Re:The Economist tracks excess deaths
by claytongulick on Monday December 27, 2021 @10:40PM
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> killing your neighbour
This is the sort of hyperbole that interferes with meaningful discussion.
There are lots of reasonable restrictions that a society may impose in the face of crisis, and the nature of those is certainly worth exploring.
Claiming that a virus that poses very little risk the the vast majority of the population warrants home arrest, involuntary medical procedures, and a massive expansion of state power is one of these, is a bit of a stretch.
The fact that you believe I'm "killing my neighbor" by going to a restaurant is disappointing if true, and ugly if hyperbolic.
This is the sort of hyperbole that interferes with meaningful discussion.
There are lots of reasonable restrictions that a society may impose in the face of crisis, and the nature of those is certainly worth exploring.
Claiming that a virus that poses very little risk the the vast majority of the population warrants home arrest, involuntary medical procedures, and a massive expansion of state power is one of these, is a bit of a stretch.
The fact that you believe I'm "killing my neighbor" by going to a restaurant is disappointing if true, and ugly if hyperbolic.