There is something more pointless than not trying to stand up and fight back, and it's standing up and fighting back only to end up being fucked horribly, driven into despair and failing to even protect the things you loved and wanted to protect anyway.
Chances are, as far as covid world is concerned, we had already stooped to this level of low or we are very close to it.
If 50% of any given Asian population doesn't ignore mask/social distancing mandates and take off their masks while demanding the government to open borders unconditionally NOW, count all of us, no matter where we are, to be locked down for a decade and end up with the worst pyrrhic victory possible in a war against EVIL itself.
If EVIL loses in a pyrrhic victory, it has basically won. Mark my words.
Like if I can do it right here?
The masks have been mandated with 100% compliance. Not just here, in Japan and South Korea you see the same thing. 20 months of nothing but masked people on the streets and I believe it will be for a decade more. If you don't wear a mask and go inside people can and will take you as seriously as they will with a super spreader. Even taking off the lid of your mask will trigger this behavior at times. (I do not live in the states)