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If all else is equal, not violating western / liberal norms, not in some cases violating or ignoring constitutions, and not depriving people of liberty seems th
by version_five 4y ago
If all else is equal, not violating western / liberal norms, not in some cases violating or ignoring constitutions, and not depriving people of liberty seems the good sign to err on, rather than appeasing mob panic. Most countries aimed for the latter
- ggm 4y agoreally I don't think they did. I think the public health professionals did what they had been planning, since the last major pandemic. This wasn't "the people demand it, or the mob will lynch us" this was "this is the plan we have, which we have rehearsed for, which we think we understand" Except, as a large number of generals have said: "No plan survives the dawn of battle" -The WHO focussed on fomites, not airborne until PM2 air quality specialists forced a re-think. And we got vaccines far sooner than anyone expected but we didn't understand the volatility of the virus against those vaccines. And, we got diverted into treatment models which didn't work, in a highly politicised space worldwide, as people started floating bizarre beliefs rather than allowing public health models to do their job. Some places did go into deprivation of liberty pretty hard, yes. Some still do. No, I don't think most western democracies violated their constitutions, I think you're in a different headspace to me there.