It goes back much further than you suggest in your post, probably as much as 20 years if not moreHmm, interesting view!
I will ponder that alongside your response, one should also never insinuate something that is not there.. Comments are being made that the country has just gone bazerk, whereby I was clearly reflecting upon past occasions that have been happening for all to see, which is evident that there has always been a large proportion whom never really locked down and thought wtf.
You see, many are so far down the path they have chosen, it is simply a form of regurgitation of the same old shite we endurerd about Brexit, BoJo etal, that it is simply perplexing that all the supposed experts saying how things should have been done, what is wrong witht eh country etc; have not actually stepped up and taken the bull by the horns and tried to make a change.
It appears to be simply easier to be an ambassador of spin behind the keyboard, which often follows a slating of anyone whom chose to view things differently to them as heratics...