I think political science and public relations can net some answers why politicians tend to put on too many restrictions. The reality is nobody could know exact

I think political science and public relations can net some answers why politicians tend to put on too many restrictions. The reality is nobody could know exactly how dangerous the disease is in the first place and if you are responsible for health and safety, most would opt to err on the side of caution. Makes sense. Problem is that there are groups in the population that overplay enforcement of rules without for different reason and they continue to demand more restrictions and it becomes a political liability to change course. You won't find many interior ministers that don't advertise increased surveillance. Doesn't mean they are autocrats but it also doesn't mean you should listen to them. Covid is a serious disease but it gladly isn't that deadly like other plagues humanity had to face before. I don't think lockdowns are appropriate anymore. And people demanding absolute protection against risk of infection need to be brought back to reality. Their fears aren't reason enough to shut down life as much as it is now. It is also the reality of life that some people die of respiratory diseases. We develop immunity or resistance against diseases like the cold and we probably have to do the same with covid. sidenote: Wording in this article is not fitting in my opinion. An accuser demands consequences but that is not true for the group that was described. Skeptics would fit better. I don't think the definitions of groups is too accurate but if we take those as defined, I think the most important attribute is age and not nationality. So demographics explain the difference between nations better than locality.