I'm not sure it matters. Hysterical people do not make good choices. When the hysterical people who run the system do nothing to calm their hysteria or the publ

I'm not sure it matters. Hysterical people do not make good choices. When the hysterical people who run the system do nothing to calm their hysteria or the public's, the result is chronic unreasoned decision making, rapid flip-flopping, and the overall appearance of bad faith. The knee-jerk reaction to bad faith interaction (from all people) is "I don't know what, but not that." The knee-jerk response of the powers that be to mutiny is to exercise more power. The feedback worsens the situation. If we would stop trying to manage rapidly-evolving situations with to-down legislation, returned individual freedoms, and all took a deep breath, I'm sure the populace (who certainly don't desire the death of their friends and loved ones) could find a reasoned solution that is at least as effective as what we have now.