Agreed. We are no different. They had protests in BC and Ontario opposing isolation. They had some in Spain, France, Italy, USA, etc.
Humans aren't meant to isolate, it's unnatural, we are interactive creatures, hence the protests in so many countries across the globe.
What screwed Mtl is the CHSLD...that's all there is to it really. Staff got infected, they moved around, they spread it into communities. Before that we were on a good roll.
There is this ''oh we can't do that here'' attitude to Montrealers though. I was speaking to my buddy yesterday about it and I just couldn't comprehend his stance when we were discussing full serious lockdown and curfews. Just f***ing do it. Lock it all the f*** down, full curfew, and reinforce it. If that's what the experts say is the best way to control it, then just do it. Who gives two shits about what the population thinks, it's a freaking pandemic.
If we get invaded by a war mongering nation trying to conquer us, you shut up and follow the directives of the leaders. Don't do it, you face jail, if you don't die before.
This virus is no different really other than being invisible. It's unfortunate our leaders are just trying to be too pleasing and delicate. Now is not the time to play nice. They messed up, it's now almost 2 months and we can't start over because the economy won't survive.
They should have been way more authoritative from the beginning but what's done is done. Now what they seem to be screwing up with again is the lack of directives for businesses when they'll open up and extra public measures. They should have checkpoints with random testing, mandatory masks going to any enclosed business, temperature checks in every building, etc.
