Governments are wrong to arrogate to themselves responsibility for the control of weather, or (but it is the same thing) of viral infection. We live in nature; like all creatures, we have a limited influence upon it. That does not mean our political structures can control it.
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Of course, under this scenario, I assume the people in power only care about themselves and getting more power, hence, the idea of an authoritarian playbook that most countries are following.
I don‘t know. I think it‘s important to dress up the evidence we have in as many different theories as possible, & remain open to all of them. Also, I think whatever the reason, the key point is that they overreacted, and that explains most of what‘s happened since then.
