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"When you’re welding steel together to enforce it" Is it not obvious that doesn't work in a normal, free society? It's painfully depressing to think otherwise.
by chasd00 5y ago
"When you’re welding steel together to enforce it"
Is it not obvious that doesn't work in a normal, free society? It's painfully depressing to think otherwise.
- sudosysgen 5y agoFree societies do have provisions that allow for such things used with parsimony in times of great need. When you're enforcing an actual lockdown, thankfully it only takes a few weeks and people can go back to normal for the next 2-3 months. The tradeoff to liberty and freedom is more complex than it seems. For example, New Zealand did it successfully, and I'd say there was a lot more freedom thanks to the times with low restrictions despite the brief but strong lockdowns.
- spookthesunset 5y agoNZ and AU have military in the streets to keep people in line. They are barely a good example of anything.
- sudosysgen 5y agoSo you believe that NZ is not a free society, but the US is?
- nsizx 5y agoOnly the Sith deal in absolutes.
- chasd00 5y agono, it's not complex at all. A correctly functioning government would be scared to death at even the thought of forcing its citizens into their homes (or anywhere else). A government exists at the pleasure of the governed.
- sudosysgen 5y agoAnd yet every government in the world has forced their citizens into places far worse than home to save far fewer lives.