No, Effie is totally wrong. What's all this about 'brave, optimistic and full of faith'? How about being observant and realistic?
The comparison to war really gets on my nerves. OK, we have a common 'enemy' - the virus - but there the similarity ends. We are all doing what we can to help and support each other but there's no need for rose-tinted spectacles or fingers in ears. We don't have the 'wartime spirit'.
Negativity? There has been such an awful lot to criticise. Politics, of course, it's all about politics, everything is.
Mistakes, yes people and politicians make mistakes but we had the great advantage of witnessing what was happening in China and Europe - so a little more time to prepare. Still, so many 'mistakes'.
A lot of us are really hopping mad (or horrified) at how events are unfolding, all the excess, unnecessary deaths, the suffering of families and friends, the shambles of a government doing too little, too late.
Journalism is reflecting the mood of the majority - not missing it!