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encouragement rather than mandates were, are, and will always always be better and more effective than the threat of force. it’s the most pro-social option as w
by clairity 5y ago
encouragement rather than mandates were, are, and will always always be better and more effective than the threat of force. it’s the most pro-social option as well as the most ethical, in direct contradiction of the cries of ‘selfishness’ emanating from the mediopolitical apparatus.
- version_five 5y agoWe rarely see this approach (and not just related to vaccines) because no power can be derived from it. Imagine what people at all levels and branches of government would be giving up if they let people just think for themselves
- bandyaboot 5y agoI’m wondering what are the places that didn’t begin with encouragement and availability rather than mandates and “threats of force”?
- trembonator 5y ago
- hirundo 5y agoI recently heard a practicing cardiologist say that he felt it was unethical to encourage any medical procedure. Instead it was up to him to give the patient the best information he could, and then let them decide without any cheer leading. My last doctor treated me that way, and I appreciate it.
- clairity 5y agofor sure. we’re all adults, and that’s how we should treat each other by default.
- pupppet 5y agoWe only have mandates because encouragement failed.