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I am in the USA, but similar situation. I believe that if, big if!!, the public would cooperate, that a plan like Hong Kong’s makes a lot of sense. Sure busine
by mark_l_watson 7y ago
I am in the USA, but similar situation.
I believe that if, big if!!, the public would cooperate, that a plan like Hong Kong’s makes a lot of sense. Sure businesses are less profitable and some will not survive, but it would get things restarted quickly.
Trouble in the USA is a lack of patriotism: people are into their own selfish thing and they feel put upon and don’t do what is right for both public health and starting up the economy again.
It seems to be mostly young people in my town who act irresponsibly and will thus likely ruin the economy for a long time.
A long term failed economy is full-stop the fault of people unwilling to be decent human beings and do what needs to be done, and, of course, the fault of our federal government leadership which has so far been poor.
We are just getting started with changing health practices and public interactions and we are just getting started understanding what the long term economic consequences will be. There is no quick fix here.
But for sure, we need less selfish and entitled behavior, and protect people who need extra protection, and be willing to pay a little more to businesses and totally cooperate with more distancing in public places and businesses and of course apply maximum social shaming pressure on people who are so incredibly selfish as to not wear masks when appropriate. It is like some people have no sense of shame.
- matthewdgreen 7y agoPeople in America don’t exactly lack patriotism. They’re quite capable of making sacrifices in the name of their country or their community if need be. It’s just that many were led to believe that they were being forced into something for no reason. This was an active effort. There wasn’t just a lack of leadership, there was leadership in the direction of sabotaging a coordinated response.
- mark_l_watson 7y agoYou may not agree with my comments, but I agree with yours: federal leadership was so bad that I have to wonder if it were on purpose. But, that doesn’t exempt people from blame if they don’t do their part.
- ch4s3 7y agoThis is ridiculous. People in NYC stopped going to public places in mass almost a full week before the lockdown order. Had the CDC not lied about masks, they'd have likely used them. On top of that, the FDA and CDC have 100% botched testing from the beginning. Americans are highly pragmatic, but we want good information not orders.
- mark_l_watson 7y agoPerhaps ridiculous from your experience in NYC. I live in a small town in Arizona that is a tourist destination. Especially on weekends, we get flooded with people from out of town. I would estimate that less than 10% of out of town visitors wear masks in stores, etc. To a lesser extent, I see lots of locals who also don’t wear masks in stores. Our governor just reopened the state so I expect people’s willingness to do the right thing will decrease. I totally agree that WHO and CDC really screwed up on their bogus advice for people to not wear masks.
- ch4s3 7y agoYeah, that sucks to hear. Hopefully your town can get on top of it in spite of the state. Stay safe.