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If something has to be worse than slavery in order to qualify as an abuse of freedom, then nothing is going to qualify ever. > Anyone who thinks the government
by anon291 2y ago
If something has to be worse than slavery in order to qualify as an abuse of freedom, then nothing is going to qualify ever.
> Anyone who thinks the government asking you sternly to "please stay inside" is an abuse of power
American states jailed pastors, fined churches, and charged individuals with violations of 'laws' against things like worshipping together or assembling.
> must have fallen asleep in American history class.
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- kube-system 2y agoThose were isolated enough incidents to be newsworthy, and public health measures have plenty of precedence in US history. Whether or not you think they are an abuse of power, they are absolutely not indicative of a decline in freedom. And I'm not even talking about slavery, I'm talking about the 20th century. Heck, over my lifetime I have seen vaccine mandates go from something that was normal, uncontroversial, and you'd be seen as a weird radical if you were against them -- to a hot topic of public debate.
- tzs 2y agoCOVID wasn't the first epidemic or pandemic that the US has dealt with, and similar measures were taken in many of those.
- smegger001 2y agoIronically the first epidemic lock downs in the country were done by the founding fathers themselves in responset to yellow fever. Back in the 1790s.