Except that's not what happened. The lockdowns and restrictions imposed from the start were ludicrous on their face to anyone with half a brain and an ounce of common sense. Some of us knew from Day 1 that these measures reflected abject idiocy on the part of those who imposed them by executive fiat -- and that would include the Florida lockdowns/restrictions, too.
- Closing open-air spaces like state parks and beaches while telling people to stay in their homes -- but not necessarily all the time -- makes no sense in a pandemic.
- Shutting down clothing stores (for example) while allowing people to buy clothing at Walmart makes no sense under any circumstances. In fact, from the standpoint of the clothing store owner it's an 'effing outrage that this was ever allowed to happen.
- Shutting down churches while allowing liquor stores to stay open is something I'd expect from Satanic Nazis.
- How many thousands -- if not millions -- of Americans were forbidden from having funeral services for their deceased loved ones during that "pandemic" ... while George Floyd's family had THREE funerals for that wretched loser.
I could go on for hours with this -- but you get the point.
One of my faves... stores open with high tech virus-vexing one-way aisles where you could only buy essential things... but not the things right next to them.
Science is an idiot!
I don’t think you bothered to read past my first statement.
Let’s just say, if this really was the BLACK PLAGUE (as in, 30% of total population dies - even today, there is a 10% risk you will die from Bubonic plague even if well treated), heavy measures would be justified.
IMHO 6 mos in we could see this wasn’t really worth the Chicken Little hysteria.
I say that despite not having had COVID to that point (I’ve now had it 2x), most of my family not having had it (some did that summer), and my MIL dying of it on THE Jan 6 (makes discussion of that nonsense extra painful for my husband) soon after the rest of us had it. Never mind my myriad experiences with the “heroes” of the medical world in that time and still today.
If some contagion is really that dangerous, it would be prudent to shut things down - including Trump banning Chinese travel, etc. We SHOULD have had travel ban from Africa and Europe during the Ebola upheaval.
But, acting in good faith requires honestly assessing the risks along the way. By 6 mos. we should’ve known it’s not worth all this childish cooties nonsense.
DeSantis opened up before that. I recall being shocked when in August my friend said their local schools were open already.