The whole thing is becoming unbearable. It’s now bordering on mass hysteria, paranoia and obsession. I feel a real sense of unhealthy socially control I never thought I would see in the UK.
I went for an interview yesterday at a council building. The total obsession with Covid was utterly ridiculous. I think people are very frightened for their jobs and doing what managers tell them. It felt just awful- the atmosphere was dreadful with workers assuming the public are infectious. We are just “ Covid safe” I was told - only 10 people allowed in that day into this large sprawling building I was in. We have no plans to return to face to face learning I was told. Why? There was no real explanation or justification for it. Just the ‘threat’ of Covid. Unreal.
I am wondering just how long society is going to keep this up- in 5 years time will we still have local or national lockdowns? If there’s no vaccine, will we stay in this limbo state of paralysis? People have become increasingly anxious over the years because of social media and it’s feeding into Covid paranoia. It’s becoming dystopian and dysfunctional.
There seems to be no gvt guidance, Johnson is a big teddy bear who just isn’t leading the country effectively and there’s not even a weekly public conference to say how we are moving forward. Why not? The many last minute policy U turns make for a very wobbly looking approach by ministers which as eroded public confidence.I am shocked at how obsessed some people are with Covid. Yes in some people it’s a dangerous virus but the damage to our lives is becoming untenable. I am trying to hide from it all and just go out for an occasional coffee.
My DH works in London and many in his company are refusing to return- it’s nicer and cheaper for them to stay at home. There just seems to no end to all and you can’t move for social distancing messages, masks, hand washing and hysterical people screaming “Covid Covid Covid” at me all day. Thousands of people die every year from normal pneumonia, cancer, heart attack, dementia, car accidents and other diseases - yet even young teachers at very low risk are “ “frightened” I read in news yesterday.
Public bodies such as the NHS, teaching unions and councils are seemingly fuelling the fear enormously in my opinion. It is appalling to see how they are quite prepared to just not help those in need or get back to work help the economy going. Dr’s still not seeing patients for example or those requiring essential treatments for cancer etc what a complete disgrace. If we carry on like this, people will implode and society will reach breaking point.
I don’t see the gvt doing anything to stop all this insanity or try to return to social cohesion. Their handling of the situation has been shambolic overall. I want to know who is really behind peddling the high levels of control and fear we are experiencing.
I feel like I’m in 1984 where the Policy of Fear is good. I have complied to all rules so far but seeing people in the train not wearing masks made me want to rip mine off and say “ Enough”!