We may be wrong together but at least we are together. Having people running in three directions at once will get everyone killed in wartime or disaster. Once the avalanche starts it is too late for the pebbles to vote.
>We may be wrong together but at least we are together.
Is a great way to get everyone killed.
We, in the west love to tout how our diversity and free thinking makes us better than those who do not have those values. What I saw were a bunch of countries that wished they could rule the populace in the same manner as China and Saudi Arabia.
If we can not uphold our values when we face difficulties, then they are not values.
You speak of martial law and preventing chaos. Envision the outcry and response if Trump had enacted such a policy in early February when members of the Democratic Party were encouraging people to gather in crowds to show support for Chinese New Year?
- The government will lie to you because it is not prepared.
- They will then spin on a dime with no consequences and all those who were towing the line will switch with them.
- Those who follow the government's direction will ostracize people in both cases and doesn't matter because they are "right".