Indeed. COVID showed that the populace would defer to the government and do as they were told. Before lockdown there was a general feeling that only a country like China could lockdown it’s population. In the west, freedom and liberty were too precious.
And then they went and locked us down showing the government had far more power than it realised.
There have been policy discussions about lock down quarantines for decades. Though many assumed it would be some form of rabid TB. It never gets into any serious policy until there’s already something horrible going on.
"Lockdown" in quotes, because it wasn't a full lockdown. They started, but then realized that the economy would really tank, so they loosened it up a bit and made some nice PR ("6 feet" and "15 days") to convince us that things were fine and under control.
Lol what a load of bullshit. I remember when COVID was beginning, and lots of scientists were talking about how we needed lockdowns, and for a while, before it became a culture war issue, that was a perfectly acceptable stance.
Then the right decided to go full on, “It’s my right to get sick and spread illness to my neighbors, and any attempts to stop that are literally 1984.” So we got completely half-assed “lockdowns” that were little more than polite suggestions, and of course the right treated it as the worst thing to ever happen. The exact same mentality as when right wingers deliberately waste water out of spite during a water shortage because the government had the audacity to politely ask them to maybe consider conserving it.
While we in the West were being sacrificed so that the line would go up, while our grocery stores were packed with everyone panic-buying toilet paper, Vietnam’s government for example was delivering free groceries straight to people’s houses to encourage them to stay indoors.
Socialist countries generally listened to the science and took steps to keep people safe while capitalist countries did nothing and lied to us, sacrificing our lives and health for profits.
I remember seeing China building hospitals within 48 hours and thinking we were screwed because here we would never manage that. Turns out we did something similar although with existing buildings.
The UK, people generally respect the law via a norm called “policing by consent”.
Also interesting that in China, it was where serious riots happened, which probably did the opposite for them showing them they had less power
wewbull@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Indeed. COVID showed that the populace would defer to the government and do as they were told. Before lockdown there was a general feeling that only a country like China could lockdown it’s population. In the west, freedom and liberty were too precious.
And then they went and locked us down showing the government had far more power than it realised.
Diddlydee@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
Literally no one thought of medical lockdowns in any way prior to COVID. There was no general feeling as it wasn’t on anyone’s radar.
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Many many Americans think this way and its turned them all against government and into the arms of our benevolent billionaires like never before.
Its pretty sad.
Skyrmir@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
There have been policy discussions about lock down quarantines for decades. Though many assumed it would be some form of rabid TB. It never gets into any serious policy until there’s already something horrible going on.
Soulg@ani.social 3 weeks ago
This is the dumbest fucking thing I’ve read in a long time
Rhaedas@fedia.io 3 weeks ago
"Lockdown" in quotes, because it wasn't a full lockdown. They started, but then realized that the economy would really tank, so they loosened it up a bit and made some nice PR ("6 feet" and "15 days") to convince us that things were fine and under control.
Objection@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Lol what a load of bullshit. I remember when COVID was beginning, and lots of scientists were talking about how we needed lockdowns, and for a while, before it became a culture war issue, that was a perfectly acceptable stance.
Then the right decided to go full on, “It’s my right to get sick and spread illness to my neighbors, and any attempts to stop that are literally 1984.” So we got completely half-assed “lockdowns” that were little more than polite suggestions, and of course the right treated it as the worst thing to ever happen. The exact same mentality as when right wingers deliberately waste water out of spite during a water shortage because the government had the audacity to politely ask them to maybe consider conserving it.
While we in the West were being sacrificed so that the line would go up, while our grocery stores were packed with everyone panic-buying toilet paper, Vietnam’s government for example was delivering free groceries straight to people’s houses to encourage them to stay indoors.
Socialist countries generally listened to the science and took steps to keep people safe while capitalist countries did nothing and lied to us, sacrificing our lives and health for profits.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 weeks ago
I remember seeing China building hospitals within 48 hours and thinking we were screwed because here we would never manage that. Turns out we did something similar although with existing buildings.
The UK, people generally respect the law via a norm called “policing by consent”.
Also interesting that in China, it was where serious riots happened, which probably did the opposite for them showing them they had less power