07-13-2020, 02:00 PM
(07-13-2020, 01:29 PM)Farm93 Wrote: I think we are reversing too slowly, but I understand it is hard to declare items at the State level when others with significant clout will immediately tweet about how this Governor is corrupt or risk-averse or whatever. Those tweets are not my deal, but all of these CA-wide efforts fail if 20-40% of the population decides to just ignore the science and the CA mandates.The political sensitivity is a real issue. Unfortunately, I think that ignoring the "science" and the mandates transcends politics. There is a substantial minority that just isn't willing to give up any of their activities to fight an epidemic. Their reasons are nearly always selfish, not political. History is replete with examples. That is why enforcement mechanisms existed and were applied. Our society and our leaders seem to have given up on that idea. Unfortunately these leaders propose no alternative remedy. The idea that 20-40% of the population can decide to ignore health department regulations must simply be inadmissible. If they can do so, it is impossible to avoid an even larger disaster.