Regarding the lockdown of Phoenix, this time, the government has surprisingly pulled out the human rights card.
They are determined to lift the lockdown.
This really scared the people outside.
The opinions varied across states—like California, New Mexico, Utah, and Nevada, which border Arizona—they were firmly opposed.
Some even initiated a petition to the White House.
Once the federal government saw the White House petition, they immediately jumped out and declared there weren't enough petitioners, saying that's not democratic.
If you're looking for a textbook example of reverse operation, this is it.
The more the federal government downplayed the severity of the illness, the clearer it became to people that something was seriously wrong.
The key point was that there was no information blockade, and the media extensively reported on the gruesome details of the deceased.
The sight of the dead alone could disgust someone so much they wouldn't want to eat for three days.
