No need to pretend there is some fantasy alternate timeline. There are several states that never had a lockdown[1] and even more that had less strict stay-at-ho

No need to pretend there is some fantasy alternate timeline. There are several states that never had a lockdown[1] and even more that had less strict stay-at-home orders. Compare the COVID-19 numbers (ICU headroom in particular) from this year[2] for states with lockdowns vs. states with no lockdown. Also check out the current unemployment rates for each state.[3] Thee west coast faired no better than the midwest on several metrics. This is a back-of-the-napkin analysis to be sure, but it certainly suggests the anti-lockdown folks at least have a valid point that should be listened to in good faith. [1] https://ballotpedia.org/States_that_did_not_issue_stay-at-home_orders_in_response_to_the_coronavirus_(COVID-19)_pandemic,_2020 https://ballotpedia.org/States_that_did_not_issue_stay-at-ho... [2] https://covidactnow.org https://covidactnow.org [3] https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/unemployment-rate-by-state https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/unemploymen...