You're right. Im just a guy at the end of the bar. Occam's razor states that entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity. Or to inacurrately paraphrase, the simplest explanation is usually the correct one.
You are artificially adding complexity to this issue.
The endgame politically is that America will change to a grim, sterile, fearful country if we do nothing to stop covid hysteria.
The endgame scientifically is that people will have virtually the same probability of death as they did before.
The endgame running-wise is that Galen Rupp will remain the greatest American distance runner to have ever lived.
The endgame of this thread will be you continuing to ignorantly put words in my mouth and guess my political stance on foreign policy and bomb dropping.