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NurseJackie

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Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:58 AM

Jun 2020

... I know that (statistically speaking) I probably won't more than another 15-20 years (if I'm lucky) but I do worry about what things will be like for my children and my grandchildren (and their children long after I'm gone.) Obviously, I'm not an historian... but my fears are based a lot on the history that I do know, that I have read, and some that I've experienced. It may not be the "end of days" as they appear to me in my nightmares, but I think things will be very difficult for generations ahead.

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This is frightening. I know I've probably watched far too many "end of the world" movies... NurseJackie Jun 2020 #3

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Thanks... I'll definitely be voting. NurseJackie Jun 2020 #22

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Yeah, they'll never wipe us all out. Ligyron Jun 2020 #41

Yes, nor am I but... jimlup Jun 2020 #45

I'm a historian, not an epidemiologist. a la izquierda Jun 2020 #44

Thanks... NurseJackie Jun 2020 #46

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