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Originally Posted by xtb
Hello Newman. This is an example of people rejecting tyranny and using common sense. You would not understand.
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You don’t know what tyranny is, or freedom. Tyranny is not government enforcing laws to protect the majority of the population from the irresponsible actions of a few. Freedom does not mean you can do whatever you want without regard for the effect on others. “Freedom of speech does not include the right to cry fire in a crowded theater.” My right to swing my arms ends where your nose begins.”
Do you think the governments of Washington, Jefferson and others of the era didn’t enforce quarantines during outbreaks of smallpox, measles etc?
Government has the right, the duty, to protect its citizens. If this means temporarily inhabiting some their freedoms, I am fine with that. The key words being some and temporarily.
All of the actions taken by state, local and federal government during this pandemic have been temporary. In Illinois, where I live and in every region I know of, shut down orders are accompanied by metrics for ending the shutdown.
ETA: “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” Mr. Spock..
