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judging with what happened with covid lockdowns i don't think the west is afraid anymore to apply authoritarian measures as long as it's correctly advertised in
by bsaul 4y ago
judging with what happened with covid lockdowns i don't think the west is afraid anymore to apply authoritarian measures as long as it's correctly advertised in their mind as "for the people's own good".
(just like what every dictator ever said all the time as justification)
- hgomersall 4y agoI understand where you're coming from, but is there a pandemic risk that would make lockdowns acceptable? Let's say we had a pandemic with COVID level transmission, a nice long incubation period and 80% death rates, would it then be ok to restrict social interactions? Or do you think it's never justified?
- bsaul 4y agoi believe the first lockdown was justified, until we understood what that thing was. That is, 2 months in march/april 2020 in europe. All the rest was pure nonsense, and in large parts due to governments getting their inspiration from china.
- miroljub 4y agoGlad to read a balanced opinion on the internets :) Unfortunately, the loudest are people arguing for the extremes, both "lock down everything or we'll all die" or "you should not enforce any measure under any circumstance" camps.
- oceanplexian 4y agoI think this is a pretty tired debate but people who say “is there any extreme hypothetical situation where you’d be willing to give your rights away” are disconnected from the meaning of the word “rights”.
- hgomersall 4y agoSo what are your rights? There are loads of things you're not allowed to do. Should you be allowed to do those things?