Dear Syag,
No, the risk is not based on how I stated it, nor how I understand it. Because that is still just human perspective. If this was an epidemic of a known disease such as typhus or influenza, than we could just follow directives. Because we already have the know how of past experience.
Being that we are dealing with a new disease, there has been a lot of confusion. (We could assume that everybody was wrong about something at some point.) To say that it is behind us, is pure conjecture. There is still at the very least a risk in that we will not know when it is for sure over. To say that we know for a fact that it is behind us, is a boldface lie. We may may not know that it is behind, even when it is. The same way we did not know it was among us, until sometime after.
The guidelines in this country gave a lot of leeway. The problem is that people are taking it as an all or nothing approach. The more precautions we take, the more freedom we eventually retain. (This could be a motto for general life. I am not taking credit for claiming to know something with that one.) In Europe, fans started attending soccer matches in June. And, they were clear to travel anywhere in the world. Do you think that was good for their economy?
Besides the social justice protests, there were stay at home protests. The Governors were unable to do much about it. Why do take that as a leniency? And it did not make it evident to me that the danger is not real. I took it as it is not up to what the Governor decrees. It is/was up to the people to make it work.
“It is indeed hard to talk to the fearful, faithful, and well educated.”
I laughed. Thanks!