> This requires trust. Like the current politicians or not, most populations respect their governments and are willing to support emergency measures in the short term. Whether they voted for them or not, they trust that their leaders are not evil.

Wait, in France and Belgium, the police is coming after your during lockdown. Think: road checkups, city patrols, etc. Fines are being sent left and right and people ended up in jail for breaking the lockdown too many times.