.... Yes. It is. Please enlighten all of us ignoramuses. In what ways does grinding the economy to a screeching halt, record breaking unemployment, evictions, etc benefit a government or a country's global position, etc.

.... Yes. It is. Please enlighten all of us ignoramuses. In what was does grinding the economy to a screeching halt, record breaking unemployment, evictions, etc benefit a government or a country's global position, etc.