Homebrew, LOL NO. As you have read, some complaints regards mixed messages and lockdowns in some areas while not in others exist. Generally the public, though a bit fatigued from it all, continues to be accepting of government attempts to save lives.
I believe the nonsensical comparisons with China and other overly authoritarian countries raised by Americans are as much as anything else put forward to excuse the early failures of Trump's admin. to address the problem. And to excuse the continued failures of certain GOP people to address the virus responsibly, even now.