Heeey, you didn’t mention that part 
I imagine, lots of conspiracies grow from something sensible, that gets misinterpreted, overexaggerated and fit some larger narrative.
This is very true and this is my favorite image about it:
After all, the best lies are based on things that are true. Makes it easier to cherry-pick, if there are cherries to begin with.
It bugs me that it’s not a cycle, though… 
But I guess that’s accurate, once it has become conspiracy, there’s no turning back
Do vaccines even work on these new cool strains?
Apparently so in general but this one does in particular…
Restrictions and directives are being pushed that are against so many laws and constitution articles that are causing massive uproar.
Police are putting restrictions in place for peaceful protesting but not for shopping masses (major shopping street and traditional protest street are literally a block apart). inb4, the exception for shopping is clearly stated.
So, the posters for the protests and many social media calls are (not too covertly):
“Everyone join us for massive shopping”, “Let’s gather to support the market” etc.
Funny how the virus can tell why you are outside and decide whether it will infect you or not.
Is anyone not absolutely effing done at this point?
Aren’t most shops closed?
You’d think so, wouldn’t you? Surprise!
Is anyone not absolutely effing done at this point?
And then PBS Eons posts this
In the words of Sir Humphrey Appleby the answer is: “Yes and no”
I think with so much hypocrisy from people in power and celebrities, it’s understandable to an extent that people are sick of restrictions, and possibly want to protest peacefully.
(I don’t think it’s understandable the ones that escalate to riots, but I think certain kinds of people are always attracted to protests that see it as an opportunity to reak havok)
Restrictions are not only related to covid, they’re trying to push a number of other laws in this mayhem, thinking it will go unnoticed.
EDIT
And certain kinds of power are always attracted to fascism and see it as an opportunity to suppress.
Favorite comment:
To be honest, after living through a real pandemic, I will not complain about someone being stupid in a zombie movie, now I know they are too realistic.
Well, it looks like Greece is doing much better than other Western countries.
When we reach numbers as low as Greece here in the Netherlands, I expect schools and shops to be reopened, perhaps even zoos, amusement parks, theatres and restaurants.
We are one big mix of these two, so I guess we are already there as a nation.
I noted these last few days that cases are rising again, but deaths are relatively low, compared to previous months.
It might be that at first people of all ages were getting sick, so high-risk patients were more, and now that everyone is out cases are high, but low-risk patients are getting sick, so at least not ICU or dying. Probably a better explanation exists.
I know this is news, but I can’t bring myself to read it. I know this makes me a bad citizen.
Well, deaths should only rise about four weeks later, because that’s how long it usually takes to die from Covid after getting infected.
Same here. Don’t have energy for that at the moment. I’ll wait until someone else reads it for me and gives me a summary. 
This however is interactive, and my brain can handle colored lines (for now).
If that’s the bar for being a good citizen you are in good company!
Interesting analysis, thanks!
It’s fun to see the difference between paper world and real world. A lot of restrictions exist on paper but as they trickle down into the real world, they aren’t enforced or changed. Especially in some places, on paper it’s all super lockdown, and on the street crowds of people without masks going about their daily life. Reminds me of a story about imaginary Lieutenant Kijé who was created on paper due to mistake in an order.
That was a very nice story. We have a similar one, but with a totally different epimyth (that people are very content to leave things as they are and keep doing totally irrational things, just because someone else told them “that is the correct way”) which is so totally not off-topic (I promise )
Here it goes:
At an army camp in Greece, the new commander collonel that had just arrived is ready to sign the paperwork for the guards and duties of the day. While reading it, he notices that there is a guard placed at a sitting bench in the middle of the camp, so he asks the people that made the paperwork:
~ This is odd. Why do we post a guard at the sitting bench there?
~ Noone knows sir, it was an order of your predecessor.
The collonel lets this slide and signs the paperwork, but he is curious about what is going on. So, he picks up the phone and finds the number of his predecessor, who is now at some other commanding post, and asks him about it.
~ “I have no clue”, said the brigadier general, “I found that guarding position there from my predecessor, as well, and kept it there.”
So, the colonel starts calling previous commanders - each of them higher and higher in the ranks - but noone knew why the guard was posted there. Finally, at long last, following the trail of commanding officers he located the phone of one of the oldest and top generals, now retired and enjoying his pension, and called him to see if he had any clue. After they chatted and exchanged amenities for a while, the colonel asked:
~ General, could I ask you a question? Do you happen to know why are we posting a guard on the sitting bench at the center of the camp?
and the general replied:
~ Wait? WHAT? Hasn’t that new coat of paint dried yet on that bench?
Extra epimyth:
Nothing is more permanent, than the ephemeral/temporary ( “ουδέν μονιμότερον εκ του προσωρινού” )
Which makes the whole story very relevant with all the new measures and laws that are being passed due to this (or some other past and future) emergency. Some of the things will be rolled back eventually, but not everything.
