Same here.
Don't believe it will be long until it's realized that the widespread placing of entire states under long-term (more than 2-3 weeks) house arrest was one of the worst things ever to happen here. This could have been done smartly. Lockdown for two weeks. Then identify hot spots, quarantine those areas and buffer zones, and let everyone else go back to work/school/whatever, using reasonable precautions. Believe this would have gotten the job done with a minimum of disruption to the economy and people's lives. And if this had been stated up front believe you'd see an extensive buy-in. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to devise such a strategy.
However, NONE of the states who placed their people under house arrest used this rather simple model. NONE. The little Hitlers that "run" these states apparently never even entertained the thoughts of (a) make the lockdown as short a possible, with the minimum of disruption and (b) one size doesn't fit all. What may be appropriate for a large city may not be applicable for a rural area. I find this beyond disgusting. Utterly beyond my comprehension, but then again, I use logic rather than politics to work issues.
If there is anything good to have come out of this utterly fucked-up clusterfuck, it is that people now see just how quickly and easily these governors go full Nazi. Believe Whitmer, Newsom, Cuomo and maybe Ige of Hawaii need to be recalled right now. They have been easily the most draconian of these Nazis. Don't even believe my namesake would mandate some of the shit Whitmer did. Can't buy garden seeds/seedlings in stores? Just when gardening season is starting? Michigan residents can't go to their vacation homes, but if you live in another state no problem going to your vacation home? Can't use a motorized boat on the water, but a nonmotorized boat is okay? These are not the mandates of a rational human being. No medical justification whatsoever for such ukases. Just a lust for power and a hatred of the people.
These house arrests ceased to be health-related after three weeks. Then they all turned into political power trips. Incredibly, these "geniuses" apparently totally forgot that tax revenues of all kinda would take a dive with the entire state on house arrest. Now they want a bailout from Washington. Fuck that and fuck them.
Looking out a year or so, believe the economic disruption can be fixed, as long as these Nazis leave people alone. The biggest, and perhaps the most important effect, is the widespread loss of trust in and respect for state/county/city government and law enforcement. Those bonds have gotten more and more frayed over the years. This shit shattered them, possibly irreparably. While some dumbfucks will say the house arrests were worthwhile, they are wrong. People overall see these long-term house arrests were simply not justified, brought a great deal of unnecessary hardship, and stoked a lot of anger. Next time there's some sort of calamity doubt there will be a lot of cooperation with government edicts. It's now known that politics transcends logic, every time. Those in charge care only about themselves and their power. So if they don't care about us, why should we believe anything they say?
This shit didn't have to happen. That is did is an indictment of every little Hitler who fucked over their people.
