Those people you see defying the quarantine aren't stupid--they're human! Human beings have a strong need for social contact. In fact, numerous studies show that people who are lonely, lacking adequate social connections don't live as long.
Malcolm Gladwell's book, The Outliers, discusses one example: Italian immigrants whose close-knit community affected their physical health in a positive way. Despite their poor dietary and health practices, immigrants from Roseto Valfortore living in Pennsylvania had a lower rate of heart disease than most of the American population.
The fact that we need to mention the importance of human contact here at all shows how socially distant we've become, long before the Corona virus. It's amazing how many Americans can't see how damaging this quarantine will be on the mental and physical health of many Americans. Yes, perhaps the quarantine was necessary, but is there a better way to manage the spread of this virus right now? Is it necessary to quarantine everyone? How long can people remain in social isolation and without jobs to keep them afloat?
Our corporate-controlled media has done a wonderful job of convincing people that anyone who protests against the quarantine just doesn't care about Corona virus victims and that we shouldn't worry about the economy. But people will suffer from this economic collapse!
Will NYS provide unemployment benefits? Could it be possible that the state (and perhaps other states as well) simply can't afford to pay the benefits? What are we going to do with the millions of Americans who are unemployed?
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