President Trump and governors across America urge citizens to stay in for months.

The economy continues to meltdown, and the media continue to meditate on the evils of President Trump's press conferences, of all things.

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Protect yourself at ExpressVPN.com slash Ben. That's ExpressVPN.com slash Ben. Well, if it seems like I'm a little bit

flustered this morning, this is what it's like having children in a small space during a pandemic where

everybody is locked inside. I think everybody is feeling me right now who has kids, but even if you don't have kids. Look, this is a rough time for the country. It's a rough time for all of us. And people making light of it, like, well, you know, it's not like World War II. That's true. It's not like World War II. And honestly, that is one of the difficulties is that during World War II, the threat, the external threat was

pretty obvious because there were bombs falling from the sky on buildings. And you could join the

military, you could go fight back against a material enemy. It's in some ways more psychologically

difficult, probably, to be stuck inside when there's so much uncertainty about if I walk outside,

am I just going to die from a thing that is in the air? That doesn't mean that it's tougher than the sacrifices made during World War II. Obviously, people were literally being killed on beaches in World War II. But psychologically, for the average citizen who stayed at home during World War II, this, I've talked to some old people who remember World War II, this is really rough. This is a rough time and being told that we are supposed to remain in our homes and shelter in place for an indefinite period of time without even the ability to really sacrifice on behalf of the country, without the ability to take active measures on behalf of the country is, you know, that's a difficult thing. And I think that we're all, you know, trying to muddle our way through. Now, thank God we have the accoutrements of modern life to make that a lot easier. Thank God, you know, that's a difficult thing. And I think that we're all, you know, trying to muddle our way through.

Now, thank God, we have the accoutrements of modern life to make that a lot easier. Thank God, you know, we're not in the business of rationing here in the United States. But I think it is fair to say, it's funny. Sometimes you hear somebody complain about a minor health problem. And somebody say, well, you know, there are people starving in Asia. And I always thought that that's such a dumb

response. Like that has not actually alleviated the a minor health problem. And somebody said, well, you know, there are people starving in Asia.

And I always thought that that's such a dumb response. Like that has not actually alleviated the person suffering in the here and now. It's just comparing it to something that's much worse. It is true. There are situations in human life that have been a lot worse. It is also true. A lot of people are suffering right now, particularly in the economic side. A lot of people are suffering on the psychological side, and to make light of that would be to be foolish.

And that, of course, is putting aside all of the incredible human suffering that is going on by the people in the hospitals, the medical professionals who are trying to work through this thing and now being overwhelmed in certain areas of the country. And obviously the people who are suffering from COVID-19. Okay, with all of that said, you know, we're all going to try and get

through this together. We will get through this together because there will be an end date.

There will be a time when we all go back out. It's going to take a while before we get back

to life as normal. I think, I was thinking about this last night, I think it's going to be at least a

year before people are going out to mass events, before Disneyland reopened, before theaters reopen,

before people start going to basketball and baseball and football games, I would be shocked

if the entirety of the NFL and NBA and MLB seasons are not canceled from here on out,

simply because in order for people to go out en masse and feel safe,

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