The Chosen Warriors
The Chosen Warriors I realize, and I hope you all do too, that we are the abled in this situation. That we are strong enough to cope, and thus we are able to see the reality of the situation. Denial is a psychological defense mechanism, often fully or partially unconscious. For whatever reason, our life circumstances maybe, our education level, our ability to stand against the crowd, our strength-- we are the chosen warriors in this battle, not just against Covid but against this denialism at mass scale. Many of us are from the disabled community and we are at advantage bc we often have some supports in place, know our vulnerabilities, don't have to feign strength and wellness, have a head start in advocating for our needs our survival. We know how to be different and stand against the crowd. We have a head start. Those trapped in denial are putting not just us at constant risk, but themselves. And the future of society at that, our system can't handle mass disablement of workf