The answer is no and the reason is fear

Submitted by Reality Check (United States), May 2, 2020 at 22:36

Scary how easily almost everyone was willing to give up basic freedoms and comply with dictates from just a little fear. Imagine if there were a real big fear, never again could easliy happen.

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