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"The push for vaccinated people to get 'back to normal' isn't just about rushing the end of the pandemic.

"It's also a sign of a culture profoundly unaccepting of grief, trauma and the process needed for healing.

"Even if the pandemic miraculously ended tomorrow, many people would not feel safe going 'back to normal.' Why would we? We've seen people dying all around us. Hospitals and morgues filling up.

"We've seen and felt and lived the racialized violence of this pandemic, even as prominent white voices continued to declare that it was not even happening at all.

"It will take time for many of us to feel safe. AND THAT'S OK."

-- Daniel Delgado (DDelgadoVive), 2021-05-06

"People who lived through the Great Depression hid money under mattresses and kept a supply of dry/canned goods in case. It wasn't pathological, it was a 'fool me twice' kind of thing.

"We have been in survival mode whether we know it or not. Thank you again."

-- Dogs4ZeroCOVID (BernieDogs4), replying to Daniel Delgado