Coronavirus Reminds Us of the Need for an Empathetic Society

The politics of cruelty are proving ineffective against a global pandemic.

Flyers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport wearing facemasks on March 6th, 2020 as the COVID-19 coronavirus spreads throughout the United States. Courtesy of Flickr by Chad David. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dire circumstances call for extreme measures, and it seems like under the threat of COVID-19, our society has collectively agreed upon the necessity to express forth an unusually kind view of the other, that even though we might harbor…