I think at this point I'd be really happy if we could get out of F.U.D. mode (Fear/Uncertainty/Doubt). I think we all have a case of FUD right now and it makes fact-finding vitally important so that we make the right decisions for ourselves and families. I think of that couple who drank the fish tank cleaner. That was a case of FUD-caused death. I think about the families who have had to live in the same home for days or weeks after a family member has died because no one had the courage to suit up and take care of it. That's FUD too.
Facts defeat FUD. And maybe the facts are elusive and hard to find when everyone is FUD-stricken. Or maybe the facts we have don't point to the conclusion you wanted, but it's not what you want that make facts what they are. Facts don't care about the reality you want to exist. I guess I'm urging people to care way more about what's real than what you want to be real. Reality, especially now, is more important than sides or ideologies or political parties. What is real? What is really happening? Why is it happening this way? Really. Not the convenient answer which feeds your worldview. What are all the facts that construct the reality around you? Is that perceived reality real?
Well said. I would add just because you have never experienced something does not mean it is not part of reality.
Would rep you if I could.