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Originally Posted by Kizzy

The scenes coming out of America relating to lockdown are hideous, medical staff being abused and protesters parading around with guns! :/

It was never going to go any other way, unfortunately. The American establishment can't even complain about it; it's a situation of their own making. They've drummed the narrative of freedom/anti-socialism/the right to bear arms into their civilian population since the birth of the States, and in recent years they've capitalized on that brand of "patriotism" hard, mostly to push war agendas.

And now they turn round and say "Ummm hehe actually guys, so listen, freedom isn't all that important... we want you all to stay in your homes for the foreseeable future... but don't worry we'll make sure you're supported by these heavily socialist policies"

...?

*Large swathes of the American population immediately grab their AR15's and take to the streets*