"us" isnt all things equal.
You seem to be logical, rational and think things through. Others dont.
There are WAAAAAY more OTHERS than of you. And those OTHERS ( or some within ) dont necessarily abide by the rules either.
So decisions are made in the "general" sense ( of population ) - cant carve out 2 narratives. ( those who can deal with the truth and those who cannot )
If you want answers, be mad at the idiots who cant handle truth.