I am as dismissive as Fred, but I am aware that I could be totally wrong.

So let's say, as you seem to be saying, that some new pandemic pathogen might actually be lurking out there. And let's say that people's distrust in the whole system - from WHO on down - prevents a timely, coordinated response to that.

Given what happened with the most recent pandemonium, what do you think are the odds that letting a hypothetical new pathogen run its course would be worse than another round of lockdowns and mandatory experimental drugs?