In the coronavirus culture wars, as in all politics, the extremes have converged. In keeping with the horseshoe theory there are only two groups left who seriously believe there will be another lockdown. One is the shabby gaggle of “lockdown sceptics” and anti-vaxxers who think permanent lockdowns are the end goal of the New World Order. The other is the assortment of Zero Covid fanatics who will not leave the house until toddlers have received their third jab.
Neither faction can drag themselves out of 2020. Neither can accept that history is not repeating itself.
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