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We, Us, Ours: Caring About Others

Posted by Michael Thal on

In this age of The Coronavirus, people world-wide are sacrificing themselves in the name of the greater good. Doctors, nurses, teachers, supermarket workers—the list goes on—give freely of themselves without expectation of personal gain, to save lives.  With that said, it is not surprising that one of the world’s largest coronavirus hot spots is the United States with over seven million confirmed cases of Covid-19. For Americans, individualism is engrained in our cultural psyche, making our citizens prioritize themselves over a group or individuals. In other words, American individualistic culture motivates people to put their personal needs ahead of anyone...

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