To address your question directly, where do we go from here....I don't think anyone really knows. And if somebody says they know, I would not believe them. Too many moving parts, too many variables, too much still unknown, too soon on the pandemic path as well as on the economy. What I believe, but can't say I truly know for sure, is that Americans may still be more resilient than we are credited for. Granted, I think there are plenty of flakes and this is a bad time to be a flake. But I look at the national stats while seeing our own local and personal situation and I think the stats can be misleading. In our personal situation our son in now unemployed. But we are okay and while he is limited, he won't starve because we won't let him. And if some of his friends get stuck, we can help them too. So while they all show up negatively in the stats and we should all worry about that, the fact is in many instances, a non-governmental safety net exists.
In looking at history, be it the Spanish Flu or The Plague, humanity survived. Certainly it may not be immediate and there will be huge losses but we will adapt. Will it be close to the old normal, doubtful. But in some ways the saying that what doesn't kill you makes you stronger may be born out in ways most of us never thought we would see. Of all that you outline, I think the hardest issue is the true equality one. We have been at this since the Civil War, over 150 years, and we are still fighting about it. It astounds me and yet here we are.
If you are okay...have money and food....don't be scared. Of course be concerned and caring but have faith and buttress others to have faith too. Humanity and America have been through worse and always come out and bettered ourselves despite the pain. Hang in there!
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