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I am not happy with the way this govt has handled the economy and this pandemic, but I support the PM in this decision and the police in their violent enforceme
by teatree 7y ago
I am not happy with the way this govt has handled the economy and this pandemic, but I support the PM in this decision and the police in their violent enforcement today.
People are being too callous. They are going about the city as though everything is normal. Some are celebrating religious festivals, some are going out on vacations and 'long drives'.
We are poor country with 4x the US population, packed so tightly even 7Zip would be put to shame. We don't have money or medical infrastructure to fight this at later stages.
FYI - Essential supplies are being kept open, govt services are being kept open, food delivery is being kept open. Free groceries (rice, dal etc)are being given to people who need it.
I pray that our country survives this without too many deaths, even as an atheist, because that's the only thing I can do now.
- amartya916 7y agoThank you for a well reasoned and measured take on this situation. My parents (in their 60s and 70s, living in India) made mention of the callous attitude you refer to as well. Culturally and practically (because of population density social distancing will not be effective unless it is implemented strictly/forced upon people. Forced isolation/curfew is a hard thing for people with different cultural backgrounds to reconcile with, but is just about the only way to stem this tide in India.