Re:Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say curren...
by somewhereoutth on Monday July 06, 2020 @12:48AM
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It is the difference between people who care about others and people who do not. Civilised society rightly considers the latter a menace and deals with them accordingly.
Sweden is now a pariah state in the EU, its borders have been closed by its neighbors.
Re:Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say curren...
by YZF on Monday July 06, 2020 @12:05AM
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Canada isn't totalitarian in policing of speech or anything else. The US is perfectly happy to force people to behave, look at the rate of imprisonment vs. many other countries. Look at how peaceful protests are being handled in the US vs. other countries.
Let's just apply your argument to speeding. If I'm a risk taker why can't I drive 100MPH in a residential neighbourhood? Heck, life isn't worth living if I can't get that thrill. Tell that story to the US cop that pulls you over. Naturally the others you are putting in danger, their lives are worth nothin'.
You're right, it's all about values.
Re:Georgia Tech professors revolt over reopening, say curren...
by blaser-waffle on Monday July 06, 2020 @10:16AM
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> Canada is fairly totalitarian in policing of speech, etc. Would never fly in the US.
I'm an American living in Canada and that's just straight up incorrect. The level of discourse is effectively the same as in the US.
It is a difference in values. You are arguing as if presented with same data that you have there is only one obvious and rational conclusion, but that is simply not the case. If someone has different values they can come to a very different conclusion.
Take Sweden for example, many people view it as a success and the higher than the rest of the EU death rate perfectly acceptable.
Life isn’t life to some if you can’t live it.
The data isn’t black and white. Of course you are comfortable forcing people to behave, Canada is fairly totalitarian in policing of speech, etc. Would never fly in the US.