> But what is the alternative? Letting things run rampant because you didn't want to impose upon peoples human rights? Yes this is the alternative. We trade se

> But what is the alternative? Letting things run rampant because you didn't want to impose upon peoples human rights? Yes this is the alternative. We trade security, another form of it in this case, for freedom. I didn't think the author made a very good case for "living hell", or for that matter have a very good list of egregious things the govt did. But they made a good point at the end with "one day you may be the price that is paid". Anyway the US won't have to face the issue as China did because it will arrive everywhere if it gets bad, not one starting point that can be contained. And then all the govt here has to do is scare people enough with warnings of danger to lock things down pretty well. Fears of liability will do most of the rest when it comes to schools and other things shutting down.