The citizenry:”Lift the restrictions! Please! We’re dying here!”
The Government: “But not from the virus.”
The citizenry:”We’ll take our chances.”
The Government:”I can’t let you do that Dave. But, elect the person we want and we’ll give you a pittance of your own money back.”

The citizenry:” That doesn’t help at all. Give us our freedom back!”
The Government: “Hush children. We know better than you. Sit in your home you’re about to lose. We’re deciding what to give you of the money we took by force.”

The citizenry:”There’s a vaccine now. Can we go to living now?”
The Government: “Silly children, of course not. We’ll tell you when you can live again. Binge watch some media and order some fast food while you wait.”
The citizenry: “We should fight this...oooh the McRib is back!”

The Government:”And that’s how we win. Offer free streaming services with trash pizza and they’ll remain in stasis as long as we want.”