A Chart, An Old Song, And An Older Poem

I probably should have entitled this a post that will change no one's mind.

The Chart:

The Song:

The first stanza of Thomas Hardy's "The Man He Killed":

"Had he and I but met

By some old ancient inn,

We should have sat us down to wet

Right many a nipperkin!

It appears that Hardy may have been an optimist unless Covid-19 has caused Americans to desire sharing drinks with those they consider brainwashed, hateful racists.