Premium subscriptions are your product. If that's not something you're comfortable being honest about, I question the depth of your domain expertise in the areas for which your seeking "donations" to support.
You might have the best of intentions, but you're not really helping anyone.
The US appears to be mirroring China's missteps quite well, and we all know how things turned out there. Unfounded optimism is as dangerous as fearmongering.
>> Take a step back and calm down. Maybe evaluate where you get your news and why they are trying to fear monger.
Press conferences held by US leadership seem to indicate that they're not well prepared for an actual crisis, but are prepared to play politics with one. This does not bode well.