Are you sure of the truth?
In recent news, the Dutch aren't requiring masks (except under limited circumstances, e.g., on buses):
"Dutch Dr. Fauci Thinks Masks Won't Work. Here's Why":
Not at all, I am only going by what Dr. Fauci said in those videos - perhaps he is once again saying something that is not actually truthful. Maybe Donald Trump is not the only person in Washington who is skilled in the black art of 4D Chess...I seem to recall one or two items in the past where the public was told, in a coordinated fashion, things that were not true. In fact, this behaviour seems to be a rather common attribute in most any human being I've encountered, in any community.
> Dutch Dr. Fauci Thinks Masks Won't Work. Here's Why
Another interesting behaviour I've noticed is how doctors and the media portray the masks issue as being essentially universal consensus in the medical field.
I often wonder what is really true. I wonder if the experts ever wonder what is really true.
One example of this was when he knowingly misled (as one player in a coordinated effort) the public about the usefulness of the general public wearing masks at the initial outbreak of the pandemic. Now that the truth came out, Trump supporters have indeed latched onto this as proof that what the medical establishment says is not always true. Whether the benefit was worth the cost is another one of those things that is unknown.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XHC5Kxxv_w (1:30 onward)
https://www.facebook.com/BettzDNS/videos/10216890195312387/ (Note the rhetorical "fact checking" warning about the video.
Whether you like it or not, people will react to this behavior in ways that are non-beneficial to overall society. I wonder if that is taken into consideration when strategic decisions are made behind closed doors on what representation of reality is projected into people's minds. Another one of those things that will remain unknown I imagine.