Re:Corona Simulator
by Leary on Sunday March 15, 2020 @02:27AM
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I think this pandemic will reveal many facets on the effectiveness of quarantines/lock downs.
These measures always have a political meaning, because they effectively create a separation between those included and those excluded from the quarantine. Such a political move will pressure some politicians toward implementing these lockdowns if they are targeted toward foreigners and away from them if implemented toward a domestic subgroup.
It may be easy to ban travel from Europe, but very hard to ban travel from Washington state.
These measures always have a political meaning, because they effectively create a separation between those included and those excluded from the quarantine. Such a political move will pressure some politicians toward implementing these lockdowns if they are targeted toward foreigners and away from them if implemented toward a domestic subgroup.
It may be easy to ban travel from Europe, but very hard to ban travel from Washington state.