I’m afraid people will be forced to go back to work, if they can find a job. Some jobs will be available to replace “essential workers” from grocery stores, hospitals, and delivery services who fall sick. There might soon be more. Too many Trump supporters are echoing his demand for “re-opening” the US economy whether or not it is safe to do so.

There is simply not enough protective gear to make workplaces safe, even the ones that have remained open. But if you’re out of money, you might have to work, no matter the danger. The one-time $1200 payout from the federal government can’t keep households going for more than a few weeks, and not everybody got one. They should be sending everyone $2000 a month and paying for all necessary health care. But… Trump.

Opening the country long before we are ready will only set up the next big wave of the pandemic. Trump does not care how many of us die. Most big corporations also do not care how many of us die, in spite of their recent deluge of commercials thanking front-line workers. Judging from the mask-free faces I see in public, a lot of ordinary people seem not to care either. They might just be in denial, but that’s not a good excuse.

Now is the time to fight in the most passive possible way. Don’t show up. Don’t go to work. Don’t open your store. Stay home and wait for the tests and the gear. And when you have to go out, for all of our sakes, wear a mask.