December 21, 2020 (American Thinker) — California governor Gavin Newsom has made a name for himself in America as one of the people most zealously using lockdowns as a means of controlling the Wuhan virus. (These rules, of course, don’t apply to him.) For quite a while, Californians were smug about their exquisite self-control in hunkering down, social distancing, and wearing masks. However, California is now one of the sickest places in the world, with a soaring infection rate. What the heck happened?
I left California a couple of years ago and live in a state that had a short-lived lockdown. For months, though, except for masks and social distancing, life has mostly returned to normal in my neck of the woods. People are still getting the Wuhan virus, but the state is maintaining a good balance that sees it acknowledge that it cannot completely stifle the illness and it must not destroy people’s livelihoods and mental health.
Meanwhile, my friends in California are in their eighth (or is it the ninth?) month of lockdowns. I’m stunned when I make a rare visit to Facebook so I can take a peek at what’s going on in their lives.
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