We had precisely the wrong leader in power when this thing hit. Completely independent of his politics or who he is as a person, when his sole message early on is "it'll go away," everyone who would eventually be hit hard by this thing was fucked.
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Secondly, there needed to be a clear message in the 2nd summer of it that if you're under the age of 60, relax. Maybe wear a mask on a crowded subway or something.
As it was (and actually still is in some places), we have people driving around alone, wearing a mask. We have local ordinances requiring a mask while walking outside or at a park.
Idiocy. Lunacy.
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The bad thing when both "sides" are very wrong about something, they both get to point to the other and score points.