How is that in line with China and South Korea apparently being able to bend the curve? Is she saying we are not willing to follow China's lead on disrupting the entire country and therefore accept a 70% infection rate over the next 18 months or so?
That's called being realistic and being honest with your people. Lies are short lived and end up in panic. Its better to inform of what is about to come to let people internalize and accept that in near future things will change for a while.
> China's lead
You mean aggressively denying that anything is happening and sweeping the early cases under a rug until it blew in their face?
Don't get me wrong. I am not saying they doing something wrong. I am just trying to reconcile two completely different approaches and worldview. Maybe that's the problem to begin with
One part of it is that we don't have the legal infrastructure in place. For example, the federal government has no power to outlaw gatherings and assemblies because of health concerns. Only the municipal health authorities can do that if they so choose.
The federal system is indeed much stronger than in other countries (local health, law enforcement, courts, parliaments, school policies, etc) due to lessons learned with fascism.
Call me paranoid but I have prepared for low to moderate disruption for the next 6 months.
That disruption being financial, career, social and welfare (food). After that time I am hoping we will return to some form of normalcy. Then if we get a vaccine within a year it will be a lot better.
I also put travel plans on hold, but went ahead with my job change. I’ve been planning it for months and couldn’t bring myself to call it off. Mine was less of a job change and more of leaving an overworked position to go back to small business ownership.
What made you decide to wait? Was it job-specific or are you in a place with an active outbreak?
