I get it. If it were only happening here, those inconsistencies would also raise red flags for me in regards to the legitimacy of the pandemic. But this thing is worldwide. It's really real. The fact that our particular society seems unable to act accordingly says more about us than it does the legitimacy of the pandemic.
All things being equal, I think things will adjust in time. Things may even be better than before.
I do think even worldwide this disease is being used and seen as more political in nature...
The mortality numbers so far in the U.S. are running just under 4% of (known or at least more severe) infections, and around 4.2% worldwide...
That's not minor but it's not the promise of millions dead in the U.S. alone by years end that caused people to lockdown in the first place.
Meaning, at this point any reaction to the virus is for political expediencies sake, and not because of the virus at all...
In the U.S. around 60 thousand die annually due to the flu, more to pneumonia related illnesses, with the coronavirus those deaths are way down, and COVID deaths are up.
Meaning, I don't think COVID has the impact most people think it does (it's really just trading what people are dying from anyway), and politicians know it and just using the panic (globally) for their own purposes..
It's not unheard of. I'm not saying the disease isn't real, just that it's not as scary as all that and politicians are using it anyway... riding thay gravy train all the way.
Otherwise they'd be freaking out across the board, when people broke social distancing guidelines, instead of pretending there are no guidelines when it comes to their "teams", and mass casualties ensured when it's not.
It's that which is causing most people to be unsure how to react.
