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Free 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 i
by sudosysgen 5y ago
Free 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.