Re:When You Dial 911 and Wall Street Answers
by _yosefk on Sunday June 26, 2016 @07:33AM
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It doesn't ask people to renounce rights, it's just a person telling what the situation is right now in their experience, which is useful information. It's descriptive, not normative. Just like there's nothing wrong with telling someone it's dangerous to walk the streets of neighborhood X at night and it doesn't "happily" imply that it should be dangerous to walk the streets of neighborhood X at night.
> For the past 30 years all around the world all cities are safer than ever.
Yeah, I think I remember reading that heart attack outcomes improved "a lot," so long ago that it's just an assumption I have by now. It's better with 911 than without (along with all the other improvements in first response).
For the past 30 years all around the world all cities are safer than ever. I don't see the catastrophic situation than you describe.
In any case if corporations are taking over basic services is a political issue that should be solved in elections and with political action.
"Be prepared to take care of yourself." is the wrong approach as it just asks people to renounce to their rights. You should defend your rights not happily renounce them.