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I've noticed that people are breaking into one of two camps with all this. On one hand, you have people who implicitly and unconditionally trust all things Government. These are people who do not object to being told what to do, and do not mind being treated as a child. They will believe anything spoken by a "government expert". On the other hand, you have people who retain a healthy skepticism of government. These people resent being told what to do and how to behave, and recognize that most "government experts" have been wrong from the get-go. Rhode Island tends to have more of the former than latter. They embrace a nanny state because it is comforting, and in many cases because a brother-in-law is on the government payroll. Which gives us a governor who fully recognizes the inherent mentality of Rhode Islanders, which is why she can act as mother-governor. 'Wear a mask, or no dessert!' If the goal was to quarantine the healthy, displace those not at-risk, wreck a thriving economy, and explode government dependence the plan has been a thriving success.