Covid isn't a war. Using that metaphor is dangerously close to vindicating the anti-vaxxers/maskers who are trying to say that rules equate to violence. It does

Covid isn't a war. Using that metaphor is dangerously close to vindicating the anti-vaxxers/maskers who are trying to say that rules equate to violence. It doesn't matter that the "enemy" is a virus. Wars are usually political and both sides lose heavily. With Covid, "winning" means only that lives are spared from a natural disaster. Wars are fought by knowing combatants and can be ended with treaties. Covid is a fight against a virus, which has no agency. Most importantly, wars have sides. Fighting a disease doesn't have sides, only disagreements about how hard to fight and what tactics to use. See also: https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/4/15/21193679/coronavirus-pandemic-war-metaphor-ecology-microbiome https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/4/15/21193679/coronavirus-p...