> cringe at seeing the anti-mask or whatever protest This started the thread. More generally, act = take active measures to protect whatever is on the other s

> cringe at seeing the anti-mask or whatever protest This started the thread. More generally, act = take active measures to protect whatever is on the other side of the line you drew (wherever you drew it; e.g. your life & the life of your kids). At which point you don't recognize the legitimacy of the government and will break its laws and oppose its agents with clear conscience. The "action" could be as simple as buggering off to a safer country – the winning strategy in the 20th century (especially for Jews). Jollybean also wrote this: > Consider this: "Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country" It's conflating "country" with "government" but otherwise a good litmus test for which side of us-vs-them you see your government. That quote did remind me of Pavlik Morozov [0], when used by jollybean in the context of this particular article on Australia. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlik_Morozov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlik_Morozov