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curl-6 on 17 December 2020
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EricHiggin said:
curl-6 said:

That's not analogous; we already take measures to prevent motor vehicle deaths like speed limits and other road rules, airbags, seatbelts, not letting people drive drunk, etc. The common sense thing to do is to take equivalent action to protect human life during a pandemic.

Not everyone follows the driving laws, and even those who do, still get injured and die, yet no highway lockdowns.

Some people don't wear masks, even those who do get sick or die, yet we lock everyone down.

The covid pandemic lockdown may be inconvenient, but it's worth it, even if others and the economy suffers. The 'movid pandemic' however, is no different in that sense, yet let's disregard that.

This is hypocrisy, and many will not stand for that. My way or the highway, is no way to get people behind you.

There's no hypocrisy. In both cases, practical solutions to protect human lives should be implemented and mandated to minimise preventable mortality and morbidity. In times of crisis, temporary inconveniences are sometimes necessary; that's not authoritarian, that's just being responsible and realistic.

Last edited by curl-6 - on 17 December 2020