions mirrors the poisonous, pandemic-prolonging talking points that have infected a vocal minority across the country, a rejection of science becoming a kind of perverted patriotism that is integral to conservatism these days.
They’ve paraded their ignorance even as hospitals have been at their breaking point, and public health professionals like my wife beg for mercy.
Isn’t over 800,000 dead Americans enough to unite us?
Bob Mennealy, Auburn
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