beSpacific<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cmorris" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cmorris</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hcommons.social/@Benfell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Benfell</span></a></span> To your point the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> has to date ignored the rights of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/OlderPersons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OlderPersons</span></a> and the initial <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MortalityRate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MortalityRate</span></a> struck hard at the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/eldery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eldery</span></a> especially those in <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/carehomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>carehomes</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hospitals</span></a>. US has failed to engage with and join <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/InternationalTreaties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalTreaties</span></a> that <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/protect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protect</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/defend" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defend</span></a> against <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ageism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ageism</span></a> in the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/workplace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workplace</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/AgeDiscrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AgeDiscrimination</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Harassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harassment</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EEOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EEOC</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ADEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADEA</span></a> are generally so ineffective that some turn to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/litigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>litigation</span></a> which is too costly for most or simply leave <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> under <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/duress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>duress</span></a>.</p>