I wish someone would explain to me how “social distancing guidelines” morphed into “lock down mandates”.
They mutated and went viral.
It's quite simple.
They don't trust us any more than we trust them.
“It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see..."
"You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?"
"No," said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, "nothing so simple. Nothing anything like so straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people."
"Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy."
"I did," said Ford. "It is."
"So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't people get rid of the lizards?"
"It honestly doesn't occur to them," said Ford. "They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates to the government they want."
"You mean they actually vote for the lizards?"
"Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course."
"But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?"
"Because if they didn't vote for a lizard," said Ford, "the wrong lizard might get in. Got any gin?"
goveners and mayors got power drunk
Social distancing guidelines probably morphed into “lock down mandates” because some people were not complying and other people were getting sick an dying. Twice in the past week I have walked 3 blocks to my rental property to take care of something or pick up bills. Our Mayor ordered people to wear masks while outside about 10 days ago. Both trips I saw at least a dozen younger people with NO masks, and maybe 3 or 4 older people with masks. Tonight I went to a Walmart (which I think requires people to wear them), and everyone had on a mask, scarf or bandana over their mouth and usually their nose as well. Our area has over 5,000 infected and approaching 100 dead.