What's the Real Story Behind Continuing Lockdowns?

What's the Real Story Behind Continuing Lockdowns?

https://pjmedia.com/columns/tyler-o-neil/2020/05/04/whats-the-real-story-behind-continuing-lockdowns-n387883?utm_source=pjmedia&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_pm&newsletterad=&bcid=6d02106d74d1b777cf2232e46da82a4a&recip=28417294

Excerpt: In March, Americans started to stay at home in what began as a voluntary movement. Governments issued lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, but Americans understood the threat of the Wuhan Chinese coronavirus from China was significant enough to take drastic measures. Thanks to these measures, America’s health care system was not overwhelmed by the global pandemic, and Americans across the country are demanding an end to the lockdowns. (...) Lockdowns are a fundamentally political decision. When medical professionals insist that people wash their hands and avoid large gatherings, they provide an important service. When the government tells citizens they cannot leave their homes, go to work, go to church, or get a haircut, however, it is going beyond the bounds of medical science. (...) While the lockdowns began as a public health measure, their continued extension appears to have more to do with power than safety.