For many people, partisanship continues as usual, despite the full-blown health crisis. While some aspects of the current pandemic serve to unify countries and their people, others are used to cause or highlight division. With President Trump at the helm, he is most often the focus of criticism in terms of how he is leading us through this storm. Even as members of the media preach solidarity during turmoil, some try to score cheap points by pitting red states against blue states. This is not helpful.
In the midst of a stalled presidential election year, it’s tempting to make everything political. But, right now, America is struggling through the coronavirus pandemic. That alone should change perspectives, at least temporarily, from us versus them. Instead, the pandemic should be viewed as the United States versus the virus.
