Like president Trump ?
Naturally, in a situation like this, there'll be a certain amount of fear and panic. People panic when there's a storm on the horizon or if there are rumours of fuel shortages !
But I come back to the point that we are in a situation that we've not really faced before. And in a conglomerate of small countries like the UK where there is nothing that wipes out 28,000 people in just over 6 weeks, it would be irresponsible to just sit back and do nothing and take the view that well, this is nature, we exist alongside all kinds of things that kill us etc.
A question I would ask is this ¬> if any one of us were really in a position of responsibility for the wellbeing of an entire nation {and whatever one may think of specific govts or govt in general, they'll be held accountable for their moves at the end of the day}, what would we do in a situation where people were dying of a virus by the hundreds, rolling into the thousands ? Granted, lockdowns and social distancing may seem at times like a crock, but the reality is that thus far, there is a significant number of people that do not know where they picked up the virus and people in whom symptoms haven't been presented yet so it's not really daft to say that we do not know where it could be picked up. It may be thought stupid that one could pick it up from anyone, but in reality, how does anyone know who you may or may not pick it up from ? A lockdown is just one of those little things that gets thrown into the equation. It won't last forever and we are, as humans, resilient enough to bounce back in some way but all the little things we do just may help in the meantime. In the absence of firm knowledge, it's a chance worth taking. The fear mongers and panickers would do so whichever way the govts went.
Oh please...Trump hasn't told the people to do anything. He rambles about stuff the experts tell him, but there has been so much misinformation and back-n-forth by "experts"...that to blame Trump for the virus or the way these shutdowns have been playing out...is pure bias.
At least he's trying to take an optimistic view...to get things back to some normalcy...to get the economy going again...instead of the daily doom-n-gloom being pushed by so many in the opposition.
All the "rules" are generated at state level by governors for these shutdowns here in the US...and one can't deny that the coalition of governors who pushed for the shutdowns and who imposed population control measures, and now want to continue with extended shutdowns...are primarily Democrat governors.
Is that a coincidence...or politically motivated decisions?
And yes, this has happened before, in a bigger way...Spanish Flu.
And NO all the lockdowns are not a "little thing" unless you're going to buy into whatever the government sells...all in the name of safety, and driven by fear and panic.
YES...this IS nature. No different than what's been happening for millions of years. The virus us no different than what wolves do in the forests.
We almost wiped them out here in the USA...then realized that they filled a key role.
If we naturally adapt to the virus, we have a better chance of living with it instead of hiding from it. Too many people think that we can wait this out until they develop a vaccine...and then we are all saved. Well...look at the data...has science even once managed to develop a vaccine for any of the other coronaviruses?
Maybe they will for this, because there's such a big demand...but next year, when get hit with COVID-20...are we going to bunker in again for a few months?
I mean...do you think that's the way we should live from now on...and how much longer do you think we can do that before we see a major collapse of our economies and lifestyles. Do people who are screaming about keeping people locked in...have any idea that it's not a viable option to stay locked in much longer?
Would you be willing to accept martial law...troopers forcing you to stay indoors...not allowing you to buy anything they don't deem essential...forcing you to undergo medical examinations...forcing you to be injected with whatever "solution" some pharma comes up with...deciding how you should live day to day?
Is that really better than naturally adjusting to the virus with some basic caution and common sense, but going on with our lives...???