> In the last three months America has lost more people than Sri Lanka lost in 30 years of civil war. If this isn’t collapse, then the word has no meaning. Thi

> In the last three months America has lost more people than Sri Lanka lost in 30 years of civil war. If this isn’t collapse, then the word has no meaning. This is pretty weak reasoning, and the article's good points are unfortunately diluted by it. * Raw deaths mean nothing: How many people has America lost -per capita- compared to Sri Lanka? * The immediate, unexpected and shocking loss of a loved one from a bomb is vastly different from the typical Covid experience in the US. Outside of NYC, it is, typically, a nursing home illness. * Direct homicide from a rebel military cannot be compared to succumbing to a novel and little-understood virus.