People are not taking authorities seriously about masking and stuff because authorities have bullshitted so wildly since the beginning of the pandemic that people think everything they say is proper bullshit.
There were articles in the media, both foreign and domestic, saying that India had managed to avoid Covid because implementation of masking policy. It was proper bullshit, everyone knew it was bullshit. You think people will take masking seriously after that?
Numerous restrictions were placed on Durga Pujo and Diwali at a time when cases were going down. When restrictions were violated, there was endless screeching about impending doom due to the "Covidiots". But cases did not go up, they went down. Bullshitting has consequences.
There was so much preaching, endless preaching about restrictions and rules regarding festivals while protests and rallies continued without any social distancing at all. Remember the Bihar rallies? People saw through the bullshit and they thought fuck it.
And please, no one has covered themselves in glory. Every single state authority, including Courts, have just bullshitted their way right through the pandemic. Every political party has bullshitted. Policies were implemented on the basis of elite perception, not actual reality.
Firecrackers were banned citing Covid-19. Imagine, fucking firecrackers were banned claiming that it would lead to spike in cases. You expect people to take you seriously after peddling such bullshit?! Especially when the spike never came after Diwali?!
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