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Let's stop everything until proven safe. Yeah but we need to innovate !!! Ah ok, it's a compromise then. Cool, I have plenty of money and the state where I o
by wiz21c 3y ago
Let's stop everything until proven safe.
Yeah but we need to innovate !!!
Ah ok, it's a compromise then.
Cool, I have plenty of money and the state where I operate is weak so I can buy the compromise !
Frustrating ? yes but there are millions around you who just don't know/care. So you're the only one to be frustrated.
Besides, that's democracy. Sleep well.
- jonhohle 3y agoWhat does democracy have to do with being poisoned by another entity without knowledge of the risks? Buying laws is the antithesis of democracy. I could see that argument regarding capitalism (though I probably wouldn’t agree).
- fnimick 3y agoAnd how does regulatory capture fit within your conception that democracy and capitalism are completely separate? Of course people with large amounts of money and influence can influence ostensibly democratic processes, in order to take more of the money for themselves.
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- version_five 3y agoDidn't democracy just force us all inside for two years? Tyranny of the majority is always a problem, the solution is a better constitution that prevents this kind of problem. Plus getting personally informed. If fire retardant is your concern, you can probably source things that don't have it if it's important enough to you.
- everdrive 3y agoNo, you can’t. It’s contaminated ground water, the food supply, and many other things. There is no way to reliable avoid it by personal choice.
- fnimick 3y agoAh, a libertarian. Would you support everyone having to test every food product they buy in order to make sure they aren't getting exposed? Regulation would be tyranny after all. (and no, I had no problem with being "forced" inside to stop people from dying - if you did, you might want to look in the mirror and consider your moral framework)
- bell-cot 3y ago> ...everyone having to test every food product they buy... On the one hand - that would only push the problem one turtle down, to "who is testing the food testing supplies & equipment?". OTOH - since the libertarians have a "zero out of N and counting" record of ever creating even a micro-scale functioning libertarian society...is it worth the electrons to bother refuting libertarian arguments?
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- ryantgtg 3y agoIt be more accurate to say that democracy forced you _not_ to go inside. I spent a lot of time outside, but some shops were closed or you had to gasp wear a mask in them.
- zer8k 3y agoI think the "forced inside thing" is false. I am not particularly religious but I take issue with the government telling congregations they cannot practice their faith, even outdoors, and in the same breath tell people protesting is a-ok and totally your right. What we have isn't a democracy. It's a gerontocracy that saw political gain in putting hundreds of thousands at risk while simultaneously sticking it to the religious (possibly) right. For whatever reason, mentioning this turns things inflammatory when it's the reality of the situation. You could protest shoulder to shoulder with or without a mask but congregating for church was made temporarily illegal. What kind of logic is that?