Whether gov't should take action is a judgement call. If the gov't had done nothing, millions of Americans would have been clamoring for gov't action. I'm not taking sides on that.
You're right that doctors and scientists were guessing at times. When there's a lack of data to work with, educated guesses are the best that science can offer because science is evidence driven. But stupid Americans are unable to comprehend nuance and understand that when there is a lack of information, the best one can do is compare and contrast any similar conditions that could be applicable. Or you could do nothing and watch more people get sick and die.
Am I wrong? If so, please detail how.
With some of your post, yes, you are wrong. There are pieces that I agree with but most of it I disagree with and or is incorrect. FishPrince beat me to some of it but there is another piece he didn’t mention that you are wrong about.
You make the assumption that in these circumstances that an action must be taken. Quite often, the idea and solution of “do nothing” is often the best course of action. You wrongfully assume that in the case of covid the government “doing nothing” will result more people getting sick and dying. That is purely speculation and you have no evidence to support that claim.
How many lives were saved by wearing masks and 6 foot social distancing? Both of these measures have proven to be highly ineffective in stopping the spread. So much time, effort, energy and unintended consequences resulted with little or any measurable effect. “Do nothing” would have perfectly sufficed in this circumstance. As far as the vaxxx goes, it doesn’t stop the spread, *possibly* saved some lives, but also likely caused some or possibly more deaths. Again, in this case “do nothing” wouldn’t have caused more sickness or death and likely could have caused less than the vaxxx/mandates.
In Buddhism in the Tao Te Ching they have the concept of wu wei. It's usually translated as action-inacton or effortless action. It's when your action/non-action and intentions flow effortlessly in natural order, overcoming suffering and obtaining enlightenment. This idea should have been applied to covid as well. The evidence shows it would have done the same or less harm, while avoiding the unintended consequences in the economy, peoples mental health, and academic achievement with children.
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