Without endorsing all of this, the potential parallels between the responses to 9/11 and COVID are worth considering. I've been sympathetic to compulsory mitigation but overreaction to endemic COVID seems like it may be a problem going forward.
Are COVID Restrictions the New TSA?
The worrying parallels between the government reactions to 9/11 and COVID-19, and why some children might be permanently masked
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