I understand your point of view, but I would phrase it more like: "Why are Germany and France not worse off than Italy despite having looser quarantine measure

I understand your point of view, but I would phrase it more like: "Why are Germany and France not worse off than Italy despite having looser quarantine measures and an earlier start to their outbreaks?" And I still haven't heard an answer which comes close to justifying Italy suspending its citizens' rights. But that's fine; it won't matter in a few months, and we're approaching an easy opportunity to make money and travel smart as the herds follow their predictable migrations. I just wish that people were less eager to give our fundamental rights away over this; history shows that they are unlikely to come back once they are surrendered. I'm already tired of the CBP shutting down entire 80mph interstates to search every vehicle passing through; where does this end? Anyways, arguing about it is just something to do while everything is shut down, eh? :)