THE LOCKDOWNS DESTRUCTION; WSJ July 30, 2020

We must all realize what a public policy debacle the Lockdowns were. While a brief lockdown could have been warranted, the extent and unreasonableness was not based on science and created grave harm to lives and livelihoods. We must recognize this policy disaster and hold elected officials accountable.

It appears clear now that sound-minded experts were and are being ignored in favor a media induced hysteria. Mayors and Governors in Democrat controlled areas were all too impulsive and willing to suffer lasting damage in their communities. The science was not in support of these actions because: 

a) there was no real evidence of the extent of the impact, and,
b)when evidence mounted that lockdowns caused excessive harm more broadly, that evidence was ignored in Democrat controlled areas.