And on the subject of COVID psychology, many people on my side of the aisle have commented on the irrationality of believing at once that COVID is a bioweapon and that it is no big deal. What is the point of a bioweapon unless it is a big deal?
So far as I can tell, it is something like this. Blame COVID on a bioweapon and you have determined whose "fault" it is. And if it can clearly be determined to be the fault of the Chinese government, then there is no reason why honest Americans should be "punished" for it. Because I think that is one reason there is such strong resistance to COVID restrictions, even less intrusive ones like masks or vaccines -- the conviction that they are a punishment of some kind and carry an implication of blame.
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