They have cried wolf too many times. If they had been honest with us and admitted that “the science” isn’t always perfect and “scientists can be error prone” then I’d trust them.
And two weeks to flatten the curve was a lie. Maybe they honestly didn’t know for certain but don’t lie to us and then show us provable lies.
Be honest. We are smart. We are not stupid rubes as you might think.
Even if we have something like covid or small pox the next time, the government will not be able to do anything about it. Maybe in Japan or Australia, they might lock down their nations. But people will riot here in USA or the UK. We are not going to give up our freedoms even if it gets us killed. You will see some Democrats in blue cities locking themselves in homes but that's about it.