 Since the Unprovoked and dastardly attacked by Japan, a state of war has existed between the United States. How dare you! I've stolen my dreams, my childhood with your empty words. Yet, I'm one of the lucky ones. People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction. And all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you! We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic. Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly. It's a word that if misuse can cause unreasonable fear or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over, leading to unnecessary suffering and death.