The bottom line is that epidemiologists and virologists over-estimated the threat that SARS-CoV-2 would present to humanity. Politicians implemented state of emergencies, stay at home orders and social distancing and masking by-laws in response to the recommendations by these epidemiologists and virologists. And now that the dooms day predictions haven't come true, do you expect the politicians and the medical officers of health to admit they over-reacted? Do you expect Justin Trudeau to admit that running hundreds of billions of dollars in deficits was an over-reaction? Why would you expect Justin Trudeau to hand the election over to the Conservatives on a silver platter like that? Admitting you over-reacted is career suicide. You really think Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Theresa Tam, Dr. Bonnie Henry, Dr. Eileen de Villa are going to admit they were wrong and risk losing their jobs?
Politicians become politicians to enrich themselves and their families and friends. They aren't there to service the public. Saving face is more important than doing the right thing. There is no grand one world order conspiracy. The COVID-19 SNAFU is merely a case of politicians doubling down, tripling down on their wrong bets because if they admit they were wrong, they will lose their fucking jobs. Why the fuck would you elect Justin Trudeau again if he ran hundreds of billions in deficits and found out that over-reacted disproportionately to the actual risk and said "oops!" ?
La Rioja's mayor in Spain said that ICU capacity is at 90% but that doesn't tell you jack shit. ICU capacity in Peel Region is 82% and we have far less COVID than Spain. The vast majority of the 82% occupancy in ICU is non-COVID cases. I'm sure the vast majority of the 90% occupancy in ICU in La Rioja, Spain is non-COVID related too. After all, only 12% of total beds in La Rioja is a COVID+ case (though they don't make the distinction here between acute care or ICU beds so we can't just infer that COVID makes up only 12% of ICU beds here. We only know it's 12% of total beds). This is all government statistics.
The bottom line is that epidemiologists and virologists over-estimated the threat that SARS-CoV-2 would present to humanity. Politicians implemented state of emergencies, stay at home orders and social distancing and masking by-laws in response to the recommendations by these epidemiologists and virologists. And now that the dooms day predictions haven't come true, do you expect the politicians and the medical officers of health to admit they over-reacted? Do you expect Justin Trudeau to admit that running hundreds of billions of dollars in deficits was an over-reaction? Why would you expect Justin Trudeau to hand the election over to the Conservatives on a silver platter like that? Admitting you over-reacted is career suicide. You really think Dr. Anthony Fauci, Dr. Theresa Tam, Dr. Bonnie Henry, Dr. Eileen de Villa are going to admit they were wrong and risk losing their jobs?
Politicians become politicians to enrich themselves and their families and friends. They aren't there to service the public. Saving face is more important than doing the right thing. There is no grand one world order conspiracy. The COVID-19 SNAFU is merely a case of politicians doubling down, tripling down on their wrong bets because if they admit they were wrong, they will lose their fucking jobs. Why the fuck would you elect Justin Trudeau again if he ran hundreds of billions in deficits and found out that over-reacted disproportionately to the actual risk and said "oops!" ?