Zardnaar
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So, here you go. Find and cite an instance of official guidance that said "stay home or die" in the US. Please.
The guidance Zardnaar had was more stingent than anywhere in the US. And by his report, folks basically hewed to it, and it worked (He can correct me if that's inaccurate). In the US, official guidance has been to keep unessential businesses closed, not get to gather in large groups, keep social distance, wear masks, minimize your outings when you can, and so on.
Consider this - if the public transportation system in the locality is still running, the official guidance is not "stay home or die".
This discussion of the guidance will not be constructive if the guidance is not described accurately. Hyperbole is exactly what we do not need to understand the dynamic between people and guidance.
Jacinda invoked the war years, her public support us through the roof and her and/or the director general of health have been giving daily briefings.
They assumed there would be some rule breakers.
Even here there's a limit. You can order people not to smoke pot but they're still gonna do it.
It's still not 100% what they did was legal but they can sort that out later. The courts were mostly closed anyway. Cultures also different here as well. Very broadly speaking there's traits I notice a lot more in Americans, NW Europeans and say eastern Europe.
One of my best friends is American. He jokes every NZ male knows how to play rugby, perform the haka and drive a forklift.
Well Jacindas the rugby captain and seems to know what she's on about so it pays to listen. The cops were also strict on things. Business fails to comply it just gets shut down.
Also huge social pressure on the rule breakers.