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Covid was only 5 years ago can you imagine what people would have used this sort of power for during the lockdowns? How are people's memories so short especiall
by ls612 1y ago
Covid was only 5 years ago can you imagine what people would have used this sort of power for during the lockdowns? How are people's memories so short especially with regards to such a traumatic experience that we all had?
- account42 1y agoPeople generally cheered along the authoritarian measures that were employed during covid.
- ls612 1y ago“So this is how liberty dies… with thunderous applause”
- kanbara 1y agoif the framing is “pandemic controls bad because my rights are more important than public health in a global pandemic” it’s not a very convincing argument. we should stick to actual fact and issue here which is that these tools are bad for human rights NOW. not some mythic pandemic is bad bogeyman
- ls612 1y agoHow is the framing of “chat control bad because my rights are more important than saving the kids from sex abuse” any different? I bet you good money you understand the fallacy in my example. I only wish people could see it for things that “their side” championed as well.
- closewith 1y agoMost people in Europe were happy with the pandemic response, so that's a non-issue.