{"id":54094,"date":"2020-07-11T08:47:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T13:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54094"},"modified":"2020-07-11T08:47:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T13:47:04","slug":"the-delusion-of-a-seamless-reopening-is-about-to-be-obliterated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=54094","title":{"rendered":"The Delusion of a Seamless Reopening Is About to be Obliterated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/news\/seamless-reopening-will-be-destroyed\/\">The Delusion of a Seamless Reopening Is About to be Obliterated<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birchgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pandemic-lockdown-7-8-20-9.png\" alt=\"pandemic lockdow\" class=\"wp-image-17324\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the first wave of pandemic lockdowns, America became a rather surreal place. The initial shock that I witnessed in average people in my area was disturbing. Half the businesses in the region closed and a third of the grocery store shelves were empty. The look in people\u2019s faces was one of bewilderment and fear; their eyes were like saucers, no one was staring into their cell phones as they usually do, and people huddled over their shopping carts like wild dogs protecting a carcass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luckily, this tension has subsided, but only because the majority of Americans have been assuming for the past couple months that the pandemic was going to fade away in the summer and that the \u201creopening\u201d was permanent. Sadly, this is a delusion that is going to bite people in the ass in the next month or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In \u201cThe Economic Reopening Is A Fake-Out\u201d, published at the end of May, I&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alt-market.com\/index.php\/articles\/4229-the-economic-reopening-is-a-fake-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stated<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The restrictions will continue in major US population centers while rural areas have mostly opened with much fanfare. The end result of this will be a flood of city dwellers into rural towns looking for relief from more strict lockdown conditions. In about a month, we should expect new viral clusters in places where there was limited transmission. I suggest that before the 4th of July holiday, state governments and the Federal government will be talking about new lockdowns, using the predictable infection spike as an excuse.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I also noted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Certainly, it appears that most Americans hate the lockdowns. But will they be fooled by the \u201creopening\u201d into complacency for the next several weeks while the government gets ready to hit them with the next round of restrictions? <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Delusion of a Seamless Reopening Is About to be Obliterated During the first wave of pandemic lockdowns, America became a rather surreal place. The initial shock that I witnessed in average people in my area was disturbing. Half the businesses in the region closed and a third of the grocery store shelves were empty. 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