If it turns out that indeed
the virus is fatal almost only to the old and frail, governments will find it very
difficult to discipline social distancing and even the stringent hygiene
regulations for the whole of the population.
It will not take long for the younger
generation to openly tell old people that if they do not want to get infected,
they can stay at home. When they leave their homes, old people should not
demand that others keep their distance or even avoid spreading the virus, which
to the young seems like just a flu.
For most people, solidarity,
a bit like an erection, is difficult to maintain after the first excitement is
over. We saw it with the welcome many Germans showered on the refugees in the
2015 refugee wave. It did not take long for ugly racism to rear its head. Watch this space.
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