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Some people just refuse authority of any kind. I know people who litter to stick it to the government as they saw a "no littering" sign.
by MattGaiser 5y ago
Some people just refuse authority of any kind. I know people who litter to stick it to the government as they saw a "no littering" sign.
- el-salvador 5y agoWhere I live mask compliance is high. Even if it's a country were rules and laws are rarely followed. Saying this in a place were buses don't stop at bus stops, while they consistently stop in front "no bus stop" signs.
- mindslight 5y agoThe thing is that actual anti-authoritarianism is quite rare. The litterbug in your example is still choosing their actions based on authority. And most anti-mask/anti-vax seem to be following authorities, but malevolent ones. From a libertarian perspective, a refrain of "freedom" about what is ultimately herd action is a performative fig leaf that burns goodwill towards the general concept. If the Covid situation were transposed onto drugs, it's as if hard drugs were legal but still discouraged, and we had an entire political movement turning themselves and their kids into junkies just to spite public health.