Appears it doesn’t strike Authoritarian mentalities as much as normal folks. At least that would explain Fauci’s recommendations.
Put it to you this way. Germany is the only country I’ve ever been in where the following is believable: On an empty street at 2AM, people will stand waiting for a broken crosswalk light to change for 15 minutes. And once they realize that it won’t change, they wait some more. Then they go walk the other way to the next light instead of chancing it and jaywalking. This is a joke I’ve heard from Germans, but I would believe it if I saw people doing it in person.
There is also a German heavy metal song that has the entirely unironic, unsarcastic, heartfelt refrain, “We stand strong to obey the rules.” Not kidding.