Went to a car show yesterday. The person next to us said the whole Covid thing is a beat up by the media. Claimed she had friends touring Europe not noticing anything different from normal. Just the same as regular flu etc. When I quoted stats she just claimed they were made up. These people exist.
This is definitely a lie. The Netherlands are locked down, so are the French, and the Spanish. Here in Germany, people are still able to go to work, if that can't be managed by home office. We passed a federal law on that. The only thing you can buy is food. All other stores are closed, pubs are closed, culture is closed. No haircut no nail styling. No private sports, even angling is forbidden.
No access to public buildings, food stores, or public transport without FFP2 masks. All counties with an incidence of above 200 are limited to 10 miles (15 km) way to go. All of them are located in the former GDR.
All these measures are easily recognizable on the net, on the radio, and on tv.
Alright, you met her at a car show. No car shows here. All activities which are beyond keeping people bluntly alive and in work are forbidden. All my artist friends are hanging on basic support (which is very basic). Hairdressers, pub drivers, and almost all 1 person businesses are out of work.
Why do people just lie about the present situation?
Or is it what they learned how to treat the truth while discussing Brexit?
I don't know how almost half of the Americans and a bit more than half of the UK people are able to just ignore facts.
We are in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, and ignoring that is not helpful as far as i am able to consider the circumstances.
Alright, the UK is ahead in vaccinating in Europe. They put money into the business, maybe blackmailing as well what i don't know. So, at least some providers ignored already signed contracts with the EU.
Let's watch what will come out.
On long terms are we living on a common planet. We can only stop Covid19 by working that out in a fair way. Suitable alone is not enough, i think.
What's about all those poor states in Africa, Southern America, and Asia?
Lying cannot be an appropriate way to solve the crisis, i think.