Conversation

In certain circles people tend to cite the cognitive impact of repeated COVID infections as an explanation for the rise in popularity of right wing and nationalist extremism

But, neurological issues with progressive cognitive decline are—terrifyingly—not too uncommon in my family tree and I can tell you this:

Unkindness is not a symptom unless the person was fundamentally unkind in the first place

You can’t blame people’s cruelty on a virus