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The rationale is: "There's no time to be debating the scientific consensus right now. We are in a crisis. Lives are at stake. Debating and questioning the cons
by umvi 5y ago
The rationale is:
"There's no time to be debating the scientific consensus right now. We are in a crisis. Lives are at stake. Debating and questioning the consensus (even if it changes) will cause misinformation to propagate and lives to be lost. The only way to optimize for lives saved is to temporarily take away some fundamental freedoms like speech so that the smart people in charge can resolve the crisis with minimal loss of life."
- raxxorrax 5y agoSorry, we had emergency legislation because of terrorism since 2 decades now. A bit desensitized by now. Perhaps I should look for something that induces fear?
- chasd00 5y agoi regret that i have but one upvote to give. I'm a little tired of the constant state of emergency and pearl clutching since about this time of year 2001.
- TimTheTinker 5y agoThis sounds like the rationale government leaders often employ to institute a dictatorship: "temporarily remove freedoms and grant the president emergency executive powers". But somehow "temporarily" becomes "permanently" because no one in power wants to voluntarily give up that power.
- TimTheTinker 5y ago"Emergency powers" formed an important link in the chain of Hitler's rise to power. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/19/emergency-powers-helped-hitlers-rise-germany-has-avoided-them-ever-since/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/02/19/emergency-...