Now it appears that many states are basically throwing caution to the wind and telling their citizens it’s every man for himself. And a whole lot of individuals, and not just Trump voters, have decided they aren’t going to follow the guidelines anymore anyway.
However, containing the virus doesn’t require that every asshole and moron follows the guidelines. If most people do it, it will help to keep the caseload from rising exponentially as it did in the beginning. We could undoubtedly do a lot better if we didn’t have a political leadership that’s telling people that nothing matters more than going out and getting drunk in a bar without following guidelines. But if those of us who understand the stakes do the right thing we can mitigate this just a bit.
It’s the best we can hope for.