This (your 2nd and 3rd paragraph) is the most concise and understandable explanation of that period that I’ve seen. Very well put. > (largely along Red and Blu

This (your 2nd and 3rd paragraph) is the most concise and understandable explanation of that period that I’ve seen. Very well put. > (largely along Red and Blue lines) The maskdisaster was the same in Germany (with regard to the official communication) without any blue/red line, so I’d say this is not one of those times when the broken US political system is at fault.