@metapsyche We had some 'arguments" over that here at Qoto. I find it dismal as well, the handling of the pandemic by the American federal government, mostly due to the President's worry about impacts on his re-election campaign.

I refused to engage the argument, in my view there's no point wasting time. People are polarized and they deny mainstream media sources as 'biased', 'fake news', etc. '

Tragic, and things will likely get worse before they get better.