Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r...
by starfallg on Sunday October 18, 2020 @12:23PM
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> The important part of a new rule or law is that we accept the trade offs. I’m not convinced we’ve reached consensus that we all need to be wearing masks but most are obliging.
The key factor here is that there are very good and obvious reasons to wear a mask, while the trade-off is a minor inconvenience. It's arguably less effort than shovelling snow from the front of your house.
If the vast majority of us are obliging due to the hope that it has an effect, with little to no negative effects, why are people making this a hill they want to die on? Worse still, why are people making this a hill for others to die on?
Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r...
by afpx on Sunday October 18, 2020 @01:28PM
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Are you suggesting that any government rules on the individual are authoritarian? I think most would disagree with that.
Re:The pandemic has eroded democracy and respect for human r...
by sethammons on Sunday October 18, 2020 @04:34PM
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Well. The definition of authoritarian includes the following:
> favoring or enforcing strict obedience to authority, especially that of the government, at the expense of personal freedom.
Is that not the definition? Government authority over individual freedom. Am I missing something?
The important part of a new rule or law is that we accept the trade offs. I’m not convinced we’ve reached consensus that we all need to be wearing masks but most are obliging.