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Covid Has Exposed An Undeserving Leadership. What Happens Next?

Phaylen Fairchild
11 min readDec 31, 2021

Conspiracy theories, conflicting information, no meaningful guidance and Governments around the world are practicing appeasement politics instead of safeguarding the future.

I know you’re tired. Exhausted even.

I know you’re frustrated, some of you are scared, confused, depressed or angry; Many are grieving, having suffered unthinkable losses of loved ones as we approach the second Christmas in the shadow of a relentless global virus.

I never wanted to writing about COVID. Admittedly, I’m not a virologist, a doctor, a politician or scientist, and throughout the last two years have deferred to better minds when it comes to addressing the unprecedented crisis that continues to burden our society. I’m not a conspiracy theorist, I’ve been triple vaccinated, I’ve trusted leadership to navigate us through the rough waters of an unpredictable pandemic. I wear a mask, still. I keep my distance from others in public. I don’t leave my house unless it is absolutely necessary. I’ve not gone to a birthday party, baby shower, had an outing with friends or gone on a holiday in 2 years. Most of this was by choice, a personal decision that I made in what I believe to be my own best interest and certainly not one that work for everyone. I have carefully avoided casting judgement on others who made…

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Phaylen Fairchild
Phaylen Fairchild

Written by Phaylen Fairchild

Actor, Filmmaker, LGBTQ+ & Women’s Rights Activist All work copyright phaylens@gmail.com

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