@ Jackleg,
Agree that some people still have the capacity for independent thought. But IMO that misses an important point. Many people didn't have the capacity for such (or, I think in a lot of cases, didn't have the *time* to think about these issues in depth), and so, many got 'converted' by these overnight causes and the entire country got dragged for a damaging ride. You and I may have thought the whole COVID thing was overblown, but we had to live in shuttered society for a couple of years, regardless.
Cheers--
Agree that some people still have the capacity for independent thought. But IMO that misses an important point. Many people didn't have the capacity for such (or, I think in a lot of cases, didn't have the *time* to think about these issues in depth), and so, many got 'converted' by these overnight causes and the entire country got dragged for a damaging ride. You and I may have thought the whole COVID thing was overblown, but we had to live in shuttered society for a couple of years, regardless.
Cheers--
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