COVID-19 has ripped away the veneer that masked American society. Many took refuge behind the glossy façade that all communities are well served by today’s economy, healthcare infrastructure, educational system and social services. But the virus’s tempestuous, tragic wrath exposed the truth. No longer can anyone hide behind the patina that colored everything rosy.
Now, the jagged shards of our fractious society are in full view. Some people remain at the pinnacle, insulated from disaster, while most are at-risk of sliding down the brutal, bloody edges toward the abyss. Political divisions are revealed to be deeper issues of national identity that motivate zealots to reject science, facts and truth.
BY BRADFORD KANE, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 05/08/20
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