Re:The Conspiracy Myth
by nicoburns on Saturday May 23, 2020 @06:21PM
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> a temporary restriction on liberties for a legitimate purpose is not authoritarian.
It seems like you are arguing this on the basis that "authoritarian" is inherently negative. I'd argue that it is authoritarian, and justifiably so! In these circumstances, being authoritarian is absolutely the right thing even if in other circumstances it may not be.
Likewise with "appeal to authority": it applies regardless of the legitimacy of the authority. The key point being that someone being an expert in something is not a good refutation to a substantial argument against their point of view: experts can be wrong.
It seems like you are arguing this on the basis that "authoritarian" is inherently negative. I'd argue that it is authoritarian, and justifiably so! In these circumstances, being authoritarian is absolutely the right thing even if in other circumstances it may not be.
Likewise with "appeal to authority": it applies regardless of the legitimacy of the authority. The key point being that someone being an expert in something is not a good refutation to a substantial argument against their point of view: experts can be wrong.