Are you tired of quarantine? I know I am

If you've followed the news at all in the last little while, you've seen that there are protests all over the US and in parts of Canada (my hometown of Toronto has a "bunch of Yahoos" protesting the lockdown) saying these emergency measures are unconstitutional, a violation of human rights, and so on.  There have been comparisons to the Holocaust, too. I think these comparisons make me the angriest.  In the ghettos, Jews and other 'undesirables' were not given any freedom of movement. They could not practice their religion AT ALL. They couldn't go and get food from wherever they wanted. They didn't have TV or access to movies.  In fact, for the most part, they didn't have food consistently at all!  In the camps, their movement was, believe it or not, even more restricted. They were told when to get up, when and where to be. Often they spent hours on line for 'roll call'. There was forced labour, starvation, typhoid, beatings, rape, torture, death.

We're literally being asked to stay home, watch TV, order food in or limit your visits to the grocery store (where as long as it's in stock, you can buy whatever you want). Yes, our movements are limited. We're only supposed to go out if absolutely necessary. To work, if you're in an essential role (I've been lucky. I'm essential enough to still be working - and getting more hours), to the grocery store if you absolutely can't order your groceries in. I mean, when I'm not at work and not sleeping and not doing something to take care of the house, I'm playing Fortnite (no, I am not actually a 12-year-old boy, but I do like the game).

It really sucks to not be able to go out to the movies when I want, or go to restaurants and have a sit down meal. I miss hanging out at the pub with friends, listening to live music sometimes. I was planning on going to at least two concerts this summer.  I have tickets to the HellaMega Tour which has now been postponed to 2021 for now, and I was planning on going to see AJR at Echo Beach.

I'm also supposed to be working for the Canadian Border Services Agency as a summer student (because I am confident that I did indeed get the job), but that's on hold until we find out what's happening regarding the border.  I think, for now, the border between Canada and the US is closed until the end of June. That still gives me July and August for the program.

What also makes me so angry about these 'protests' is that, in the US at least, many of them are armed protesters.  First, I don't understand why citizens need assault rifles. Second, I don't understand why they need to take them to a protest other than to intimidate people.

Another thing that really pisses me off is that I have seen signs at these protests (from the comfort and safety of my home, on the news) literally complaining that people want the economy open so they can go get haircuts or get their nails done.

So, let's all wait it out. Let's do our part to keep our communities safe. Stay home. Order in your favourite foods. Read books, play video games, hang out with your family.  We'll get through this, as frustrating as it is.