( I am not the author of these words. But I hope they are informative. ) In American myth we all imagine ourselves as the one who against the odds stands alone and triumphs. Just like John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn, who takes the horse’s rains into his mouth, with Winchester in each hand, charges the outlaws and guns blazing kills the Parmalee brothers. In Real Life, Rooster Cogburn would have had four bullet holes in his chest before he could have said “Giddy-up Horsey”. Same is true with our response to the COVID-19 epidemic. The self-styled conservatives see themselves as the John Wayne… Read more
