Bill — living in New York — warned me. But it wasn’t enough to keep me from turning on my TV every morning to watch Cuomo tell us how he was fighting the virus and encouraging us to be strong just like the brave New Yorkers, and like him.
It was when I was wiping down everything I bought from the store. When the shelves for toilet paper were empty and even kleenex was hard to find. When Trudy was sewing masks and gave me one which became my favorite. When visiting with a friend on a park bench was the highlight of the long week.
So I’m not going to beat myself up for those mornings with Cuomo. I’m going to let him stay in that moment for what he did then. And now, if he’s another bad guy who made sure he secured the maximum profit from his time on top, let him suffer in this moment too.
When I look back on men’s behavior when I was a young office worker, I am dismayed at what we tolerated and convinced ourselves was OK. But then we thought Playboy was liberation of women and loved that Hugh Heffner supported progressive causes with lots of money . It was all so wrong. And it is so sad that men like Andrew Cuomo still don’t get it!
ReplyDeleteLike the rest of us, he is a person with flaws and strengths. In the moment his leadership was of value. His shadow has chased him down and he has earned the accusations as he once earned our praise.
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