Compared to the authoritarian lockdown happening in China, America certainly isn't ready. But ... I don't think US citizens are willing to give up freedom and

Compared to the authoritarian lockdown happening in China, America certainly isn't ready. But ... I don't think US citizens are willing to give up freedom and be willing to consent to the constant surveillance/monitoring the chinese government employs just to keep one virus at bay. Sure America might not be up to the task but it might be inherent to what the country stands for. Authoritarian and Big Brother oversight do have their benefits after all. We could have prepared better for sure, but unless we want to cross a line, I dont think we will ever be as effective, (nor should we want to be) as countries like China, or the other countries the article mentioned whom employ mass surveillance in its one shining moment to watch over and 'protect' its people.