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By ohtadmin | on April 01, 2021

Those with knowledge of our history understand the individualism that characterizes our society. In Rhode Island, a colony born of political dissent and religious tolerance, this libertarian idealism is in our DNA.

But as much as the individual strives for self-rule and expressive freedom, they can never lose sight that they operate within a greater community, connected through not only social and economic ties, but physical tethers, given the finite space within which we must live.

The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare this seeming historical contradiction. The virus respects no geographic boundaries, pays allegiance to no political party. It simply moves from one person to another, killing in its travels. As of this writing, there have been over a half-million fatalities in the United States and 2,618 in Rhode Island.

Making matters worse is the dark practice of exploitation, perpetuated by those who have used the crisis for their own political or ideological ends. We now have citizens who insist the virus was purposefully released as a means for population control, and that it is not as deadly as they are being led to believe. Many think the virus is a hoax.

The proliferation of harmful misinformation on social media has created conspiracy theories about the origins of the virus and the secret agendas of those tasked with eradicating it.

But the data is clear. Millions of Americans have already received a vaccine. The side effects are negligible, especially in relation to the possible alternatives. Perhaps the best approach to those who are still on the fence is to point out that the freedom is in getting the shots.

We do not need to take up arms; we just need to take a shot in one. Lets do our part to finish this once-in-a-century nightmare.

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