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> The greatest lie we were told back in March was that lockdowns were temporary to beat COVID. I thought the stated purpose of those early lockdowns was to "fl
by dave5104 6y ago
> The greatest lie we were told back in March was that lockdowns were temporary to beat COVID.
I thought the stated purpose of those early lockdowns was to "flatten the curve"? I don't recall anyone ever promising that they would beat COVID. They simply wanted to distribute the need for hospital beds.
- rayiner 6y agoThat was the purpose, and then the media moved the goalposts to minimizing total deaths regardless of the cost, and freaked out over any reopening hiccups.
- ivoras 6y agoNot every country pledged to "eradicate COVID", but at least one did: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/asia/new-zealand-coronavirus-bargain-intl-hnk/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/20/asia/new-zealand-coronavi... And, like expected, they continue to have, and will continue to have essentially forever, a slow trickle of detected cases, until they reach whatever herd immunity looks like, at their own pace. Or, if they're not completely bonkers, they'll just cover their ears and sing "la-la-la", pronounce victory over the disease, win the election, and join the rest of the world in having a bit heavier trickle.