I agree, I think it's definitely indifference mainly coupled with incompetence and also a follow along mentality to avoid scrutiny and lawsuits. If California closes down their state... we better close ours down too.

But because of government laziness, if the people had willpower, they could resist the tyranny. If people were willing to protest for months without going home, they would easily wear out the lazy bureaucrats.

In China, they used to light themselves on fire in protest. Americans may not need to do that, but Americans should be more willing to protest for a much longer duration to accomplish the goals.