Fuck the USA!

[Deleted User 289]

I have earned the right to say that today.
I am very aware that there are multiple threads regarding the virus and our inept government but this one is 100% dedicated to my being FUCKING PISSED OFF RIGHT NOW!
I just put in a call to my primary care physician because I am now 90% convinced I have the virus.

As far as "Fuck the USA".....
I live in a country where there is a virus that is killing many people and a person can't find/buy a thermometer to take their temperature, a person can't find/buy a mask to keep themselves and others safe, it's difficult to buy find/buy Tylenol to treat yourself if you may/do have the virus, and it's difficult to get tested to see if you even have the virus.
To top it off, I just found out a good friend of mine lost his mother today to the virus.
Three words - W! T! F! ?

[DCHawk1]

Gutter, I hope you get well and soon.

I'm sorry that you're not well, and I hope you do NOT have COVID-19.

And yes, you are correct; there is much to be angry about.

[chiknbut]

Jeez, I'm sorry Gutman. Hope you don't have this thing.

But please remember that you're the one who has pointed out all of the great, selfless people at Northwestern near your home who are doing such great work. That's the American spirit.

Get through this, big guy.

[ousdahl]

Hang in there gutter!

I’ve been wondering whether we’ve needed a thread along the lines of, “the end of American exceptionalism?”

[CrimsonNBlue]

I don't know about that, but I would have thought/hoped the US would have been a leader through this.

It's just been playing catchup so far.

[Deleted User 289]

I'm sincerely sorry for my harsh post.
Was going through one of my way too frequent angry moments and while I probably should have kept it to myself - obviously I didn't.
I've concluded being alone through all of this makes me crave attention/companionship.
I thank you for your kind words!

[ousdahl]

I don't know about that, but I would have thought/hoped the US would have been a leader through this.

It's just been playing catchup so far.

Yeah, being world leaders would be a part of American exceptionalism.

And yeah, we’re playing catch-up so far.

I just hope we can get to the point we’re showing the rest of the world how it’s done.

And at the very least, I’m hoping this might overhaul our healthcare system.

[jhawks99]

Hang in there Gutter. Post here as often as you want. Consider avoiding the news.

[NewtonHawk11]

Post and vent away Gutter. You're not wrong in your assessment.

Hang in there. You got this.

[shindig]

Hang in there gutter, and I feel the same way. It's like the U.S. got caught with their pants down and didn't make the necessary adjustments, i.e. Pearl Harbor. But unlike Pearl Harbor, this is an invisible enemy, but the U.S. should have been more prepared and stock piled supplies and had a plan in place when an inevitable pandemic like this would happen.

[Geezer]

They used to have that.

[seahawk]

Gutter, I find that I can only watch so much news and then I have to watch British mysteries, police detectives in quaint villages with very odd murders.

Venting is okay, too.

[TDub]

https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/ ... ither.html

Good job Kate Brown. You fucking moron.