It wasn’t a political post, it is beyond political, it is common sense. It’s called mass hysteria. I’d say it was more medical.
Perry did not cancel Winter Offensive due to mass hysteria.
There is a surge of infections due to the Omicron variant. It has not resulted in US / nation wide lockdowns nor any city wide lockdowns that I know of. Most of the hospital beds have been filled with COVID patients, most of them unvaccinated. If 90% of the US population had been vaccinated, we
might have been able to contain the spread of variants here but some valued personal freedom more than responsibility to community, while others did not put trust in the government or scientists, considering prior 'programs' or 'promises', which is their choice here in the US.
Humans have never been exposed to this virus before. It will take the human immune system time to adjust to it so that the immune system reacts naturally to COVID like it does to the common cold or flu. It might take twenty years (very doubtful) or a hundred years (probable in my opinion).
If it was the intent of those 'who mandate a lockdown' to control the population, there are much easier ways and more subtle ways to do that. I have serious doubts that dictatorial power will be established based on COVID outbreaks / lockdowns.