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> a large group of "rebel motorists" chose to ignore official warnings

Ah, Americans.

From our founding to today, it's in our DNA. Another fun one: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Athens_(1946)

In your DNA to the point that if you get told "don't do this, for your own safety", you immediately go "DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO" and go risk your lives for absolutely no reason.

Your making it sound like a child throwing a tantrum. People committing acts of civil/uncivil disobedience put in far more thought and nuance, than you're giving them credit for. Sometimes they are buffoons. Sometimes they aren't. People act in all sorts of ways for all sorts of reasons.

You should probably reread Letter from Birmingham Jail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letter_from_Birmingham_Jail

Civil disobedience against a volcano really doesn't have anything to do with thought or nuance.

Or, for that matter, against a virus.

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