Re:Despairing America: The Astonishing Psychological Cost of...
by michaniskin on Thursday December 31, 2020 @05:42PM
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Yes, you’re right about the show of hands. This is why the preservation of individual liberty is such a fundamental part of living in a just society.
If people want to isolate or be locked down they are free to do so, but one person’s fear is not a just claim on another person’s life or property. Locking other people in their homes because you’re afraid is immoral.
> Compare also the 480000 US deaths yearly from tobacco, which could be prevented much easier than corona.
Tobacco is an epidemic too, but given that it spreads via psychological and sociological factors rather than virally, I’d make the argument that it’s actually much harder to combat.